Martin Nwancho Elechi is a Nigerian economist and politician. He served as the Governor of Ebonyi State from 2007 to 2015. He ran in the 2007 Nigerian general election on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket and assumed the position on May 29, 2007, succeeding Sam Egwu. Elechi ran successfully for re-election on 26 April 2011. In 2017 Elechi left People Democratic Party (PDP) for All Progressives Congress (APC). He left as a result of the Impunity, corruption, an absence of respect for freedom, and a lack of public opinion sensitivity that plagued the Party.
See also
List of people from Ebonyi State
List of state governors of Nigeria
List of governors of Ebonyi State
References
Living people
Governors of Ebonyi State
Nigerian Roman Catholics
Igbo people
Igbo politicians
Year of birth missing (living people) Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria People from Ebonyi State