Benjamin Uwajumogu | |
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Senator | |
In office June 2019 – December 2019 | |
Constituency | Imo North |
Personal details | |
Born | Imo State | June 30, 1968
Died | December 18, 2019 Abuja | (aged 51)
Nationality | Nigerian |
Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
Profession | Politician |
Benjamin Uwajumogu // ⓘ (June 30, 1968 – December 18, 2019)[1] was a Nigerian politician.[2] He was a member of the All Progressives Congress Party[3] representing Imo North senatorial district[4] in the 9th republic of the Nigerian National Assembly before his death.
Uwajumogu was born in Okigwe, Ihitte Uboma, Imo State, Nigeria on 30 June 1968.[5]
In March 2018, Uwajumogu made a proposition to the Senate to prohibit child labour and urged the Executive and its agencies to uphold the implementation of the Child Rights Act.[6]
In June 2018, Uwajumogu resigned his appointment as the secretary of the APC national convention committee and stated it was for "personal reasons".[7]
On July 26, 2019, Uwajumogu was sworn in for a second term as the Senator representing Imo North.[8]
After returning to Abuja from the United Arab Emirates for the treatment of his protracted illness,[9] Uwajumogu died in his home on December 18, 2019, in Abuja.[10][11]
A by-election was conducted in 2021 to fill Uwajumogu's vacant seat at the senate where Chukwuma Frank Ibezim succeeded him.[12]