Chimaroke Nnamani 3040483 199791979 2008-03-21T08:59:50Z 70.138.228.177 '''Chimaroke Nnamani''' (born May 1960) is a [[Nigeria]]n politician from [[Enugu State]]. He is a former [[List of Governors of Enugu State|Governor]] of Enugu State and currently a [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP) [[Senate of Nigeria|Senator]] for Enugu East. ==Education== Nnamani, though born in Port Harcourt, hails from [[Nkanu West]] Local Government Area of Enugu State. He attended the Methodist Primary School, Agbani Road, [[Enugu]], and the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC), also in Enugu. He is a graduate of the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria (Enugu Campus) (1977-1983). Nnamani had his post-graduate training as follows: *1987-1991 – State University of New York; the Inter-faith Medical Center/Down State Medical Center, Brooklyn New York (Obstetrics and Gynecology). *1991-1993 – Postgraduate Training and Research ** Perinatal Biology Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Southern California; ** Molecular Biology and Tissue Cytology Laboratory, Jerry ā€œLā€ Pettis Veterans Administration Hospital, Loma Linda, California; ** Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Perinatal Biology, College of Medicine, Loma Linda University (with specialization in Maternal Fetal Medicine); ** College of Medicine, University of South Florida. ==Political career== Nnamani was the disgraced governor of Enugu State from May 1999 until May 2007. He was elected to the senate to represent the Enugu East Senatorial District during the [[Nigerian general election, 2007|April 2007 general election]]. He left office as the most corrupt governor in the history of Nigeria and currently under investigation for stealing government resources valued at $500 million. He was recently released from prison, but is presently Deputy Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nassnig.org/senate/Personal%20data/CNnamani/Sen%20Chimaroke%20Nnamani.html |title=Senator Chimaroke Nnamani |accessdate=2008-01-15 |work= |publisher=[[National Assembly of Nigeria]]}}</ref> == References == {{portal|Nigeria|Nigeria coa.png}} <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Nnamani, Chimaroke}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Nigerian politicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Port Harcourt]] [[Category:People from Enugu State]] [[Category:Igbo people]] [[ig:Chimaroke Nnamani]] [[sv:Chimaroke Nnamani]]