Kenneth Uwadi

Kenneth Uwadi
Kenneth Uwadi
Born	29 April 1979 (age 47); Mmahu-Egbema, Imo State, Nigeria
🏳️ Nationality	Nigerian
🏫 Education	University of Port Harcourt
🎓 Alma mater	University of Port Harcourt
💼 Occupation	Blogger, entrepreneur, Human rights activist, writer, social media personality
📆 Years active	2003–present
👩 Spouse(s)	Vivian Chidi Uwadi (m. 2006)
👶 Children	2
👴 👵 Parent(s)	Vitus & Cecilia Uwadi

Kenneth Uwadi (born 29 April 1979) is a Nigerian writer, advocate of good governance, social media personality, blogger and entrepreneur.

Biography

Uwadi is from Mmahu-Egbema of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. He was educated at University of Port Harcourt where he received a degree in Linguistics and communication studies. He worked for Alcon Nigeria Limited Port Harcourt first as an accounts officer from 2003-2004 and later as an accountant from 2005-2021. While working at Alcon Nigeria Limited, he joined the group Youths Against Human Rights Violation And Corrupt Practices in 2007 and became its Coordinator in 2011.

Activism

He served as Coordinator of the group Youths Against Human Rights Violation And Corrupt Practices from 2011-2014. He went on to found Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI), a youth rights and development non-governmental organization in April 2015. His articles have appeared on several online and print news mediums in Nigeria.

He is one of the popular voices in Nigeria that drives social change through social media and is also an outspoken critic of several governors of Imo State and some Nigerian Presidents. Uwadi spearheaded vigorous newspaper chronicles of Governor Rochas Okorocha's "sins" and attacks on the governor from 2011 to 2019. He also criticized the government of Emeka Ihedioha in Imo State. He has played active roles in campaigns for good governance and youth employment in Nigeria, including the struggle against human rights violations and neglect of the oil producing areas of Imo State. When an Owerri-based social crusader, Citizen Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha and his wife were falsely accused of murder and arrested on 3 June 2014, he was involved in the struggle for their release.

Social media presence

Kenneth Uwadi is popular on social media. He has accounts on various social media sites, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Personal life

He is married with two children.

References

External links

http://yarpti.org/
http://famousnaijaz.com/ Archived 18 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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