In this article, Platinum Times Nigeria chronicles the biography, family, career and life story of Uju Kennedy Ohanenye.
Uju Kennedy Ohanenye is currently serving as Minister of Women Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Full Name: Uju Kennedy Ohanenye
Date of Birth: 23rd December 1973
Age: 50yrs old (in 2023)
State of Origin: Anambra
Religion: Christian
Portfolio: Minister of Women Affairs
Biography
Uju Ken-Ohanenye, whose full name is Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, was born in Nigeria on December 23, 1973. She is a lawyer, entrepreneur, politician, producer of Nollywood films, and the first woman to run for president of Nigeria under the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Lawyer and entrepreneur Uju Ebeze Kennedy-Ohanenye resides in Abuja. She is the managing director of the Kenuj 02 Mall in Owerri, Imo State, and a posh neighborhood of the Federal Capital Territory.
The former entrepreneur turned politician is a devoted wife and mother of four kids.
She hails from Awka in Anambra State.
She is also a philanthropist.
She is enthusiastic about ensuring the welfare of those who are less fortunate and disabled people. Students, widows, and members of society’s lower classes are a few groups that have benefited from her kindness and charity.
Numerous health centers have been established and outfitted by Glo Kennedy-Ohanenye in rural areas of the states of Kogi, Kaduna, Kano, Imo, and Anambra. In several of those states’ remote areas, she has also donated skill development centers. Although the lawyer is a skilled businesswoman and humanitarian, she is a beginner in the political sphere.
She has never held a political role or accepted a job with the government. However, she has been a card-carrying APC member for a while. She has backed her party on numerous times by using her malls in Owerri and Abuja as political campaign offices and providing tens of thousands of people with T-shirts, posters, flyers, and face caps. Her passion for mankind is what drives her goal to be the best citizen of Nigeria.
Net worth
Uju Kennedy is worth over $500,000