Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu

Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu (born March 31, 1952) is the current education minister of Nigeria. He graduated from the university of Ibadan with a B.Sc in statistics, holds an MBA from the university of Nigeria and a Ph.D in Economics. He began his public service career as Education Officer with the Ebonyi State Ministry of Education in 1979. Between 1984 and 2006, he taught finance and business as a Lecturer in Abia State University, Uturu, and Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Dr. Aja-Nwachukwu also ran for the office of Governor of Ebonyi state of Nigeria in the 2007 elections but did not secure the nomination of the party.