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Austin Chenge: 10 things you need to know about the Benue man who wants to become Michigan Governor in the United States
It is no longer news that Benue-own Austin Chenge is eyeing the Republican ticket for Michigan governorship election in the United States.
IDOMA VOICE reveals ten things you need to young about this young man.
- Full Name- Augustine Chenge
- He’s 34 years
- A graduate of the School of Law at the University of Birmingham England.
- He’s the founder of Holla@Me/Holla.com (now sold) in England and soon expanded to San Jose in California.
- He created Waving in a social networking environment in 2011, a concept later seen on Facebook’ Wave.
- In 2016, his tricycle design (termed Wazobia tricycle) aimed at improving the lives of peasant farmers, made history in the West African nation of Nigeria as the first designed, engineered and manufactured by a person of Nigerian descent.
- Since August 2018 he has served as a Specialist in the US Army, where he has been decorated with an Army Achievement Medal as Distinguished Honor Graduate with a CGPA of 99.8% and for exceptional performance while on Active duty.
- In May, Chenge promised to pardon those convicted of violating Whitmer’s COVID19 Orders if elected
- In March 2020, the Secretary of the Army awarded the “Army Achievement Medal” to SPC Austin Chenge from Grand Rapids, MI.
- He originally hailed from Tiv speaking part of Benue State.