Frank Nweke Jr, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Enugu State was born on September 18, 1965, in Kano, Nigeria to the family of late Chief Frank Nweke, Okeifufe N’akparu Ujo Nku I and Lolo Francisca Nweke, of Ishi Ozalla, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Frank’s early years were spent in Lagos where he began his primary school education at St. Paul’s Catholic school. Following his family’s move to Maiduguri in 1976, he completed his primary education at Shehu Garbai primary school, proceeding to Federal Government College, Maiduguri for his secondary school education.
He went on to obtain a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Zoology from the Federal University of Technology, Yola. He earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Maiduguri.
Frank Nweke Jr is an ethical, exemplary and proven leader with over two decades of demonstrated success in senior leadership and management in the public, private and civic sectors.
He was invited to Government in 1999 and served as a Resident Consultant on Economic Affairs, the State Coordinator of the Community County Council and the Chief of Staff to the Government of Enugu State, all between 1999 to 2003. Here, he stood out for his competence, dedication, innovative thinking, integrity and passion for service.
He was nominated for a role in the Federal Cabinet where he served as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria overseeing three portfolios between 2003 and 2007 as the Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Development, Minister of Information and National Orientation and the Minister of Information and Communications.
He became the Director-General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group between 2009 and 2014 after his return from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government where he earned a master’s degree in Public Administration and a certificate in Strategic Management.
Nweke is an ‘Edward S. Mason Fellow, an alumnus of the Aspen Institute in Aspen, Colorado and was elected President of the Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association of Nigeria, for the 2020 to 2022 term. He holds an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Gregory University, Uturu.
Frank loves teaching and until his nomination as the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance was a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Lagos Business School. He remains a Visiting Fellow at the School of Politics, Policies and Governance, a Guest Lecturer at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos and a Visiting Associate Professor at Gregory University, Uturu.
Frank Nweke Jr is an astute entrepreneur with investments in the Media, Fintech, Petrochemical, Construction and Social Innovation sectors.
He enjoys reading, travelling and collecting art. Proudly Igbo, and a friend and leader to all, he speaks Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, the three major Nigerian languages fluently.
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