Emeka Ihedioha

Emeka Ihedioha
6th Governor of Imo State
In office 29 May 2019 – 15 January 2020
Deputy	Gerald Iroha
Preceded by	Rochas Okorocha
Succeeded by	Hope Uzodinma
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
In office 6 June 2011 – 6 June 2015
Speaker	Aminu Tambuwal
Preceded by	Usman Bayero Nafada
Succeeded by	Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun
House Chief Whip
In office November 2007 – 6 June 2011
Preceded by	Bethel Amadi
Succeeded by	Ishaka Mohammed Bawa
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Imo
In office 3 June 2003 – 6 June 2015
Constituency	Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala
Personal details
Born	(1965-03-24) 24 March 1965 (age 59) Aboh Mbaise, Eastern Region, Nigeria (now in Imo State)
Political party	Peoples Democratic Party
Spouse	Ebere Ihedioha
Children	4
Residence(s)	Imo State, Abuja
Occupation	Politician businessman
Website	emekaihedioha.com.ng

Chukwuemeka Ihedioha ((Listen^ⓘ); born 24 March 1965) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as governor of Imo State from 2019 to 2020. He was removed from office on 14 January 2020, by the Supreme Court of Nigeria which declared the APC candidate (Hope Uzodinma) the authentic winner of the 2019 gubernatorial election.^[1] He was deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2011 to 2015.

Ihedioha is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and represented the Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency of Imo State from 2003 to 2015.^[2] He holds a National Honor as Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).

In 2015, Ihedioha briefly served as acting speaker upon the swearing-in of Aminu Tambuwal as governor of Sokoto State on 29 May 2015.