By Dansu Peter
Oke Umurhohwo, 31 years of age is a brand management professional, presently working with one of Africa's biggest phone brands, as the West Africa Marketing Manager.
He is a skilled communicator with passion for media engagement. He is an astute strategist, a prolific writer, a climate change and safer environment advocate, and the Co-convener of Youth in Government, Nigeria. He has spent quite a number of years building his wit and grit in the Nigerian private sector.
He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Lagos and currently running his Masters' in Business Administration (MBA) in the same school.
He is an aspiring politician and member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Nigeria. He's running for the Delta State House of Assembly seat come 2023 and has already started grassroots mobilizations and consultations. His drive is for effective governance and proper representation of the voices of the people.
As part of his National effort in building the PDP, he was appointed as a member of the PDP National convention committee 2021 in the Publicity Sub-Committee. He was also the Lagos State New Media co-ordinator for the 2019 PDP Presidential Campaign and was part of the team that championed the #NotTooYoungToRun bill that has been signed by the president.
Oke has continually grown in touch with his hometown organizing sports competitions, empowerment schemes, and medical outreaches amongst many other exercises which have kept him connected physically with the people in his constituency.
When he is free, Oke Umurhohwo enjoys swimming and watching his favourite football club, Chelsea
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