About
Osborn Nweze Umahi
Civil engineer and chairman of Ohaozara Local Government Area, Ebonyi State.
Born in Ebonyi on 14 March 1998. Sworn in as chairman on 1 September 2026.
- Born
- 14 March 1998
- Civil Engineering
- University of Surrey
- Finance
- University of Aberdeen
- Sworn in
- 1 September 2026
Osborn Nweze Umahi chairs Ohaozara Local Government Area in Ebonyi State. He took the oath of office on 1 September 2026, after winning the chairmanship on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
He was born in Ebonyi on 14 March 1998, the first son of Senator David Nweze Umahi, governor of the state from 2015 to 2023 and now Nigeria’s Minister of Works. Osborn finished his early schooling in Nigeria, left for London at fifteen, and qualified as a civil engineer at the University of Surrey. He later took a master’s degree in finance and investment management at the University of Aberdeen.
Before the election he led Brass Oil and Construction Limited as managing director, and held interests in energy, finance, and hotels. In office he has set the work as infrastructure, youth employment, and services people use every day.
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Nigeria
Primary and secondary school
His early education was completed at home before he left the country.
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Age 15
London
He relocated to London for the rest of his schooling and for university.
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Surrey
Civil Engineering
A bachelor’s degree from the University of Surrey, completed at twenty-one.
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Aberdeen
Finance and Investment Management
A master’s degree from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Chairman
Ohaozara Local Government Area
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Managing Director
Brass Oil and Construction Limited
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Chairman
Tyneside Oil & Gas
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Director of Finance
Forte GCC Innovative Solutions
