Senator Uche Ekwunife Lilian was born and brought up through a robust private career to a successful political endeavour; is a Politician and member of the 9th Senate representing the people of Anambra Central Senatorial District of Anambra State.

Ekwunife was born in 1970 in Igboukwu in Aguata when her surname was Ogudebe. Her first degree was in Business and Accounting which she earned at the University of Calabar. She then took an MBA at Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

She also had a career in banking where she rose to the rank of Area Manager. She married Chief Larry Ekwunife have children.

She won the 2019 senatorial elections representing Anambra central Senatorial District, Nigeria. She contested for the same elections in the 2015 senatorial elections Nigeria, but lost to Senator Victor Umeh.