Ojo Maduekwe

Ojo Maduekwe
Minister of Transportation, Nigeria
In office 2001–2003
Preceded by	Kema Chikwe
Succeeded by	Precious Sekibo
Foreign Minister of Nigeria
In office July 26, 2007 – 17 March 2010
Preceded by	Joy Ogwu
Succeeded by	Henry Odein Ajumogobia
Personal details
Born	May 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. He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet. He was National Secretary of the ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He worked as the deputy director of PDP presidential campaign 2011 Goodluck/Sambo ticket. He was nominated for SGF, but was subsequently dropped following criticism by eastern people.

Previously, Maduekwe had been appointed Culture and Tourism minister by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999. 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.

Trivia

• Maduekwe and former NDDC Chairman, Onyema Ugochukwu were fraternity brothers at the University of Nigeria

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Party political offices
Preceded by Vincent Ogbulafor	National Secretary of the PDP 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent