Cheers to a Political Amazon! Dame Blessing Nwagba Celebrates Birthday

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba Clocks Another Year

The indefatigable political Amazon and All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Aba South Senatorial District in the 2023 election, Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba, PhD, popularly known as Total Blessing has clocked another year today.

The former two-time legislator that represented Aba North State Constituency (2011-2019) and the first woman governorship candidate in Abia State expressed profound gratitude to God for her life and political career.

She also appreciated her amazing children for their unquantifiable love and tremendous support including her political associates, teeming supporters and others.

The tall, beautiful, eloquent and notable political icon and APC stalwart has carved a niche for herself in the political landscape of Abia State and the nation at large.

Her foray into politics dates back to 1998 when she joined the Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN) after quitting her civil service job as the Supervisory Councillor for Health, Information, Social Welfare, Youth, Sports and Culture in the then Aba Local Government Area to contest for the State House of Assembly election.

She won but was not sworn in because of the death of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha.

Thereafter, she became the Deputy Chairman of Aba North local government area (1998-1999).

At the formation of political parties in the nation following the return to civil rule in 1999, she became a founding member and pioneer executive of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State and held several positions in the party including state ex-officio, state vice chairman among others.

In 2003, she contested for the Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency and won but her mandate was hijacked overnight by the then administration of the state and given to one of their own in the Alliance for Democracy (AD).

In 2007, she vied for the same position again but the PDP gave the ticket to another contender.

In the 2011 April election, she still aspired to the same position but she was asked to vie for the State House of Assembly election, which she contested and won.

She was sworn-in as a member of the 5th Abia State House of Assembly. At the expiration of her first tenure, she vied for a second term in the 2015 election.

Even though, Aba residents voted out all the PDP candidates in Aba because of the total infrastructural decay in the popular commercial hub of Abia State, Hon. Dr. Dame Blessing Nwagba regained her mandate through the court after one year of fierce legal battle because of her overwhelming popularity and outstanding performance.

Indeed, she made things happen during her two-tenures leaving behind enviable legacies in her Constituency, the State House of Assembly and Abia State.

Hon. Blessing Nwagba is a woman of uncommon courage, unwavering determination, unalloyed commitment and extraordinary faith.

She defied all odds and stereotypes against her during her second tenure as the only woman in the 24- member 6th Abia State House of Assembly and proved beyond all doubts that her gender is no barrier to her political career.

In the 2019 election, she aspired to represent Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency.

But when her efforts to clinch the PDP ticket failed, she joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and emerged as the party’s governorship candidate in Abia State.

Thereafter, she joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) and emerged as the ruling party’s candidate for Abia South Senatorial District in the 2023 election.

Her formidable political clout and overwhelming popularity obviously gave the APC recognition in Abia South.

As a member of both the APC Presidential Campaign Council/2022 National Convention Planning Committee, Hon. Dr. Blessing Nwagba was in the vanguard of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign both in Owerri, Imo State and Umuahia, Abia State alongside Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejiocha (Minister of State for Labour and Employment), Betta Edu (former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs) and Uju Kennedy Ohanenye (former Minister of Women Affairs) and they all worked so hard for the victory of President Bola Tinubu.

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba is a renowned grassroots politician and a staunch advocate of inclusion of more women in politics and governance.

Currently, she is the chairperson of Nigerian League of Women Voters (NILOWV), Abia State.

They have been busy traversing different parts of Abia State and beyond advocating for the actualization of the Reserved Seats Bill for Women in Legislative Houses, HB 1349 sponsored by Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie (CFR), the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives for enhanced women inclusion in governance and political process.

Hon. Blessing Nwagba has proved time and again that she is not just in politics for personal aggrandizement but for the benefit of the grassroots, especially women.

Her enviable legacies will continue to shine and inspire younger generations and more women to pursue a path of excellence, integrity and godliness in politics.

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba is not only a household name in politics, but also a beacon of hope to many people.

She has a heart of gold and has touched the lives of so many people, especially the less-privileged and widows in so many ways.

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba holds so many prestigious accolades, outstanding chieftaincy titles and distinguished awards in recognition of her selfless service to God and immense contributions to the betterment of the people and the society.

She is a recipient of the prestigious ‘Odo Abia’ Award presented to her by the then Governor of Abia State, Chief T. A. Orji on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the creation of Abia State.

The Anglican Church, Diocese of Aba decorated her as a Knight of St. Mary (KSM) at St. Michael’s and All Angels Cathedral, Aba and also honoured her with Distinguished Personality Award on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee on 16th October, 2022.

She is the first “Ezinne Eji Aga Mba” of St. John’s Archdeaconry, Osusu Aba as well as the first Ezinne of Emmanuel Anglican Church, Osusu Umule Aba.

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba is the Eziagwa bu Nma 1 of Eziama autonomous community conferred on her by His Imperial Majesty Eze Isaac Ajonu Ikonne, the Ugo Mba 1 of Umuola Egbelu autonomous community bestowed on her by HRH Eze Love Ariwodo Wogu and Ada di Oha Nma 1 of Mbutu Umuojima Ogbu autonomous community conferred on her by Eze Chidi Nwigwe among others.

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba is a justice of peace (JP), a member of the prestigious Aba Sports Club 1926 and a holder of the club’s outstanding Hall of Fame Gold Award. She is also an honorary member of Inner Wheel Club.

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba is married to the late Pharmacist Israel Nwagba of Osusu Aba and their marriage is blessed with four wonderful children (Ugochukwu, Kelechi, Uzoma and Adaugo).

Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba is the first child of the late Ven. Joseph Ukomadu Ufomba, an educationist and archdeacon of the Anglican Communion and Mrs. Comfort Nwaelewachi Ufomba of Umuojima Ogbu in Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State.

As Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba, a politician par excellence, a virtuous woman of immense value, notable philanthropist, popular educationist, Knight of St. Mary (KSM), a PhD holder in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations and a mother of four highly successful engineers marks her new age today (July 27, 2025), her children, political associates, captains of industry, other distinguished personalities and all those who know her would join her to thank God for her fulfilled life and distinguished political career wishing her a happy birthday, long life, good health, uncommon oomph, prosperity, God’s continued protection and more successes in the years ahead.