Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah//(listen)[1] (born 22 December 1969) is the current Nigerian Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development.[2] An oil magnate, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, Ogah is the President of Master Energy Group,[3] a conglomerate with over 15 subsidiaries and interests across a variety of industries, amongst is Masters Energy Oil and Gas Ltd. Ogah holds the Nigerian national honour, the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON).[4] He was nominated for a ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari and was later appointed as Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development [5] on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.[6][7][8]
Uche Ogah
Personal details
Born
Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah
(1969-12-22) December 22, 1969 (age 53) Abia State
Ogah is married to Ngozi Sabina Ogah, a financial analyst. Ogah spent 10 years in the banking sector. He started with his National Youth Service at NAL Bank PLC. Thereafter, he took up full employment at All States Trust Bank and spent about two years in the bank before joining Zenith Bank in 1997, where he rose to the position of Assistant General Manager (AGM) before resigning in 2007.[9]
Philanthropy
He is said to have electrified villages in Uturu Community, built prototypal houses for the entire community and also constructed a 5,000 capacity auditorium in Abia state University (ABSU) Uturu.[11]
Ogah was nominated for ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 23, 2019 along with 42 other nominees.[12] During his senatorial screening on July 24, he narrated his plans on how to work on Nigerian refineries[13] as well as his plans for the Nigerian currency rate.[14] Ogah was confirmed for ministerial appointment by the Senate on July 30 [15] and on August 21, 2019 was confirmed and sworn in as the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development.[16]
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uche, ogah, uchechukwu, sampson, ogah, listen, born, december, 1969, current, nigerian, minister, state, mines, steel, development, magnate, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, ogah, president, master, energy, group, conglomerate, with, over, subsidiaries,. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah listen 1 born 22 December 1969 is the current Nigerian Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development 2 An oil magnate entrepreneur investor and philanthropist Ogah is the President of Master Energy Group 3 a conglomerate with over 15 subsidiaries and interests across a variety of industries amongst is Masters Energy Oil and Gas Ltd Ogah holds the Nigerian national honour the Officer of the Order of the Niger OON 4 He was nominated for a ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari and was later appointed as Minister of State Mines and Steel Development 5 on Wednesday August 21 2019 6 7 8 Uche OgahPersonal detailsBornUchechukwu Sampson Ogah 1969 12 22 December 22 1969 age 53 Abia StateResidencePort HarcourtEducationUniversity of Nigeria Nsukka University of Lagos Institute of Management Technology Enugu Ogun State UniversityOccupationPolitician President Master Energy GroupWebsitewww wbr mastersenergyltd wbr com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Family life and career 3 Philanthropy 4 Politics 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education EditOgah was born to Chief Wilson a sanitary inspector and retired railway staff and Ezinne Pauline Ogah 9 of Onuaku Uturu Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State 10 Family life and career EditOgah is married to Ngozi Sabina Ogah a financial analyst Ogah spent 10 years in the banking sector He started with his National Youth Service at NAL Bank PLC Thereafter he took up full employment at All States Trust Bank and spent about two years in the bank before joining Zenith Bank in 1997 where he rose to the position of Assistant General Manager AGM before resigning in 2007 9 Philanthropy EditHe is said to have electrified villages in Uturu Community built prototypal houses for the entire community and also constructed a 5 000 capacity auditorium in Abia state University ABSU Uturu 11 Politics EditOgah has contested for the seat of the governor of Abia state twice first under the Peoples Democratic Party and the ruling All Progressives Congress Ogah was nominated for ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 23 2019 along with 42 other nominees 12 During his senatorial screening on July 24 he narrated his plans on how to work on Nigerian refineries 13 as well as his plans for the Nigerian currency rate 14 Ogah was confirmed for ministerial appointment by the Senate on July 30 15 and on August 21 2019 was confirmed and sworn in as the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development 16 References Edit Uchechukwu Ogah Champion Extraordinaire THISDAYLIVE 2019 04 28 Retrieved 2020 09 25 About Ministers Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office Retrieved 2022 02 15 Masters Energy Welcome to our World The 2014 National Award List ThisDayLive 29 September 2014 JUST IN Full List Buhari assigns portfolios to new Ministers Oak TV Newstrack 21 August 2019 Retrieved 26 August 2019 Nigeria Daily News 2019 07 23 Buhari New Ministers List 2019 Daily News Nigeria Retrieved 2019 07 26 FOR THE RECORD Official citations of Buhari s ministers SGF Premium Times Nigeria 2019 08 21 Retrieved 2022 06 21 Omokri Reno May 2 2022 2023 Uchechukwu Ogah Joins Abia Gubernatorial Race THISDAYLIVE Retrieved June 21 2022 a b Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah biography net worth age family contact amp picture www manpower com ng Retrieved 2022 02 16 Nigerian Biography Biography Of Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah www nigerianbiography com Archived from the original on 2017 02 11 CLOSE UP Who is Uche Ogah the prayer warrior otherwise known as Ikpeazu s nightmare TheCable 2016 07 04 Retrieved 2022 02 15 BREAKING Amaechi Akpabio Akume 40 others makes Buhari s 2019 ministerial list Oak TV Newstrack 23 July 2019 Retrieved 31 July 2019 Television Oak 24 July 2019 Nigeria s 3 refineries can work again Ministerial Nominee assures Senate OAK TV Retrieved 31 July 2019 Television Oak 24 July 2019 Current value of naira is okay Ministerial Nominee tells Senate OAK TV Retrieved 31 July 2019 Television Oak 30 July 2019 Full Video Senate confirms Buhari s 43 ministers OAK TV Retrieved 31 July 2019 FULL LIST Buhari Assigns Portfolios To Ministers Sahara Reporters 2019 08 21 Retrieved 2019 08 22 External links Edit Media related to Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah at Wikimedia Commons hubfactoryblog com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uche Ogah amp oldid 1126169534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
