Chijioke Nwakodo

{{short description|Nigerian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Chijioke Nwakodo

|office = 3rd Abia State Chief of Staff

|governor = Okezie Ikpeazu

|term_start = 3 June 2015

|term_end = September 2016

|predecessor =

|successor = A. C. B. Agbazuere

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1961|03|28}}

|birth_place =Abia State, Nigeria

|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|08|11|df=y|1961|03|28}}

|death_place = London, United Kingdom

|party = PDP

|spouse =

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Chijioke Nwakodo was a Nigerian politician and businessman. He served as the 3rd Abia state chief of staff from 3 June 2015{{cite news|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/ikpeazu-appoints-ssg-14-other-aides/|title=Ikpeazu appoints SSG, 14 other aides|newspaper=The Punch|last=Ukandu|first=Stephen|date=3 June 2015|access-date=3 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004000759/http://www.punchng.com/news/ikpeazu-appoints-ssg-14-other-aides/|archive-date=4 October 2015}} until his death in August 2017.{{cite news|url=https://punchng.com/breaking-abia-governors-chief-of-staff-chijioke-nwakodo-dies-in-london-family/|title=Abia governor's Chief of Staff, Chijioke Nwakodo, dies in London – Family|first=Adesola|last=Ayo-Aderele|date=11 August 2017|newspaper=The Punch}}

Prior to his appointment, he had also served as chief economic adviser to Abia state during the Theodore Orji-led administration.{{cite news|url=http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/04/abia-laying-better-future-for-youths-via-empowerment-projects-nwakodo/|title=Abia laying better future for youths via empowerment projects – Nwakodo|work=The Daily Independent|last=Kanu|first=Kanu|date=23 April 2013|accessdate=3 October 2015|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003180419/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/04/abia-laying-better-future-for-youths-via-empowerment-projects-nwakodo/|archivedate=3 October 2015}}