Prof Okechukwu Onuchukwu, hails from Rumuohia in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. He obtained his BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in 1990, 1994 and 1998 respectively in Economics at the University of Port Harcourt. His area of specialty is Econometrics.
Prof. Okey Onuchukwu had, at different times, creditably served as Head of Economics Department, Dean of faculty of Social Sciences and Director of UNIPORT Business School, among others assignments. He had also served as external examiner to many institutions, member of committees and bodies as well as consultant to states, national and international agencies.
He has written and edited about 23 books, published about 91 journal articles. He is a life member of Nigerian Economic Society and belongs to other organizations and institutes. He won Gold Medal in Goal Keeping during Nigerian University Games in 1988, and another as Football Team Manager, in 2004 all at University Games, UNIPORT.
Prof. Onuchukwu also belongs to Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, at the University of Port Harcourt University and is married to Mrs. Joy Chika Okey Onuchukwu, and the union is blessed with four children. Professor Okechukwu Onuchukwu is currently the Vice-Chancellor at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education.