Obiora Okonkwo
Obiora Okonkwo is the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines and a prominent political figure in Nigeria, currently running as a candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming Anambra State governorship election. He has positioned himself as a strong contender to unseat the incumbent governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, advocating for good governance and pledging to implement transformative policies for the people of Anambra State. Okonkwo has emphasized the importance of unity within the party and has appealed to party leadership for consensus support in the election.
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Prof Obiora Okonkwo described Oshiomhole’s conduct at the airport as unruly.
Oshiomhole, Air Peace Clash Sparks Investigation
Nigeria· 2025-06-14
Obiora Okonkwo has withdrawn from the ongoing party primaries of the All Progressives Congress.
Okonkwo withdraws from APC primariesNigeria· 2025-04-05
Obiora Okonkwo is among the seven aspirants for the APC governorship primary in Anambra State.
Anambra APC gov aspirant quits party ahead of primaryNigeria· 2025-04-05
Prof. Obiora Okonkwo is one of the six remaining APC aspirants competing for the party’s ticket.
Umeoji steps down from APC primariesNigeria· 2025-04-04
Obiora Okonkwo is an aspirant for the APC governorship ticket in Anambra State.
Race for Anambra governorship heats up as parties hold primariesNigeria· 2025-04-03
Obiora Okonkwo is among the governorship aspirants who have defected to the APC.
Political battle lines drawn as APC, LP battle APGA for governorship raceNigeria· 2025-03-13
Prof Obiora Okonkwo is one of the aspirants screened for the Anambra governorship.
APC begins screening of Anambra gov aspirantsNigeria· 2025-03-07
Prof Obiora Okonkwo is one of the governorship aspirants for the APC in Anambra State.
Anambra 2025: APC begins screening of governorship aspirants FridayNigeria· 2025-03-06Obiora Okonkwo is one of the governorship aspirants who secured the nomination form for the election.
APC raises N350m from nomination form sales – Punch NewspapersNigeria· 2025-02-25
Prof Obiora Okonkwo has vowed to end Anambra’s status as a one-party state by defeating Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the November 5 election.
APC aspirant vows to break APGA’s hold on Anambra, defeat Soludo – Punch NewspapersNigeria· 2025-02-25
Obiora Okonkwo is a frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress who has boasted of unseating Governor Soludo.
You can't unseat Soludo, APGA tells APC aspirantNigeria· 2025-02-15
Obiora Okonkwo is a frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress aiming to unseat the incumbent governor of Anambra State.
I remain best candidate to unseat SoludoNigeria· 2025-02-09