| Alex Mascot Ikwechegh | |
| Birth Name: | Alex Ifeanyi Mascot Ikwechegh |
| Birth Place: | Igbere, Bende Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria |
Alex Ifeanyi Mascot Ikwechegh is a Nigerian politician, businessman and philanthropist.[1] He is the founder of GrossField Group, Alex Ikwechegh foundation and a former Local Government Chairman of Aba North, Abia State, Nigeria.[2] [3]
Ikwechegh is from Igbere, Bende Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. He started his education at Constitution Crescent Primary School, Abia State, before moving to Hope Waddell Training Institution for his secondary education. He then went to University of Calabar where he graduated with a degree in business management.[4]
Ikwechegh started his career as a politician by contesting successfully for the chairmanship of Aba North Local Government, Abia State, Nigeria. At age 28, he became the youngest politically elected chairman of a local government in Nigeria. Ikwechegh started GrossField Group as a construction, real estate, oil and gas company. Later in his career, he started Alex Ikwechegh Foundation providing educational support and relief materials for the less privileged and victims of social, artificial and natural disasters in Nigeria.[2] [5]
Ikwechegh received a chieftaincy title as Nkuma Dike Igbo Amaghi by Eze Igbo Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.[6] [1] In 2018, he received Ndigbo Times Merit Award.[7]
Ikwechegh was born and raised in Igbere, Abia State, Nigeria. His father was Mascot Ukandu Ikwechegh, a businessman and philanthropist. His mother was Eunice Uzaru Ikwechegh.[8]