Chief Ojo Maduekwe // ⓘ (May 6, 1945 – June 29, 2016) was a Nigerian politician of Igbo origin, from Arochukwu Local Government Area, Abia State.
[1] He was appointed Foreign Minister of Nigeria on July 26, 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
[2] He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.
Previously, Maduekwe had been appointed Culture and Tourism minister by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.
In this position, he advocated for greater use of bicycles, although critics said that the roads were unsafe for cyclists.