Joy Emodi

Joy Emodi
Senator for Anambra North
In office
20 February 2005 – 25 March 2010
Preceded by Emmanuel Anosike
Succeeded by Alphonsus Obi Igbeke
Personal details
Born (1955-05-23) May 23, 1955
Anambra State, Nigeria
Political party People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Joy Emodi (born 23 May 1955) was declared the elected Senator for the Anambra North constituency of Anambra State, Nigeria, taking office on 20 February 2005 after the election of Emmanuel Anosike was annulled.[1] She was reelected in 2007, but her second election was appealed by Alphonsus Obi Igbeke, the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate.[2] After protracted hearings, Igbeke was declared the winner on 25 March 2010.[3]

Birth and education

Emodi was born on 23 May 1955 in Onitsha, Anambra State and is of Igbo extraction. She attended the Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha and went on to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where she earned a B.Sc. in Geography Education (1979), and then an LLB. Law (1985). After further legal training at the Nigeria Law School, Lagos she became a professional lawyer in 1987.[4]

Early career

Emodi was an Education Officer with the Anambra State Schools Board (1983–1986), then Executive Secretary, Anambra State Development Authority (1994–1995). In 1995 she represented Nigeria at the Third African-American Summit in Senegal and at the World Women Conference in Beijing China. She was elected to the 1994/1995 Constitutional Conference. She was elected National Deputy Chairman (1994) and National Legal Adviser (1996) for the Congress for National Consensus (CNC) party during the administration of General Sani Abacha. In 1999 she was candidate for Anambra State governor on the All People's Party (APP) platform.[4]

Senate career

Emodi won the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the 12 April 2003 election for the Anambra North Senatorial zone, and was declared the winner on 16 April 2003. A few days later, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reversed this decision, and declared Emmanuel Anosike as the winner. INEC had earlier returned Anosike as the winner of Anambra East/West Constituency of the House of Representatives. After appeals, on 21 January 2004 the Election Petition Tribunal declared that Emodi had been duly elected, and after further appeals she took her seat in February 2005.[1] She was appointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, and a member of committees on Senate Services, Communications, Federal Capital Territory, Housing, Privatization, Sports and Women Affairs & Youth Development.[5]

After re-election in April 2007, Emodi was re-appointed the Chairman of Senate Committee on Education, and was appointed a member of the Committees on Solid Minerals, Establishment and Public Service, and Petroleum Resources (Down Stream Sector).[5] In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that she had sponsored the National Ethics Curriculum Administration (NIEPA), and sponsored and co-sponsored thirteen motions. She was chair of the Education committee.[6] Her second election was annulled and Igbeke declared the winner on 25 March 2010.[3] The Senate delayed, but was ordered to swear in Igbeke in May 2010.[7]

Emodi ran for election in the April 2011 elections on the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) platform, winning 54,060 votes. She was defeated by John Okechukwu Emeka of the PDP, who won 60,788 votes.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Alifa Daniel and Lawrence Njoku (February 21, 2005). "Court removes another Anambra senator, Anosike". Guardian. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  2. ↑ John Ameh (2007-10-13). "INEC loses bid to defend senator’s victory". The Punch. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. 1 2 "Appeal court removes Joy Emordi, confirms ANPP candidate winner". Business Day. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  4. 1 2 "Biography". Joy Emodi. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  5. 1 2 "SENATE WITHOUT JOY EMORDI". NBF News. 18 Apr 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  6. ↑ "An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators...". ThisDay. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  7. ↑ Tony Ita Etim (13 May 2010). "Joy Emordi Loses Again At Appeal Court". Daily Champion. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Collated Senate results". INEC. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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