Sen. Emmanuel Andy Nnamdi Uba

Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba or Andy Uba, a native of Uga in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State was born on December 14, 1958 in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.

After his primary education, Andy Uba attended Boys High School Awkunanaw, Enugu for his secondary education.

After secondary education, Andy Uba traveled oversea for his tertiary education. He particularly schooled at Concordia University Montreal, Canada, where he obtained his first degree in Geology in the year 1984.

After his first degree, he worked for some time with Golden State Mutual Insurance of California between the years 1985 and 1992 before he engaged in further studies at California State University and later Buxton University where he obtained his PhD in Bio-sciences in the year 1996.

While at the United States working, Andy Uba participated in the electioneering process that brought Olusegun Obasanjo to power in the year 1999. When the election was finally won by the Peoples Democratic Party, Andy Uba was appointed Special Assistant on Special Duties and Domestic Affairs to President Olusegun Obasanjo.

In the year 2007 Andy Uba contested for and actually was declared winner of a gubernatorial election in Anambra State of Nigeria. However, a challenge of the election in court by Peter Obi had the entire process truncated, as the court held that there was no vacancy in the Anambra State’s Government House to warrant the election in the first place.

In April 2011, Andy Uba contested for and won election as PDP candidate for Anambra South Senatorial district.

Uba again, in the year 2015 contested for and won election as PDP candidate for Anambra South Senatorial district for a second term in the senate.