MY MISSION TO THE FEDERAL HOUSE... PASTOR INYAMA
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Pastor Emeka Inyama has revealed that his mission to the political terrain is to deliver democracy dividend to his people,and use his high network for the constituency.
"It is my desire to use my national and international connection to bring projects and empower my people. I am vast, well travelled, served the nation in high positions in the past.
Understand the political mix and work well with the Governor and Senator" he further revealed .
Pastor Emeka Inyama a veteran journalist, politician and sports
administrator of high repute.
Born on August 26th 1960 in Lagos to the family of Chief Henry Inyama,
a retired Civil Servant from Umunwanwa village, Umuopara in Umuahia
South LGA of Abia State, High Chief Emeka Inyama pulled off the
following “Firsts” in his career as a public servant:
• First Sports administrator of Abia State origin to be elected Vice
Chairman of the Nigeria Judo Federation (NJF).
• First and only administrator of Abia State origin to be elected Vice
Chairman of Nigeria Shooting Federation (NSF).
• First and only Sports administrator of Abia State origin to become
member, CAF Media Committee.
• First sports administrator of Abia State origin to be appointed
Chairman Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Marketing Committee.
• First and only Sports administrator of Abia State origin to become
Chairman, NFF Media Committee.
• First and only administrator of Abia State origin to be elected
Chairman, Nigeria National League (NNL).
• Infact, he holds the singular honour of being the highest ranking
Sports Administrator of Abia State origin dead or alive.
Pastor Emeka Inyama attended Umunwanwa primary School in the early
70’s where he passed his First School Leaving Certificate examination
with flying colours.
After his Primary School Education he proceeded to the then
prestigious Umuopara Secondary School, Umuahia where he obtained his
WASC in flying colours.
Chief Inyama holds several degrees in Journalism and Business
management, little wonder he excelled in Sports Journalism, marketing
and administration.
He started his journalism career with the Punch Newspapers, then The
Guardian from where he rose to become the Sports Editor of the defunct
Community Concord Newspapers in Owerri before moving to edit the
sports pages of the popular Nigerian Statesman. Chief Inyama then
moved over to Lagos to join the Champion Newspapers Group as a pioneer
Editorial staff.
When he called time on his career at Champion Newspapers, he became
the pioneer Managing Director/ Editor-in-Chief of the first all Sports
Newspaper in Nigeria, The Sportslink in 1991.
Chief Inyama left the Sportslink to try his hands on the challenging
terrain of Sports Marketing where he became an authority and a huge
success in a short space of time. National duty called in 2003 and
Chief Inyama was appointed General Manager, All Africa Games (COJA)
which was hosted by Nigeria in Abuja.
Before then he had served in several committees of the then NFA and
was Vice Chairman of the transport sub-committee of the FIFA World
Youth Championship which held in Nigeria in 1999.
Between 2005–2007, Chief Inyama was appointed Commissioner for Sports
in Abia State and that was after a successful tenure earlier as the
State Football Association Chairman.
Again in 2009, National duty called as he was yet appointed General
Manager, LOC, FIFA Under-17 World Cup Abuja 2009.
High Chief Emeka Inyama was later appointed Chairman, Abia Warriors
Football Club, Umuahia, a position which he holds till date. He later
contested election and won to become the pioneer Chairman of the
Nigeria National League. Other highly responsible public positions
which he held include.
Member, CAF Media Committee
Member NFF Executive Committee
Chairman, NFF, Media Committee
Chairman, Nigeria National League (NNL)
An astute and accomplished administrator, High Chief Emeka Inyama,
holds many traditional titles amongst which are Uduakomiri of
Umuaopara and Ohamadikeukwu Gburugburu. Well known and respected
through the length and breadth of the nation, High Chief Emeka Inyama
is very intelligent experienced and widely travelled.
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