Ifeanyi Chudy Momah

Hon.
Ifeanyi Chudy Momah
MHR
Born (1983-04-30) April 30, 1983 (age 41)
Ihiala, Anambra State, Nigeria
EducationL.L.B(HONS). B.L
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
OccupationLawyer
EmployerFederal Republic of Nigeria
OrganizationHouse of Representatives
TitleMember Representing Ihiala Federal Constituency
PredecessorChukwuemeka Anohu
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party

Ifeanyi Chudy Momah // ⓘ is a Nigerian lawyer and businessman currently serving in the House of Representatives[1] and represents Ihiala Federal Constituency, Anambra State. He is the chairman of the House Committee on Federal Capital Territory Judiciary[2][3][4] and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5]

Early life

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Born in General Hospital Okija to the family of Chief Mike Momah. Ifeanyi has stated that among his siblings he was the only one to be born there. According to him, his Father Chief Mike Momah was away on a trip out of the country when his mother decided to visit Ihiala, his home town when she unexpectedly went into labor and eventually had him there.[6]

Ifeanyi had his early life in Festac Town, Lagos State, Attending Radius Nursery and Primary School,[7] then he went on to Loral International School still in Festac before finally completing his Secondary education at Chrisland College in one of the more expensive secondary schools in Nigeria.[8]

Study

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Ifeanyi Studied Law in the University of Lagos, upon graduating he was deployed to serve in the compulsory National Youth Service Corps where he was posted to Katsina, a state in the northern parts of Nigeria and spent the service year in Malumfashi a small town very close to Daura.[9]

After the service year he proceeded to University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where he did a legal proficiency course in International Jurisprudence law.

He subsequently returned to Nigeria and attended the Nigerian Law School in Bwari,[10] Abuja where he was called to the bar.

Professional experience

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He practiced law with Rickey Tarfa & Co Chambers for a space of three years and later, he proceeded to Arthur Obi-Okafor (SAN) & Co Chambers at Asaba

In 2013, He was invited to work with a subsidy reinvestment program (Sure-P) as the assistant director of legal affairs and the personal legal assistant to the formal Executive Secretary of SURE-P Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo. Through this medium he was able to help people especially the youths of Ihiala LGA have access to the loan facilities provided by the then federal government and also employment opportunities presented by this program.[11]

Politics

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He has since pursued a career in politics contesting for the state house of assembly elections in 2011 which he lost. He contested again in 2015 this time for the House of Representatives but lost again, a loss he blames on election rigging and violence.

He went on to serve the Governor Willie Obiano as a senior special adviser on political matters before contesting again in the 2019 general elections where he won.[12]

As an elected member of the Federal House of Representatives, His political party APGA has about 10 members out of the 360 members making them a minority but this hasn't stopped him from making his voice heard and being influential in the House, He showed full support for the current speaker Femi Gbajabiamila during the elections for the seat of the speaker.

He has spoken on the need to curb the armed banditry in Zamfara, a northern state of Nigeria.[13]

He is not in support of the controversial social media bill[14] and has stated that the youth have to use social media responsibly[15] adding that there are already existing laws and would only result in a repeat of regulations. He has also called for the investigation of $396.33 million spent on three refineries in four years[16] as the refineries are still performing below six percent of their capacity/ [17][18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. ^ admin (2019-07-26). "Chairmen and Deputies of Standing and Special Committees in the 9th House of Representatives". PLAC. Retrieved 2019-11-18.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  4. ^ "FULL LIST: Chairmen, vice-chairmen of Reps standing committees, special panels". Punch Newspapers. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  5. ^ "Ifeanyi Chudy Momah: The coming of the change-maker". The Nation Newspaper. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  6. ^ "Alumni Profile: Hon. Ifeanyi Chudy Momah". Chrisland Schools. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  7. ^ reports, BIYI ADEGOROYE (2019-07-28). "Speakership: 'I gave Gbajabiamila huge support'". Newtelegraph. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  8. ^ Ezebuiro, Peace (2015-05-08). "Top 23 Most Expensive Secondary Schools in Nigeria With Mind Blowing Fees!". BuzzNigeria - Famous People, Celebrity Bios, Updates and Trendy News. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  9. ^ "Hon. Ifeanyi Chudy Momah". Chrisland Schools. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  10. ^ "Ifeanyi Chudy Momah: The coming of the change-maker". The Nation Newspaper. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  11. ^ "Hon. Ifeanyi Chudy Momah". Chrisland Schools. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  12. ^ "APGA wins four Reps polls". 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  13. ^ Hon Ifeanyi Chudy Momah,3 July 2019 Motion on the need to curb the armed banditry in Zamfara state, retrieved 2019-11-18
  14. ^ "Nigerians Should Say No to Social Media Bill". Human Rights Watch. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  15. ^ "Lawmaker advises Nigerian youths on positive use of social media". The Nation Newspaper. 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  16. ^ "House of Representatives launches probe into $396.33 million spent in fixing refineries between 2015 to 2019". The ICIR. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  17. ^ "Why We Want 396.33 Million Dollars Spent on 3 Refineries in 4 Years Investigated – Hon. Ifeanyi Momah". THE LEGISLATURE. 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  18. ^ "StackPath". leadership.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  19. ^ "Reps probe $396m refinery maintenance expenses". Punch Newspapers. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
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