Ifeanyi Odoh Biography – Age, Career, Why police declared ifeanyi Odoh wanted And Net worth

Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh is a Nigerian Politician and Professor of Applied Geophysics.

He is currently the gubernatorial nominee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Ebonyi State.

Age

He is in his early or late 40s.

Career

Odoh began his political career when he contested for the Ebonyi Central senatorial position on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 Nigerian general elections but lost to Senator Obinna Ogba of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP).

He was appointed the Secretary to the State Government of Ebonyi State in May 2015 by the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi.[8] He resigned from the Executive Council In April 2018 for reasons of maladministration by Governor Dave Umahi.[9] He subsequently contested for the 2019 Ebonyi Governorship election under the All Progressives Congress but lost in the primaries to Sonni Ogbuoji .

In 2022, Odoh defected from the All Progressives Congress back to the All Progressives Grand Alliance and subsequently won the gubernatorial ticket to become the nominee for the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the 2023 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

Why police declared ifeanyi Odoh

Police in Ebonyi State have declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Ifeanyi Odoh, wanted.

Mr Odoh and nine others were declared wanted on Monday over the murder of a monarch, Igbokwe Ewa.

Background

Some gunmen killed the monarch last Monday in his country home.

He was, until his death, the traditional ruler of the Umu-Ezekoha Community in the Ezza North Local Government Area.

Following his death last week, the All Progressive Congress (APC), which is the ruling party in the state, had accused Mr Odoh and his supporters of having a hand in the monarch’s death.

But Mr Odoh denied the allegations, stating that the monarch, who hails from the same local government as him, was like a father to him.

Net worth

His estimated net worth is not available at the moment.