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Ojo Maduekwe
Minster of Transportation
In office
2001–2003
Preceded byKema Chikwe
Succeeded byPrecious Sekibo
Foreign Minister of Nigeria
In office
July 26, 2007 – 17 March 2010
Preceded byJoy Ogwu
Succeeded byHenry Odein Ajumogobia
Personal details
BornMay 6, 1945
Abia State, Nigeria

Chief Ojo Maduekwe (born May 6, 1945 in Abia State, Nigeria) was appointed Foreign Minister of Nigeria on July 26, 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.[1] He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.[2] He is National Secretary of the ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Previously, Maduekwe had been appointed Culture and Tourism minister by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.[3] He was appointed Minister of Transport in 2001. In this position, he advocated greater use of bicycles, although critics said that the roads were unsafe for cyclists and Maduekwe himself was pushed into a ditch by a bus while he was cycling to work.[4]

Trivia

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian president names three to Cabinet energy posts, warns against graft", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), July 26, 2007.
  2. ^ Daniel Idonor (17 March 2010). "Jonathan Sacks Ministers". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  3. ^ Seyi Oduyela (January 1, 2006). "State of The Nation: Countdown To 2007". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-2-8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Nigerian Transport Minister Out Spoken On Bike". Vanguard. July 2001. Retrieved 2010-2-8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Patrick Henry (January 07, 2007). "Political Rumors and Surprises: The Dust has Cleared". NgEX!. Retrieved 2010-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Preceded by National Secretary of the PDP
2003 – present
Succeeded by