Martin Elechi

{{Short description|Nigerian economist and politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Martin Nwancho Elechi

|image =

Martin Nwancho Elechi.jpg

|office = Governor of Ebonyi State

|term_start = 29 May 2007

|term_end = 29 May 2015

|predecessor = Sam Egwu

|successor = Dave Umahi

|birth_date =

|birth_place = Ikwo

|party = All Progressives Congress

| spouse = Josephine Elechi

|Educational background =

}}

Martin Nwancho Elechi is a Nigerian economist and politician. He served as the governor of Ebonyi State from 2007 to 2015.{{cite news|first=Eric |last=Ugbor |title=Court orders INEC to grant Onu access to voting materials |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/east/se119072007.html |work=Vanguard |publisher=Vanguard Media Limited |date=2007-07-19 |accessdate=2007-08-02 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006082309/http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/east/se119072007.html |archivedate=2007-10-06 |url-status=dead }} He ran in the 2007 Nigerian general election on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket and assumed the position on 29 May 2007, succeeding Sam Egwu.

Elechi ran successfully for re-election on 26 April 2011. In 2017 Elechi left the People Democratic Party (PDP) for All Progressives Congress (APC).{{Cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com|title=Home - Vanguard News|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-13}} He left as a result of the Impunity, corruption, an absence of respect for freedom, and a lack of public opinion sensitivity that plagued the Party.{{cite web |last1=Oluwagbemi |first1=Ayodele |title=Why Ieft PDP for APC – Martin Elechi |url=https://punchng.com/why-ieft-pdp-for-apc-martin-elechi/ |website=Punch |access-date=2017-07-07}}