, ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁men ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁Biography ▁I w u any an w u ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁Att a , ▁I ked uru ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁of ▁Im o ▁State ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁He ▁studied ▁civil ▁engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁there after ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Hard el ▁and ▁En ic ▁Const ruction ▁Company , ▁later ▁acqu iring ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁foreign ▁operators . ▁His ▁business ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁con gl omer ate ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁companies . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁prom ising ▁political ▁career ▁and ▁at ▁different ▁times ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁several ▁political ▁offices ▁for ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁government , ▁not ably ▁in ▁sports ▁administration ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁federal ▁roads ▁maintenance . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁coordin ated ▁the ▁party ' s ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁zone ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁President ial ▁election . ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁I w u any an w u ▁N ationale ▁Football ▁Club ▁( now ▁Heart land ▁F . C .), ▁which ▁won ▁several ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Executive ▁chairman ▁and ▁publish er ▁of ▁Champion ▁New sp apers . ▁ ▁His