Ben-Collins Ndu

Ben-Collins Ndu
Senator for Enugu West
In office
March 2001 – May 2003
Preceded byHyde Onuaguluchi
Succeeded byIke Ekweremadu
Personal details
Born6 November 1961 (1961-11-06) (age 63)
Ezeagu LGA, Enugu State, Nigeria
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)

Ben-Collins Ndu (born 6 November 1961) was elected Senator for the Enugu West constituency of Enugu State, Nigeria in March 2001 running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.[1]

Ndu is from Ezeagu local government area of Enugu State.[2] He was a candidate in the April 1999 elections for the Enugu West Senate seat, running against Reverend Hyde Onuaguluchi of the All People's Party (APP), but Onuaguluchi was declared elected. Ndu filed an election petition with the Election Tribunal on the basis that the figures were falsified and there were gross irregularities in the conduct of the election in the Awgu and Aninri local governments.[3] After a protracted legal battle, in March 2001, the Supreme Court annulled Onuaguluchi's election and ordered fresh elections.[4]

Ndu went on to be elected to the Enugu West Senate seat.[5] He was appointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission.[6] Before the run up to the April 2003 elections, Ndu had fallen out with Enugu State Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. The PDP therefore chose Ike Ekweremadu, Chief of Staff to the governor, as their candidate for Enugu West and he went on to win election.[5]

On 31 July 2013, it was announced that Ben-Collins Ndu had been appointed Chairman of The National Centre for Technology Management.[7]

References

  1. ^ Tobias Nnamdi (31 March 2001). "Ndu Set to Capture Enugu West Senatorial Seat". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  2. ^ Emmanuel Nzomiwu (Apr 10, 2010). "How Chime, Ekweremadu Returned Njeze To EXCOF". Daily Independent. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. ^ "Revd Hyde Onuaguluchi and Bencollins Ndu". Enugu Judicial Division. 30 May 2000. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. ^ Kingsley Nwezeh (4 March 2001). "Senator Onuaguluchi Loses Seat". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  5. ^ a b Chimdi Ekwusigo (4 March 2010). "Issues in Ekweremadu's Governorship Ambition". Daily Champion. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  6. ^ "Senator Warns Obasanjo On 2003 Budget". P.M. News (Lagos). March 27, 2003. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  7. ^ "IBB's son, Nwuche, Babayo make board appointments". Point Blank News. July 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-02.


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