In continuation of top Rivers state politicians that former Rivers state Governor Dr. Peter Odili made, City People Magazine Port Harcourt Bureau Chief, Emeka Amaefula- (+234(0)8111813069) takes a closer look at those top Rivers state politicians who passed through the political school of Dr. Peter Odili who is the modern political leader of Rivers state as there is no politician today in Rivers state who did not pass through his political RESTORATION FAMILY, that anchored its values on true service to the people with core family principles that restores family values of togetherness, love and aspiration to greater service to the people. READ ON
DR. EMI MEMBRE OTAJI
This University of Lagos trained Medical doctor DR. Emi Membre -Otaji is now 63 years old and still waxing very strong in business and his first professional point of Call which is how to make sick persons get well. But since he came into Dr. Peter Odili Restoration Family Team in 1999, he became the first Commissioner for Health in 1999 to 2003. After that he went on to restore his ailing Princess Medical Center which has a 6-storey building “Signature Wing” as its Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout located in Port Harcourt. He holds the traditional title of Deinkribo II of Kalabari Kingdom. He sits on top oil and Gas multi-billion naira business across Niger Delta and beyond.
In 1991 he had his first baptism into politics and later served on the Board of West African Glass Industry-WAGI.
EMMA OKAH
He is a University of Calabar trained Lawyer with the University of Lagos training him for further degrees with LLM in Law. But he found himself with great talent and writing flair that saw him being a popular Columnist in THE SUN Nigeria Newspaper. During the second term of Dr. During Peter Odili’s administration as Governor, he was invited to join the Restoration Family Team as Commissioner for Information and Communication. He became one of the longest-serving Commissioners in Rivers State as he was moved to Housing Ministry later and other subsequent Governments saw the administrative competence in him. Thus he was invited by the N.E.W VISION 2015 Government of Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as Commissioner for Information and Communication before he left to return to his Law Firm at Lagos. Barrister Emma Okah is the father to triplets who are all graduates from Hungary University with one of them graduating with First Class in Medicine another with Second Class Upper Division in Medicine with Convocation held on Saturday 11th of December, 2021 in Hungary.
IGO AGUMA
The family he hails from has been much known as his late father Emmanuel Aguma Sr. was a popular political figure in Rivers state politics before his demise. In 1999, Igochukwu Aguma, a tall, lanky and serious-looking politician from Ogbu-nu-Abali community of Port Harcourt City Local Government Council. He was the first Commissioner of Sports from 1999 to 2003 when he was elected into the Federal House of Representatives Abuja under Peoples Democratic Party-PDP. He later defected to All Progressives Congress APC until the Minister for Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi removed him as leader of the party in his Local Government Area.
FELIX NWEKE
Coming from Oyigbo Local Government Area, Chief Felix Nweke happens to be late recruit of Dr. Peter Odili political family as he was elected as Chairman of Oyigbo LGA courtesy of the endorsement he earned from Dr. Peter Odili.
EMMA ANYANWU
Chief Emma Anyanwu is leading the Elders Forum of Peoples Democratic Party-PDP where he has firm control of the affairs of the party. His two sons are firmly in party politics as Charles Anyanwu has been elected to represent one of the state constituencies of Etche. Currently, his second son Obinna Anyanwu is the duly elected Chairman of Etche LGA. Emma Anyanwu established Emmachex Hotel Ltd which is now defunct.
EUNICE IGWE
When it comes to mobilizing women for electoral fortunes Chief Mrs. Eunice Igwe former national Chairperson of Nigerian Council of Women Society NCWS. The Dr. Peter Odili political Restoration Family team caught her in its web.
EMMA DEEYA
He looks smart and quiet but he’s a serious grass root politician who was very young and during the 1999 political campaign he was vibrant. When the executive Council cabinet was constituted Emma Deeya was appointed as Commissioner. And in 2003 he was elected into the Federal House of Representatives Abuja. This Ogoni born politician is today a member of All Progressives Congress-APC.
AARON CHUKWUEMEKA
In the Odili Restoration Family Team is Aaron Chukwuemeka who from 1999 to 2021 was Chairman of PDP in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area which is the largest Voting Local Government Council area with a large population of voters. Recently he was elected as Vice Chairman of PDP in Rivers State chapter. He owns CRON Suites and Resort off SARS ROAD Obio/Akpor LGA.
DR. DORIS ASUQUO
Intelligent, assertive and gifted fashionista, former Dr. Doris Fisher now Doris Asuquo from the Military administration era was appointed to head Primary Schools SUPEB. She got into party politics with the Odili Restoration family. She tried to get elected into the Rivers West Senatorial District which never favoured her.
SENATOR GEORGE THOMPSON SEKIBO
This Wakrikese Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area born politician is the sitting Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District currently at the National Assembly. He was appointed Special Adviser in Infrastructural Development by the then Governor Dr. Peter Odili. He has been voted twice as a senator.
DR. PRECIOUS ABIYE SEKIBO
He was the Secretary to Rivers State Government-SSG in 1999 when he was appointed Minister for Transportation during President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. He tried to be elected Governor of Rivers State but remained unsuccessful in 2011 when he defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria-ACN. Today he has defected back to PDP.
PRECIOUS NGILALE
This Eleme-born technocrat and Politician was one of the politicians the then Governor Dr. Peter Odili made as he nominated him to be sworn in as Senator of Federal Minister of State for Water Resources. But today he is living outside Rivers State with his Lesotho born South African Wife Mrs Kobo Roseline Precious Ngelale Osaro. This is coming as his relationship with his political mentor Dr. Odili is no longer on talking terms with Dr. Peter Odili due to some alleged irreconcilable differences.
He was born on 10th October 1951. The United States of America trained Computer Scientist, and Business Administration Masters degree graduate studied in University of Wisconsin Platteville, Wisconsin USA. He started his political career in 1980-1983 with the National Party of Nigeria-NPN as during the 3-months 1983 as an elected member of Rivers State House of Assembly before he joined 5-leprous late General Sani Abacha’s political parties as he joined United Nigerian Congress Party-UNCP.
AUSTIN OPARA
He rose to be Deputy Speaker Federal House of Representatives while Dr Peter Odili held sway as Governor of Rivers State. In 2006 Austin Opara closely would have emerged as a PDP governorship candidate until Dr. Odili intervened with his stepping aside for Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to be the anointed candidate for PDP gubernatorial candidate for the 2007 Rivers State Governorship candidate.
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