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Tony Eze

Aro NewsApril 21, 2015

Retired military officer and community leader, turned 82 on the 13th of April. A native of Amangwu village,Tonyattended Government College, Umuahia; Regular Officers Special Training School, Accra; Officers Cadet School, Aldershot and School of Signal, Cattrick, York’s UK. He was Commander, Nigeria Army Signals; Commander, Lagos Garrison; Chairman, Land Use and Allocation Committee, Imo State;...

Benbella Anachebe (SAN)

Aro NewsApril 21, 2015

Legal luminary clocked 52 on the 22nd of May. A native of Ndianiche Uno, Arondizuogu, Ugwu Aro was educated at Iheme Memorial Grammar School, Arondizuogu; University of Nigeria and the Nigeria Law School. Obi Ekunnie was the overall best graduate in law and won the faculty’s prize in 1986. He also emerged overall second best...

Otumchere Oti

Aro NewsApril 21, 2015

Civil engineer and community leader clocked 64 on the 30th of April. A native of Atani village, Ugwu Aro was educated at St. Ephraim’s Secondary School, Owerrinta and the University of Lagos where he bagged a master’s degree in Civil Engineering. He was pupil civil engineer, Assistant Director (Highways); Federal Controller of Works and Housing;...

Dave Imoko

Aro NewsApril 21, 2015

Retired civil servant and community leader turned 61 on the 7th of April. He attended St. Paul’s College, Zaria; Aggrey Memorial College; University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the University of Lagos. He was Research Assistant, Office of the Vice President; Principal Information Officer, Ministry of Information; Director, Head Public Affairs, Chief of Staff to the...

Sonny Allison

Aro NewsApril 21, 2015

Entrepreneur and businessman clocked 65 on the 14th of May. A native of Atani village, Sonny attended Okrika Grammar School; National High School, Aba and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was Market Research Officer, Product Development/ Market Intelligence Manager, British Tobacco Company (BATCO); Country Sales and Marketing Manager and Commercial Manager, DHL; pioneer MD/CEO,...

Ogbonnaya Udoagwu

Aro NewsApril 21, 2015

Retired civil servant and community leader clocked 68 on the 10th of April. A native of Atani village, Ugwu Aro was educated at Lagos City College and the Petroleum Training Institute, Warri. He worked with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and retired in 2001 as Chief Technical Officer. He was Secretary and later President,...

Chikwe Udensi

Aro NewsApril 21, 2015

Businessman and politician turned 53 on the 7th of April. A native of Atani village, Akudo attended Aggrey Memorial College; Institute of Management and Technology; Warwick University, Coventry and Forte Bragg University, North Carolina. He is Managing Director, Sheiks and Bishops Ltd; Consolidated Marketing; Continental Healthcare; Secretary General, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON);...

Abia PDP Members working for my victory – Otti

Aro NewsApril 3, 2015

Dr Alex Otti, an accomplished banker and the standard bearer of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), is a frontrunner jn the Abia governorship race. Recently, he fielded questions from newsmen in his Library Road Campaign Office in Umauhia. He broached on issues concerning the dual governorship candidacy of APGA in Abia, allegations by the state...

Why I want T. A Orji’s job – Udensi

Aro NewsApril 3, 2015

Q:You are one of the Governorship aspirants in Abia state . How do you assess the current Governor Theodore Orji in the areas of infrastructural development in the State? A: The best way to describe what has happened in Abia for the past 16 years, not just eight years of Theodore Orji, is to...

Women and Youth empowerment my priority, says Chibuike Jonas

Aro NewsApril 3, 2015

Hon. Chibuike Okorafor Jonas needs little or no introduction within and outside the political terrain of Arochukwu. He was elected the Executive Chairman of the LGA in January 2008. For 18 months, he held sway as the LGA’s boss. His tenure has been described by many as the best in the council’s history because of...