Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu tweeted on Friday evening that Mr Ogunji was the third one-day governor in his five-year-old administration.
“We currently have 17 years old Master Nicholas Ogunji of Adventist Technical Secondary School, Ohafia, as our One-Day-Governor. He is the 3rd One-Day-Governor under my administration. Part of his first official outing was a visit to the Afaraukwu Correctional Centre where he helped free some inmates after paying off their fines,” he wrote.
Mr Ikpeazu further explained the rationale behind the policy.
He wrote: “The One-Day-Governor policy of my Government is a way of introducing our youths to leadership early, prepare them for the challenges & prospects of democratic governance, & also serve as inspiration to others.”
In Lagos, a 16-year-old student of Angus Memorial Senior High School Jemimah Marcus will become a one-day governor after winning the state’s Spelling Bee competition.
