Chimaroke Nnamani
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'''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 ā State University of New York; the Inter-faith Medical Center/Down State Medical Center, Brooklyn New York (Obstetrics and Gynecology).
*1991-1993 ā Postgraduate Training and Research
** Perinatal Biology Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Southern California;
** Molecular Biology and Tissue Cytology Laboratory, Jerry āLā 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>
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[[Category:Nigerian politicians]]
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[[Category:People from Port Harcourt]]
[[Category:People from Enugu State]]
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