This passage aims at unveiling the ten most influential women in Ebonyi State and their brief profiles. There’s, however, more number of women doing quite well in different areas of engagement in Ebonyi, but these ten stand out among them:
1. Nnenna Otti: Professor Nnenna Otti is the vice chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. She became a widely known face when in 2023 she announced that she rejected some huge amount of money from the then serving governor of Abia State where she served as the Independent National Electoral Commission’s governorship election returning officer. Her refusal to add fictitious votes to return the PDP governorship candidate at the election made her an influential woman as the news went viral beyond her own imagination. She’s from Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
2. Priscilla Ekwere Eleje: She’s the first woman to have her name and signature printed on the Nigeria’s naira currency as the Director of Currency Operations. This feat placed her on the pedestal of influence as she broke an age long barrier. She’s a retired staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria and hails from Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
3. Sinach: Simply identified as Sinach, she’s a global figure as a gospel music artiste whose songs resonate from high places. She’s on the front row of the list of the world’s respected gospel musicians. She’s from Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
4. Maria Ude-nwachi: This fifty three years old woman is the number one social media influencer in the whole of Nigeria. Her living in the United States of America for donkey years made her to garner skills on online media vocation. Her popularity trickled down to home when she returned and started entertaining her people with dancing, philanthropy and advocacy for good governance. One of the richest in Ebonyi, Afikpo Chic as she’s called was a member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly from 2015 to 2019. She’s on record as the first person to acquire a Hummer Jeep in the state years ago. She’s from Afikpo.
5. Angela Okorie: A controversial movie figure in Nigeria, Angela Okorie has been a well known screen figure in the Nigeria film industry and has been in the business of entertainment including singing for many years now. She’s one of the finest female movie figures in Nollywood over the years. She has acted many films and released music albums and singles. She controls a large audience of young people who take her for mentors. She’s from Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
6. Charity Eke: Otherwise known as Chacha Eke, Charity is one of the popular faces on the screens of the television sets of Nigerians and Africans at large, making the Nigeria film industry a successful entertainment brand for the entire globe. Her father is a professor, former commissioner for education in Ebonyi and governorship aspirant in the year 1999. She’s from Ngbo, Ohaukwu LGA of Ebonyi State.
7. May Edochie: May is the wife of a Nollywood movie bard, Yul Edochie. The marrying of another wife by her husband has popularized her and presented her as a new beautiful bride in the entertainment industry, cornering towards her side millions of fans and sympathizers. She’s one of the influential women from Ebonyi State. She’s from Ebonyi local government area, Izzi clan of Ebonyi state.
8. Genevieve Ogbuewu: She was one of the sensations in the secular music industry of Nigeria as she was regularly dishing out good music. Her stage name is Splash, though she has taken a break from music, travelling abroad to further her education. She’s from Ezza South LGA of Ebonyi State.
