Emeka Ananaba

Early Life and Education Ananaba was born on the 31 March 1945 at Obegu, in present day Ugwunagbo in Abia State. He attended St. Peters Primary School Obegu from 1951 and 1959 before proceeding to the Kings College Lagos for his secondary education from 1959 to 1963. He joined the military in 1964 after graduating from secondary school by enrolling in the Nigeria Air Force Military Training School Kaduna. He attended the Nigeria Military Training College Kaduna from 1965 to 1966. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant Nigeria Air Force 189 Combatant Regular Commission in July 1965. During the Nigeria Civil War, he fought on the Biafra side. He commandeered the Biafran 8th Commando Brigade and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, Ananaba left the military to study Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1971 and graduated with a B Pharm. in 1976. In 1983, he was made a Chief and a Knight in 2001.

Political career

Emeka Ananaba entered politics after his career in the pharmaceutical profession and public service.

He served as Deputy Governor of Abia State from 29 May 2011 to 29 May 2015 under Governor Theodore Orji on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was selected as Orji's running mate for the 2011 governorship election and assumed office after the election victory of the PDP ticket.

As deputy governor, Ananaba worked alongside the governor in the administration of the state and represented the government at official engagements. After leaving office in 2015, he remained involved in public affairs and political discussions in Abia State.