By Ayorinde Oluokun
Former Vice President Atiku Ababakar has appointed a former presidential aide, Dr. Benjamin Chika Ugwu as Special Assistant and Coordinator of support groups in the Southeast ahead of the 2027 election.
The appointment of Ugwu, a former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan (2010-2015) on Projects and Special Duties was announced in a statement by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja on Thursday.
Ugwu’s role, according to the statement, covers the five Southeast states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo states.
He is, among other things, expected to coordinate, professionalize and support all the Southeast-based support groups aligned to the former Vice President.
Dr. Ugwu, a distinguished academic, entrepreneur, public servant, and philanthropist whose multifaceted career spans education, business, governance, and community development, was born 22 December, 1970.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Studies, PGD in Economics, MSc in Economics and a doctorate degree in Petroleum Economics.
Regional Director, African and Caribbean Business Council (Northern, Eastern, and Western Africa), Director of Projects and Programming, Project for Human Development NGO (UK & Nigeria), Manager, Credit Control Management Fund (London & Lagos) and Director General, Ikenga Award for Excellence Foundation.
Ugwu is also the Executive Director of Ben Ugwu Foundation, an organization with which he undertakes philanthropic activities. He is a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), Fellow, Corporate Institute of Administration and holds the traditional titles of Okeagu Ndigbo and Ezeanyanwu Edem.
