predecessor successor birth_place office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
emmanuel anosike chris ngige ojoto , anambra state , nigeria senator for anambra central 23 may 1960 29 may 2007 annie okonkwo
 may 2011 clement annie okonkwo
annie okonkwo

clement annie okonkwo -lrb- born 23 may 1960 -rrb- was elected senator for the anambra central constituency of anambra state , nigeria , taking office on 29 may 2007 .
he is a member of the people 's democratic party -lrb- pdp -rrb- .
okonkwo was born on 23 may 1960 in ojoto , near onitsha in anambra state .
he obtained an advanced diploma in management , harvard university , usa -lrb- 1997-1998 -rrb- , advanced diploma in commercial law and practice , university of lagos -lrb- 1995-1997 -rrb- and advanced diploma in marketing , university of lagos -lrb- 1994 - 1995 -rrb- .
entering business , he built a conglomerate employing over 7,000 people that includes firms such as reliance telecomm , clemco industries , modern communications -lrb- satellite tv network -rrb- , macclemm marketing communications , sunflower nigeria and pentagon oil .
after taking his seat in the senate , he was appointed to committees on upstream petroleum resources , police affairs , environment -lrb- vice-chairman -rrb- and agriculture .
in a mid-term evaluation of senators in may 2009 , thisday noted that he had sponsored a bill for the federal government to make essential commodities accessible and affordable to nigerians , and a bill to establish the nigerians citizens in diaspora commission .
he was a contender in the february 2010 elections for anambra state governor .
however , he lost to the incumbent , peter obi , who was reelected .
