Emmanuel Onwe | |
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| Born | Emmanuel Onwe |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Activist |
Emmanuel Onwe is a lawyer, human rights activist, newspaper columnist, and former member of the Nigerian Senate. He is presently the Commissioner for Information in Nigeria's Ebonyi State.[1] He is also a founding and executive member of the Njiko Igbo Movement.[2]
Onwe supports the need for transparency and non-politically driven anti-corruption reforms in Nigeria. He has stated that internal squabbles continue to paralyse the government and "if gone unchecked, could result in national paralysis and the tragic death of hope itself."[3]
- ^ "Ebonyi State Government Ministry of Information and State Orientation". www.ebonyistate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Nzeribe can't speak for Igbo – Njiko Igbo". Sun News. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Onwe, Emmanuel, "Who Benefits? Nigeria Jeopardizes the Future to Further Arguments of the Past," Foreign Policy Journal, 26 June 2013, http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2013/06/06/who-benefits-nigeria-jeopardizes-the-future-to-further-arguments-of-the-past/