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Hon. KWAGH-KUDI Thomas Terfa(KSJi)

31 May 1982) is a Nigerian politician and Businessman

from Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State in North Central Nigeria. He is

currently the Legislator representing Makurdi North Constituency of the Benue State

House of Assembly and is the Chairman of the House standing committee on Youth and

sports.

Early life

Thomas was born into the family of late Hon. and Mrs Kudi Pius in Makurdi local

government of Benue State; he is the first of seven kids who were all raised by his Roman

Catholic politician dad and civil Servant mother in the suburbs of Makurdi. He Started his

early Education at Command children School,NASME Barracks Makurdi in 1988 and

completed primary education in 1994 where he obtained his First School Certificate,He

proceeded to Mada Hills Secondary school,Akwanga Nasarawa State and obtained

his Senior School Certificate Examination(SSCE) Certificate in 2000 Kwagh-Kudi graduated

in 2010 from the Federal university of Agriculture,Makurdi;where he studied Animal

production.

Career

In 2008, while still a student of the Prestigious Federal University of Agriculture,Makurdi,

driven by passion and goals, he started an Aluminium works and general construction

company called TOMTER HOLDINGS in Makurdi, a business which thrived in the state's

capital and beyond, until 2011 when he had to leave Makurdi for the mandatory National

Youth Service corps(NYSC) in Kaduna State. Afterwards, he worked with [1]; an animal

nutrition and Veterinary Consultancy Company in Kaduna, he served up to the position of

Area Sales Manager of Abuja and Jos in 2015 and 2016 respectively after which he resigned

From 2017–2019, he served as the Regional Manager of Kewalram Chanrai's Sunseed Feed

Division.

Political career

in 2019,Kwagh-Kudi won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket as choice candidate for

the Makurdi North Constituency seat in the 2019 polls. He was declared winner in the 2019

General Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission with a winning vote

of 10,498 against his closest rival;Christopher Ikper of the PDP who polled a total of 6,070

votes.

Kwagh-Kudi is popular in the Benue Legislative House, as he's considered one of the

Youngest Members of the Benue Legislative Parliament, he is also the Chairman,House

Standing Committee on Youth and Sports in the Benue Assembly. In 2019, he Co-sponsored

a bill to establish Benue State Traffic Regulation and Control Agency, a bill which has since

passed its second reading in the house. He has received several meritorious awards from

many civil society organizations,Institutions,Religious Instititutions and other

Personal life

He is married to Dr. Kwagh-Kudi Judith and they have a daughter.

Raised as a Roman Catholic, he remains up till this day a dedicated Roman Catholic and a

Member of the Catholic Knights of Saint John's International.

He enjoys Reading,Outdoor Sports and Philanthropy, swimming and travelling