Ike Ekweremadu

Ike Ekweremadu
Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate
In office
5 June 2007 – 9 June 2019
PresidentDavid Mark
Bukola Saraki
Preceded byIbrahim Mantu
Succeeded byOvie Omo-Agege
Senator for Enugu West
In office
3 June 2003 – 5 May 2023
Preceded byBen-Collins Ndu
Succeeded byOstia Ngwu
Personal details
Born (1962-05-12) 12 May 1962 (age 62)
Amachara Mpu, Eastern Region, Nigeria
(now Amachara Mpu, Aninri Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria)
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)
SpouseNwanneka Ekweremadu
Children4
Residence(s)Abuja, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Nigeria
University of Abuja
ProfessionLawyer, Politician
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Ike Ekweremadu (listenⓘ) (born 12 May 1962) is a Nigerian politician and a lawyer who hails from Enugu State and served in the Senate of Nigeria for Enugu West from 3 June 2003 to 5 May 2023 .[1][2][3] He is a member of the People's Democratic Party, and was the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate for three (3) consecutive (6th, 7th and 8th) senate.[4][5] On 23 June 2022, Ekweremadu and his wife were charged in the UK with conspiring to arrange the travel of a 21 year old into the UK in order to harvest organs.[6] He was found guilty on 23 March 2023 at the Old Bailey.[7] On 5 May 2023, he was sentenced to nine years and eight months imprisonment.[8][9]

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  2. ^ Joseph Nkosi (25 June 2022). "Ike Ekweremadu Biography, Age, Wife, Daughter, Career and Net Worth". The Nation.co.za. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Organ-trafficking plot Nigerian politician and wife guilty". BBC News. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. ^ Fashagba, Joseph Yinka; Ajayi, Ola-Rotimi Matthew; Nwankwor, Chiedo, eds. (2019). "The Nigerian National Assembly". Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11905-8. ISBN 978-3-030-11904-1. ISSN 2198-7262. S2CID 211384008.
  5. ^ Khadijat Lawal (23 June 2022). "Things you should know about Ekweremadu, lawmaker and lawyer arrested for organ harvesting". Daily Trust. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Two people charged with conspiracy offences linked to allegations of organ harvesting". Metropolitan Police. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Organ-trafficking plot Nigerian politician and wife guilty". BBC.
  8. ^ "Nigeria: Kidney-plot politician Ike Ekweremadu jailed". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ Goodwin, Nimi Princewill, Allegra (5 May 2023). "Nigerian senator jailed for nine years in UK organ harvesting plot". CNN. Retrieved 4 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)