Okeomanews brings you the 11 things about the lives and times of Authur Egwim, representing Ideato North Local Government Area at the Imo State House of Assembly who died on Monday, March 27.
1) Authur Egwim was first elected into the Imo State House of Assembly in 2015 on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
2) He was relected in 2019 on the platform of Action Alliance.
3) Before his entry into politics, he was a community leader, international businessman and a lawyer.
4) He was the House Committee Chairman on Finance and Public Accounts. He was also the House Committee Chairman on Chieftaincy Affairs and Autonomous Communities and House Committee Chairman on Judiciary.
5) Egwim was the President- General of his community, Isiokpo Automous community.
6) He was also Chairman Isiokpo town Union Lagos Branch, Chairman Ekeasomba Age grade Isiokpo, Vice Chairman Alade Residents Association Allen Ikeja, President Awareness club of Nigeria Ibadan Oyo State. Member NBA Ikeja. Vice Chairman African Caribbean dispute resolution association, East London. Patron Isiokpo United Brothers Club Nigeria, Member Dynamic Club of Isiokpo.
7) The deceased was a holder of chieftaincy titles of EKERIN BASHORUN OF IBADAN and , Jagunmolu of Epe Ijesha, Jagunmolu of Ogba Lagos, Akaraugo of Umuna Imo State, Nze DURU AKUABATA OF ISIOKPO, OWELLE OF OBODOUKWU, and Ide Dim Onwa Gburugburu of Isiokpo. Ideato.
8) Till death, he was the principal Partner, Innocent Egwim & CO ( Akuabata Chambers) Adeniyi Jones Ikeja- Lagos. Partner, Supreme Solicitors, Kingsland High Road, London.Director, Sabina Hotels Abuja. Director, Akuj Farms, Wakajaiye Ibadan. Director, Arthurm Holdings Limited, Ikeja. Director, Sabina Investment Limited, Oke Bola Ibadan.
9) Authur Egwim was the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Ideato North/ Ideato South federal constituency in the 2023 House of representatives election but lost to the PDP candidate, Ugochinyere Imo.
10) His academic qualifications are Ph.D law ( in view) University of Lagos. BL, Nigeria Law School. LLM; University of East London. LLM; University of East London.Diplomain Criminology; University of East London. SSCE; Immaculate Conception Seminary Ahiaeke Umuahia. FLC; Ibeku Central Primary School, Umuahia.
11) He was married with wives and children. Some of his children are also parents.
