Emeka Ananaba

Chief
Emeka Ananaba
Chief Emeka Ananaba
Deputy Governor of Abia State
	In office; 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015
Governor	Theodore Orji
Preceded by	Eric Acho Nwakanma
Succeeded by	Ude Oko Chukwu
Personal details
Born	31 March 1945 (age 79); Obegu, Ugwunagbo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Abia State, Nigeria)
Political party	Peoples Democratic Party
Spouse	Nnenne Ananaba
Alma mater	University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Occupation	Politician; military officer; pharmacist;
Military career
Allegiance	Nigeria (1964–1967); Biafra (1967–1970);
Branch	Nigerian Air Force; Biafran Air Force;
Years of service	1964–1970
Rank	Colonel
Unit	4th Commando Brigade; Ginger Brigade;
Battles/wars	Nigerian Civil War
Alma mater	Nigeria Air Force Military Training School
Other work	Pharmacist

Chief Sir Emeka Ananaba (born 31 March 1945) is a Nigerian retired military officer, pharmacist and politician who served as the deputy governor of Abia State from 2011 to 2015 under Governor Theodore Orji.^[2]^[3]

Biography

Ananaba was born on the 31 March 1945 at Obegu, in present day Ugwunagbo in Abia State. He attended St. Peters Primary School Obegu from 1951 and 1959 before proceeding to the Kings College Lagos for his secondary education from 1959 to 1963. He joined the military in 1964 after graduating from secondary school by enrolling in the Nigeria Air Force Military Training School Kaduna. He attended the Nigeria Military Training College Kaduna from 1965 to 1966. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant Nigeria Air Force 189 Combatant Regular Commission in July 1965. During the Nigeria Civil War, he fought on the Biafra side. He commandeered the Biafran 8th Commando Brigade and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, Ananaba left the military to study Pharmacy at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1971 and graduated with a B Pharm. in 1976.^[4] In 1983, he was made a Chief and a Knight in 2001.^[4]