Honorary Member

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Tony Chike Iwobi

Senator of the Italian Republic

Honorary Member

Tony Chike Iwobi, Senator of the Italian Republic, is the Honorary Member of the Nigeria-Italy Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture.

His institutional role, his entrepreneurial background, his experiences as well as the international relations he has been able to weave over the years, together with his global vision, make Senator Tony Iwobi the essential pivot and reference point for all the institutional, economic and cultural relations between Nigeria and Italy.

Tony Chike Iwobi

The Senator

Tony Chike Iwobi, the first person born with a citizenship other than Italian to become a Senator of the Italian Republic, was also:

  • Vice-President of the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission
  • Vice-President of the Senate Extraordinary Commission on Human Rights
  • Member of the Parliamentary Committee for monitoring the implementation of the Schengen Agreement, supervising the activities of Europol, and monitoring and supervising immigration matters

Entrepreneur in the IT world

Senator Tony Iwobi has more than 30 years’ experience as a successful entrepreneur in Italy and abroad in the world of Information Technology.

This is also thanks to the several diplomas and certificates he has obtained in the most prestigious universities and business schools in the world: from California to Germany, Nigeria, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Political experience at international level

In the course of his many years of political experience, Senator Tony Iwobi has been able to weave a dense network of diplomatic relations at international level, acquiring a profound knowledge of foreign policy and relations between countries on different continents.

Global Prestige and Vision

As a Senator of the Italian Republic, Senator Tony Iwobi has promoted and participated in numerous missions to various countries around the world, including Nigeria, the USA, China, as well as other African and European countries, also taking part in the 75th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Senator of the Italian Republic Tony Iwobi and the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari