Ike Awgu

Ike Jonathan Awgu (born on October 14, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician. At the age of 19 he ran for Mayor in the 2003 municipal election, and finished third out of eight candidates with 2.92% of the vote.[1] He planned on running for city council in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election in Bay Ward, but dropped out after sitting councillor Alex Cullen declared his intention for running for re-election.[2]

After the municipal election, he became an editorial columnist for the Ottawa Sun newspaper. He went on to host X-Factor, a politics-oriented national television show on CPAC, in the summer of 2004. He has also been a columnist for the Globe and Mail newspaper.

Ike Awgu studied economics and law at Carleton University before going on to earn a law degree from Queen's University in 2008.[3] In 2004 Awgu finished 4th place at the Canadian National Debating Championship.

Awgu returned to Ottawa in 2009 and is currently a lawyer and blogger with the Huffington Post.[4] He has also made frequent appearances on HuffPost Live and has appeared on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin.

References

  1. ↑ 2003 Municipal Election Results
  2. ↑ Cockburn, Neco; David Gonczol (2010-01-09). "Ike Awgu has learned a thing or two since his last run at municipal politics". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. ↑ Queen's Law News
  4. ↑ Ike Awgu's Huffington Post bio

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