Emma Ojinere
Nigerian politician (1967–2020)
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Chief Emmanuel Umunnakwe Ojinere (1961–2021) was a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as Commissioner for Trade and Investment in Imo State under the administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha (2016-2018).[1]
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Chief Emmanuel Ojinere | |
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| State Commissioner for Trade & Investment | |
| In office 4 December 2017 – 12 September 2018 | |
| Governor | Rochas Okorocha |
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| Born | Emmanuel Umunnakwe Ojinere 1961 Owerri Division, Eastern Region (today in Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo State) |
| Died | 18 January 2021 (aged 59–60) |
| Party | All Progressive Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Peoples Democratic Party (until 2017) |
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Politics
Ojinere came into the limelight of Imo state politics in 2007, when he joined Imo State Governorship election under the party of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[2]
Ojinere joined All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2017, and was appointed State Commissioner for Trade and Investment by Governor Rochas Okorocha. A year later, his position was changed to Special Adviser on Small-scale Medium Enterprises, Ojinere was the APC candidate that contested in the Imo East senatorial seat in the 2019 elections.[3][4][5]