Azuka Okwuosa

Okwuosa was mentored by C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, whom he worked for, from 1984 to 1994. He started his political career, serving as the chairman of Nnewi local government council (now, Ekwusigo and Nnewi North local government areas) from 1994 to 1996. In 1999, the then governor of Anambra State, Chinwoke Mbadinuju appointed him as the Commissioner for Works and Transport and he served till 2001. From 2002 to 2010, he was the secretary-general of the South-East Development Initiative. In 2007, during the 2007 Nigeria general elections, he contested as a senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance for Anambra South Senatorial zone which he lost.^{[3][7][8][9][10]} He challenged his loss at the election petitions tribunal for two years, and then to the court of appeal, Enugu State, where he won the case. The election was nullified and a by-election was conducted in 2009, where he lost. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party from 1999 to 2003, a former member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and the Action Congress of Nigeria. He is currently a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Okwuosa is from Umunzalu kindred, Umueshi Irefi, Oraifite, Ekwusigo, Anambra State, Nigeria.^[15][16] He is a knight of the Anglican Church.^[12] His father was an ex-serviceman, while his mother was a teacher.^[3]