The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority, born into a humble background in the late 80’s to the family of late Hon. Efenji Edward Agabi from Gakem in Bekwarra Local Government Area. Efenji Nicholas is armed with passion, resilience and determination in his date with destiny.
His early education at St Mark Primary School Gakem, was the formative years which fueled his drive for success, and earned him his First School Leaving Certificate FSLC in 1996. He was enrolled into St. Thomas College Ogoja for his Junior Secondary School and later got his WASSC at Federal Science College, Ogoja.
In his determination to acquire University education, he got admission to study Geology at the University of Calabar.
After successful graduation in 2014, he was mobilized for the National Youth Service Corps to serve in Delta State with the Federal Inland Waterways, in the Administrative and Survey Department, a national task he embarked on with service and passion.
By dint of hard work Efenji has grown through the ranks, he partnered with Ajebo Clothing as Sales Representative and later ventured into Real Estate business. He worked with many property firms and garnered a lot of experience, as Administrator and Investment Advisor at White Avenue Real Estate, later at Bell Homes and Properties as Marketing Manager, Homadil Realty as a Consultant, and later with Nana Hamsad as a very experienced Consultant which formed the crux of the foundation of Efenji Homes and Properties.
A budding entrepreneur whose meteoric rise is a testament of hard work, dedication and commitment, a Realtor, a Change Engineer, politician and community advocate. Efenji Nicholas is the MD/CEO of Efenji Homes and Properties, who has grown his business to enviable heights less than a decade.
He did not just venture into seeking public office, his love for politics and community development was propelled by his late father’s quest to change the narrative in Bekwarra politics. He grew under his father’s tutelage and developed passion to serve his people and change the development dynamics of Bekwarra.
He was a member of the defunct Action Congress Nigeria ACN. A foundation 
member of the All Progressives Congress who worked for the victory of the party in the 2015 general elections. His aspiration to become Chairman of Bekwarra Local Government in 2024 received massive support from the youths and every segment of the society.
Efenji, a frontline Chairmanship aspirant in the 2024 Local Government election, gained a lot of popularity when he consulted widely, seeking the people’s support from the ten wards of Bekwarra. The young Efenji has a knack for excellence, this was displayed in his clarity of vision and content in his manifesto during the campaigns. This earned him an award of recognition from Inside Cross River News Magazine.
AWARD OF RECOGNITION
1 Nigeria Youth League
Achiever per excellence award.
2 Northern Youth Peace Ambassadors.
National outstanding leadership award (Icon of Transformation/Peace Ambassador.
3 National Association of Nigeria student (NANS) Beacon of Hope.
4 Inside Cross River News Magazine award of recognition for clarity of vision and content in his manifesto.
Like a Rubicon Efenji has no point of return, he is busy building networks, connecting with every fabric in Cross River State and building friendship. If given great responsibility in the State, he will wield a lot of influence and bring dividends of quality leadership.