Rochas Okorocha | |
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.jpg) Okorocha, 2017 | |
| Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Imo State West District | |
| Assumed office June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hope Uzodinma |
| 5th Governor of Imo State | |
| In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | Prince Eze Madumere |
| Preceded by | Ikedi Ohakim |
| Succeeded by | Chukwuemeka Ihedioha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha 22 September 1962 Ideato South, Imo State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Education | Diploma in Public Administration |
| Alma mater | University of Jos |
Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha // (born 22 September 1962) is a Nigerian politician of Igbo extraction, from Imo State.[1] He is the senator representing Imo West senatorial district at the 9th Nigerian Senate.[2][3] From 2011 to 2019 he served as Governor of Imo State.[4][5]
- ^ "Arrest order against me, an invitation to anarchy in Imo - Okorocha". 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Ojoye, Taiwo (14 June 2019). "Okorocha sworn in as senator, says Igbo presidency doesn't exist". The Punch. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Aborisade, Sunday (13 June 2019). "Breaking: Lawan swears in Okorocha as senator". The Punch. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Odivwri, Eddy (31 December 2021). "Rochas Okorocha: Haunted by the Ghost of Governance". This Day. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Rochas Okorocha: Politician, his many controversies and Imo burden". The Sun. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2023.