Mao Arukwe Ohuabunwa

Background

Mao Arukwe Ohuabunwa was born on 24 May 1957 to parents who were business people at Atani a town in Arochukwu local government area of Abia State.

Education

He attended Orevo State School where he completed his primary education and Enitona High School, Borokir where he completed his senior school education.

Career

He went on to obtain an HND and B.Tech in Applied Biology and Microbiology respectively from Rivers State University of Science and Technology. He also went on to attend Enugu State University of Science and Technology where he obtained his Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and M.Sc certificates in Public Administration and Human Resources Management respectively.

Achievements

• He became the first person to represent both Arochukwu/Ohafia constituency when he contested and won in the 1999 elections under the umbrella of the People"s Democratic Party and subsequently elected the Deputy Leader of the House of Representatives. He went on to contest for a seat to represent Abia North in the Nigeria Senate in 2015 under the People"s Democratic Party (PDP) which he won following a March 6, 2016 election re-run. He is also the founder of Mao Ohuabunwa Foundation.

Politics

In 1998 after leaving his business career for politics, Mao ran for a seat in the Federal house of representatives under the flagship of the United Nigeria Congress Party which was unsuccessful.