Maria Ude Nwachi
Maria Ude Nwachi is a Nigerian politician and media personality. She served as the Minority Leader representing the Afikpo North East Constituency in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly from 2015 to 2019.
Political career
Nwachi was initially elected to the Ebonyi State House of Assembly on the platform of the Progressive Peoples Alliance in 2015. She later defected to the People's Democratic Party in 2020.In 2016, Nwachi was suspended after being accused of sponsoring a protest by Afikpo youth against the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company due to complaints of poor service.
In 2018, Nwachi faced another suspension on charges of "gross misconduct," which included accusations of impersonating a public photographer. Nwachi was suspended on four occasions during her four-year legislative tenure from 2015 to 2019.