Paul Obiechefu Nwandu, a Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Ahiara, was born on 18th of October 1969 in Lude Ahiara, Nigeria. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy at the St. Joseph Major Seminary Ikot-Ekpene in 1991 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology at the Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu in 1996. He worked as a Fidei Donum Priest in the Diocese of Ijebu-Ode before proceeding to Germany for Doctoral Studies in 2006. He was awarded a Doctorate Degree in Theology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany in 2013.