Chinyere Igwe
Chinyere Igwe | |
|---|---|
| Rivers State Urban Development Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 18 December 2015 | |
| Governor | Ezenwo Nyesom Wike |
| Preceded by | Ginah Osima |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Austin Opara |
| Succeeded by | Blessing Nsiegbe |
| Constituency | Port Harcourt II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1965 |
| Party | PDP |
| Profession | politician |
Chinyere Emmanuel Igwe ⓘ (born 18 September 1965) is a politician of the People's Democratic Party from Rivers State, Nigeria. He is the current Commissioner of Urban Development, having been sworn in on 18 December 2015.[1] He is also a former member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Port Harcourt II, serving from 2007 to 2011.[2][3]
Arrest
[edit]A day before the 2023 Nigerian Presidential election, Chinyere Igwe, who is a member of the House of Representative, was arrested. Igwe was stopped by police on allegations of money laundering. Igwe was arrested in his car close to INEC Headquarters Aba Road on Friday 24 February 2023 at about 2:45am.
Igwe was found with almost 500,000 USD, the equivalent of over 200,000,000 Nigerian Naira. Igwe also found with a list of people, with police accusing the minister of attempting to buy votes.[4]
Political career
[edit]Igwe began his legislative career after he was elected to represent Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives during the 2007 general election. He served in the 6th National Assembly from 2007 to 2011 under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
In December 2015, he was appointed Commissioner for Urban Development by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and served as a member of the Rivers State Executive Council.
During the 2019 general election, Igwe was elected to represent Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He served in the 9th National Assembly from 2019 to 2023.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wike To Swear-In Commissioners, Today …Special Advisers, Tomorrow". The Tide. Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Hon. Chinyere Emmanuel Igwe". nassnig.org. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Chinyere Igwe Archives | Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ↑ "Chinyere Igwe: Nigerian politician arrested with $500,000 on election eve". BBC News. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ "Citizen Science Nigeria". citizensciencenigeria.org. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Sobowale, Rasheed (2021-07-09). "List of House of Reps members and their political parties". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Abia, Daniel (2023-03-08). "Police Arraign Rivers Lawmaker For Alleged Money Laundering". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Ajiboye, Kayode (2023-02-24). "#NigeriaDecides2023: Rivers Police Arrest Federal Lawmaker Allegedly Caught With $498,100". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Abia, Daniel (2023-02-25). "Election: Rivers Police Arrest Federal Lawmaker With $498,100". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
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