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{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
{{Infobox Governor
|name = Achike Udenwa
|image =
'''Achike Udenwa''' born 1948 was the [[governor]] of [[Imo State, Nigeria|Imo State]] in Nigeria. He became governor after winning the election in 1999. Udenwa won re-election in 2003, and his term ended on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]]. Udenwa is also an [[Igbo (people)|Igbo]] chief. He was succeeded by Chief Ikedi Ohakim on May 29, 2007. ▼
|office1 = 3rd [[Governor of Imo State]]
|term_start1 = 29 May 1999
|term_end1 = 29 May 2007
|predecessor1 = [[Tanko Zubairu]]
|successor1 = [[Ikedi Ohakim]]
|office2 = Minister of Commerce and Industry
|term_start2 = 17 December 2008
|term_end2 = 17 March 2010
|predecessor2 = [[Charles Ugwuh]]
|successor2 = [[Jubril Martins-Kuye]]
|birth_date = 1948
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|party = [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP)
}}
'''Achike Udenwa''' {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Achike Udenwa.ogg}}(born in 1948) was the [[governor]] of [[Imo State, Nigeria|Imo State]] in [[Nigeria]]. He became governor after winning the election in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-11 |title=Udenwa lost in action as usual |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/11/udenwa-lost-in-action-as-usual/ |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}</ref> Udenwa won re-election in 2003, and his term ended on 29 May 2007.<ref name=wstate>{{cite web
|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm
|title=Nigeria States
|publisher=WorldStatesmen
|access-date=2009-12-29| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091223092037/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm| archive-date= 23 December 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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In December 2008, President [[Umaru Yar'Adua]] appointed him [[Federal_Ministry_of_Commerce | Minister of Commerce and Industry]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=409&Itemid=1
|title=The Coming of New Helmsmen
|author=Anza Philips, Abuja Bureau
|date=24 December 2008
|publisher=Newswatch
|access-date=2009-12-26
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617041654/http://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=409&Itemid=1
|archive-date=17 June 2011
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
He left office in March 2010 when Acting President [[Goodluck Jonathan]] dissolved his cabinet.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201003171041.html
|title=Jonathan Sacks Ministers
|work=Vanguard
|author=Daniel Idonor
|date=17 March 2010
|access-date=2010-04-14| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100322203116/http://allafrica.com/stories/201003171041.html| archive-date= 22 March 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
==References==
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{{ImoStateGovernors}}
{{Nigerian state governors 1999-2003 term}}
{{Nigerian state governors 2003-2007 term}}
{{Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Igbo politicians]]
[[Category:Governors of Imo State]]
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