Two Nollywood names join the Enugu aides list as Peter Mbah appoints Rachael Okonkwo and Eucharia Anunobi to state government roles

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appointed Nollywood actresses Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo and Eucharia Anunobi as Enugu aides, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the Enugu State Government, said in a public notice issued on Monday, 21 September 2026.

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The governor approved 101 aides in three groups: seven Special Advisers, six Senior Special Assistants and 88 Special Assistants.

Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo, known on screen as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka and often styled Rachel Okonkwo, was named Senior Special Assistant on Film and Creative Industry Development.

She is from Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area and is best known for the Nkoli Nwa Nsukka film series.

Eucharia Anunobi was named Special Assistant on Women Mobilisation for the Enugu North zone.

She became prominent in the 1990s, has appeared in more than 90 films and later took up evangelism.

The two roles split along craft and politics. One is tied to film and the creative economy. The other is tied to organising women in a senatorial zone.

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Neither actress had, in the immediate reporting of the list, issued a separate public comment. The announcement places two familiar Nollywood names inside a large slate of 101 appointments.