Obianuju Ekeocha

Background Obianuju works and lives in the United Kingdom

Education Obianuju had her Secondary school education at the Federal Government Girls' College, Owerri, before proceeding to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in microbiology. She then moved to the United Kingdom where she obtained a master's degree in biomedical science from the University of East London. Obianuju has been involved in social and political discussions relating the dignity of life within African culture. In August 2015, she promoted pragmatism at an anti-abortion event of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference in the Ghanaian capital Accra. Talking to the Providence College community in the spring of 2018, she criticised a perceived neocolonialism in support of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Being an anti-abortion speaker, she has performed in an advisory role for legislators and policy makers across Africa, Europe and North America. Obianuju has appeared as a guest speaker at the White House, the US State Department, and the European Parliament amongst other parliaments, e.g. in Africa. Obianuju was also featured on BBC television and Radio,