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Bob Nwannunu

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John Bob Nwannunu
Senator for Abia Central
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003
Succeeded byChris Adighije
Personal details
BornAbia State, Nigeria

John Bob Nwannunu // was elected Senator for the Abia Central constituency of Abia State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the All People's Party (APP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]

After taking his seat in the Senate he was appointed to committees on Selection, Petroleum, Communication, Power & Steel and Agriculture.[2] He was the deputy APP leader in the Senate.[3] In January 2001, speaking of a proposed cabinet shakeup by President Olusegun Obasanjo, he said that Obasanjo's first ministerial team had failed to perform in office because they had their eyes on subsequent political careers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  2. ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  3. ^ Chukwudi Nwabuko (2001-04-29). "Haruna Abubakar: Toxic Fuel as Archile's Heel". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2005-11-20. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  4. ^ Chukwudi Nwabuko Chuks Okocha, Goddy Eweremadu and Tokunbo Adedoja (2001-01-30). "Cabinet: President Briefs Na'Abba, Mantu, Others". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2010-06-19.