Rochas Okorocha

Rochas Okorocha
Okorocha, 2017
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Imo State West District
Assumed office
June 2019
Preceded byHope Uzodinma
5th Governor of Imo State
In office
29 May 2011 – 29 May 2019
DeputyPrince Eze Madumere
Preceded byIkedi Ohakim
Succeeded byChukwuemeka Ihedioha
Personal details
Born
Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha

(1962-09-22) 22 September 1962 (age 62)
Ideato South, Imo State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
EducationDiploma in Public Administration
Alma materUniversity 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]

  1. ^ "Arrest order against me, an invitation to anarchy in Imo - Okorocha". 31 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ Ojoye, Taiwo (14 June 2019). "Okorocha sworn in as senator, says Igbo presidency doesn't exist". The Punch. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ Aborisade, Sunday (13 June 2019). "Breaking: Lawan swears in Okorocha as senator". The Punch. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ Odivwri, Eddy (31 December 2021). "Rochas Okorocha: Haunted by the Ghost of Governance". This Day. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Rochas Okorocha: Politician, his many controversies and Imo burden". The Sun. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2023.