Prince B.B Apugo

Prince B.B Apugo
Member, National Board of Trustees
Personal details
Born (1951-11-05) 5 November 1951 (age 72)
Abia State, Nigeria
CitizenshipNigerian
Political partyAll Progressive Congress

Benjamin Benedict Apugo (born 5 November 1951)[1] is a Nigerian politician, philanthropist and entrepreneur in the oil field,[2] he is a founding father of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 1998 and a current Board of Trustees Member of the All Progressive Congress (APC)[3][4][5] party. He is from Ibeku in Abia State, Nigeria. In 2007, Apugo contested for the National Chairman under PDP,[6][7] his then political party. In 2020, he emerged winner of Business Hallmark's Outstanding Political Leadership Award for the year 2020.[8][9]

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  2. ^ NG, Check (2004). "Kirkwood Oil and Gas Limited". NG-Check.
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  5. ^ Daily Trust (2017-02-02). "We will wait till 2023 for Igbo presidency — Apugo - Daily Trust". Media Trust. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
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  7. ^ AllAfrica (2007-09-28). "Nigeria: Apugo - Redefining PDP Chairmanship Race". AllAfrica.
  8. ^ Ezugwu, Obinna (2020-11-12). "BusinessHallmark to honour APC Chieftain, Prince B.B. Apugo - Business Hallmark". hallmarknews.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  9. ^ Cyril (2020-11-24). "Wike, Apugo, Akpanudoedehe, Okonkwo, others honoured at Hallmark Awards". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-07-19.