Prince Chibudom Nwuche was born in Enugu into the royal family of Clifford Cheta Nwuche and Grace Ogbuta Nwuche. He is from Ochigba town in Ahoada East in the Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Nwuche began his educational career at St Cyprians State School in Port Harcourt where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. His secondary school education was at the Stella Maris College in Port Harcourt, Rivers State where he graduated with an Ordinary Level School Certificate in 1979. He then proceeded to his advanced Levels at Lansdowne College, Oxford, United Kingdom.
He was educated at the University of Keele between 1982 and 1985 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in politics and philosophy, with subsidiary subjects in history and astronomy. Between 1985 and 1987, Nwuche obtained an LLB (Hons) in Law, with a Second Class Upper Division at Aberystwyth University after which he returned to Nigeria for the mandatory Bar Programme at the Nigerian Law School. He then obtained a master's degree in law (LLM) at King's College London specializing in shipping law, international finance, intellectual property and international commercial law.
Nwuche also attended several courses, seminars, and workshops within and outside the country on public policy, legislative matters, etc.
During his school days, he exhibited leadership qualities; having been appointed prefect in Secondary School. He was also elected President of the Nigerian Society while at the University of Keele, Staffordshire.
Work experience/positions
As a young man determined to make a mark, Nwuche, after his studies returned to Nigeria, has since then worked in various organisations and held posts in which he performed creditably. Some of these include:
Legal Practitioner in the law firms of Mudiaga Odje and company, Ajumogobia Okeke and Oyebode (1990–1992) Legal Adviser and Consultant to Petgas Resources International Limited (1992–1994). A crude oil trading Company working in co-operation with many international oil companies including Inter Petrol SA of Argentina, Nap-Oil, and Mark-Rich International. Zug, Switzerland. Beneficial Term Contract Agreements were entered between these companies and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He was the managing director of Rheingold Nigeria Limited. (1994–1998). An oil company specialized in the provision of Engineering services to oil producing companies ranging from procurement and civil and mechanical works to seismic Acquisition. He was also a director of Omega Petroleum and Energy Company Limited which specialized in the shipping of wet cargoes and marketing coastal petroleum products.
In recognition of his impressive achievements in academia, legal practice, business and humanitarian services, the people of Ahoada East/Abua Odual Federal Constituency of Rivers State voted him in as their representative at the National Assembly in 1999. His colleagues also elected him as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on 4 June 1999. As Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, he chaired the following committees:
Chairman, Committee of Whole
Vice-Chairman, House of Representatives' Committee of Selection. Vice-Chairman, National Assembly Joint Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution.
He has led several delegations to various International Summits and Conferences. These include:
The Nigerian Parliamentary Delegation to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) African Region, Ghana (August 1999) Parliamentary visit to India (October 2000) Parliamentary visit to People's Republic of China (July 2000 and July 2002 respectively) The 106th Conference of Interparliamentary Union (IPU) Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (September 2001) The 107th Conference of Interparliamentary Union (IPU) Morocco (March 2002) Commonwealth Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers, Kesane, Botswana (January 2002). Parliamentary Delegation to Venezuela (October 2002) Global Conference of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (October 2002).
Prince Nwuche is the sponsor of the following Bills:
