Eunice Atuejide

Eunice Uche Julian Atuejide // ⓘ (born 16 August 1978) is a Nigerian businesswoman, lawyer, and politician. She is best known for founding the National Interest Party (NIP).[2][3] and also the 2019 Nigeria Presidential candidate for the National Interest Party (NIP).[4][5]

Eunice Atuejide
National Chairman of the National Interest Party.[1]
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born16 August 1978
Political partyNational Interest Party (Nigeria)
Spouse(s)Frank Becker (2002 – 2006); Emmanuel Ikwueto (2009 – present)

Early life and education

Eunice Atuejide (born 16 August 1978) is a Nigerian business woman, lawyer, and politician. Atuejide was born and raised in Lagos State Nigeria, although her family originates from Enugu State. She is best known for founding the youth led, technology driven political party known as the National Interest Party (NIP) in Nigeria. She attended Onike Girls Primary School in Lagos, spent one year in the affiliated secondary school[6] before transferring to Reagan Memorial Girls Secondary School also in Lagos. She moved to University of Ibadan to study Agricultural Economics.[7]

Atuejide participated in Taekwondo throughout her secondary and tertiary education and was among the team that represented the University of Ibadan at NUGA games from 1996 to 1999. She achieved the black belt 1st Dan in 2005 with BUDO Taekwondo Club in Siegen Germany.[8]

Atuejide dropped out of Agricultural Economics at the University of Ibadan and took the Diploma in French Language at the Institut Internationale d’Etudes Française, in Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France. There, she met her first husband Frank Becker and moved to Germany. She did the Diploma in German Language at the Sprahenschule Siegerland. She took the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH) and enrolled at the University of Siegen, where she studied Business Administration.[9][10][11]

Atuejide took the Diploma in Film Making and Acting at the New York Film Academy and Sally Johnson’s Studios respectively, both in New York City, USA.[12][13] After seven years making and promoting Nigerian movies and while raising her family, she went back to school to study law. She completed the Graduate Diploma in Law, the Graduate LLB, the Legal Practice Course, and the LLM in Professional Legal Practice at BPP University, London, United Kingdom.[14] She then moved back to Nigeria where she completed the professional training programme required for enrolment as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[15]

Career

As a lawyer, Atuejide practices in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom.[7] As a businesswoman, she is involved with IT Consultancy including website development and management for SMEs and charities. She also sources funding for businesses in Europe and infrastructure projects in Africa, Latin America and Asia.[10][9][16]

Atuejide’s interest in politics was piqued while she was at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja. She pulled together her colleagues at the law school who shared similar political ideals with her, and they together set out on the journey to form a political party.[17] This resulted in the formation and registration of the National Interest Party (NIP) in 2018.[18][19][20]

References
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  2. "Eunice Atuejide Registers Political Party National Interest Party (NIP)". Just U Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. "INEC Registers 21 New Political Parties". Channels Television. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. Admin (20 July 2018). "2019 NIP's Presidential Aspirant, Eunice Uche Atuejide Declaration Speech". NIP. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. Bakare, Tonye (July 2018). "39-year old woman, Eunice Atuejide plans to unseat Buhari". Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. November 3, News Correspondence /; News, 2018 / Leave a comment / (3 November 2018). "The Three Women Presidential Candidates: What are their Chances? (A Must Read)". NewsNow Nigeria. Retrieved 24 May 2020. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  7. Anokam, Sam (January 2018). "Eunice Atuejide: Set For Paradigm Shift With NIP". Samurahh Blog. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. Odoekwu, Joseph (13 January 2018). "Female Taekwondo Black-belt Holder Registers Political Party In Nigeria". Sport Intelligence Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  9. "Eunice Atuejide Is The Founder Of The World's First Online Political Party, National Interest Party". Urban Woman Magazine. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. "Eunice Atuejide Is The Founder Of The World's First Online Political Party, National Interest Party". Urban Woman Magazine. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "Know Your Candidate: Eunice Atuejide – NIP". TheInterview Nigeria. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. "Eunice Atuejide's Profile". Punch Elections 2019. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. "Eunice Atuejide Is The Founder Of The World's First Online Political Party, National Interest Party". Urban Woman Magazine. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. Langdon-Down, Grania. "Scholarships help to beat the funding crisis". The Times. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  15. "Nigerians Will Give NIP Total Support When They See Our Sincerity". Beats-On It. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  16. http://justumagazine.com/eunice-atuejides-registers-political-party-national-interest-party-nip/
  17. "NIP Will Put An End To Nigeria's Leadership Deficiency". Independent. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  18. "INEC registers 21 new political parties". Daily Post. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  19. "Nigerians're tired of recycled politicians". Nigerian Bulletin. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  20. "INEC presents certificates to 21 newly registered political parties". Punch. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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