# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chuba-okadigbo
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:46:11.997Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/chuba-okadigbo"
name: "Chuba Okadigbo"
slug: "chuba-okadigbo"
description: "Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo, was a Nigerian politician, philosopher, academic, writer and political scientist. He served as the 8th president of the Nigerian Senate from 1999 to 2000. Sometimes referred to as Oyi of Oyi in reference to his local government area (Oyi), he held numerous political positions in the Nigerian government and was known to have opposed the then-ruling Peoples Democratic Party, which was led by President Olusegun Obasanjo."
tagline: "Nigerian politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chuba-okadigbo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1941-12-17"
deathDate: "2003-09-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.5
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.965697333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pcm.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chuba_Okadigbo"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%A8%D9%88"
    title: "شوبا أوكاديغبو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuba_Okadigbo"
    title: "Chuba Okadigbo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuba_Okadigbo"
    title: "Chuba Okadigbo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuba_Wilberforce_Okadigbo"
    title: "Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuba_Okadigbo"
    title: "Chuba Okadigbo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A7%DA%88%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A8%D9%88"
    title: "چوبا اوکاڈیگبو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuba_Okadigbo"
    title: "Chuba Okadigbo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chuba_Okadigbo"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chuba_Okadigbo"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2967578"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump