Abubakar Sadiku Ohere
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Distinguish Senator Ohere Sadiku Abubakar | |
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| Senator for Kogi Central | |
| In office June 2023 – November 2023[1] | |
| Preceded by | Yakubu Oseni |
| Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs | |
| In office January 2016 – August 2019 | |
| Governor | Yahaya Bello |
| Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs | |
| In office August 2019 – December 2019 | |
| Commissioner for Works and Housing | |
| In office 27 January 2020 – 16 April 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1966 Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Occupation | Engineer, politician |
| Website | abubakarohere.com |
Ohere Sadiku Abubakar FNSE, (born July 13, 1966) is a Nigerian politician and senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.[2] He hails from Okene LGA in Kogi State.[3] From January 2016 to December 2019, he served in two roles with the Kogi State government, starting as the Special Adviser of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. [4] before he was appointed as the Commissioner for the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.[5] In January 2020, at the inception of the second tenure of Yahaya Bello, he was re-appointed to serve as the Commissioner for Works and Housing.[6] Abubakar Ohere[7] is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).[8]
Early life and education
[edit]Ohere Sadiku Abubakar was born on July 13, 1966, in Okene LGA, Kogi State. He was enrolled at St. Andrew's School, Okene in 1975 for his primary education. In 1979, he proceeded to Lennon Memorial College, Ageva, for his secondary education. He thereafter obtained a Ordinary National Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering from Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, and proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Idah, in 1992 for his Higher National Diploma. He has a master's degree in mining engineering (M.Eng.) from the Federal University of Technology, Akure.[9]
Civil Service
[edit]Engr. Ohere joined the Federal Civil Service in 1996. His working career spanned about 20 years, beginning as a field engineer and gradually rising to the management level in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.[10]
Fellowships and memberships
[edit]- Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers
- Fellow of the Institute of Industrialists and Corporate Administrators (IICA)
- Corporate Member of the Nigerian Society of Mining Engineers (NSME)
- Member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
- Member of the Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG)
Political career
[edit]His sojourn into politics began with a political appointment in January 2016, and this led to a pause in his civil service career as he accepted the role to serve under the New Direction Government of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello from January 2016 to August 2019 as a Special Adviser,[11] overseeing the affairs of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. In 2019, he was appointed Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, until December 2019, with the same functions of overseeing the affairs of the Ministry. In January 2020,[12] at the inception of the second tenure of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, he was appointed again into his cabinet to serve as the Honorable Commissioner for Works and Housing,[13] a position he voluntarily resigned from on the 16th day of April 2022, to participate as a candidate in the senatorial elections for Kogi Central Senatorial District[14] in the Federal Legislature.[15]
Ohere was initially declared the winner of the 2023 Kogi Central Senatorial Election on February 25, 2023 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), [16] but he spent less than seven months in the Nigerian Senate, as this electoral victory was overturned on October 31, 2023 by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, and his opponent Natasha Akpoti of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) was declared as the rightful winner of the elections. [17]
Senate Stewardship
[edit]- February 27, 2023 - Declared by INEC as Senator Elect Kogi Central Senatorial District. [18]
- June 13, 2023 - Inaugurated as Member of the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. [19]
- July, 2023 - Appointed Chairman Senate Committee on Local Content alongside membership in Senate Committees of Works, Solid Minerals, FCT, Health etc.[20]
- Member Senate Ad hoc Committee on East-West Roads.
- Vacates seat November 2023. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shibayan, Dyepkazah (November 2, 2023). "Natasha Akpoti sworn in as Kogi central senator". TheCable.
- ^ "2023 election will be a mirage without adequate security - CSO". Vanguard News. May 31, 2022.
- ^ Omorogbe, Paul (October 25, 2019). "PDP dead, soon to be forgotten in Kogi central, says APC chieftain, Ohere".
- ^ "Kogi promotes 132 monarchs". August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Kogi Council Of Chiefs commend Ohere, confers chieftaincy title on him". Vanguard News. December 18, 2019.
- ^ Daniels, Ajiri (January 12, 2022). "We are back to sites for timely delivery of projects – Kogi Works Commissioner".
- ^ "Kogi upgrades ongoing Reference Hospital to Teaching Hospital - P.M. News".
- ^ "Abubakar Sadiku Ohere Biography - Early Life, Career - Kogi State Hub". Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Engineers, My (June 14, 2022). "Profile of Engr. (Dr) Abubakar Sadiku Ohere". My Engineers.
- ^ Kehinde, Opeyemi (January 29, 2020). "See Kogi's new commissioners and their portfolios". Daily Trust.
- ^ III, Editorial (May 15, 2019). "Illegal accounts: Ohere refutes allegation, says my hands are clean".
- ^ Online, Tribune (January 29, 2020). "Kogi: Gov Bello swears-in 17 commissioners, 6 SAs".
- ^ "Musician apologises to Kogi Commissioner, Others over allegation of Wife snatching, begs for forgiveness". Vanguard News. May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Kogi APC Senate aspirant rejects primary results, vows appeal". May 31, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Full list: APC submits senatorial candidates' names to INEC". June 18, 2022.
- ^ "PDP candidate loses as APC wins Kogi central senatorial seat". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Appeal court affirms Natasha Akpoti as winner of Kogi central senatorial election". The Cable NG. 2023-10-31.
- ^ Nseyen, Nsikak (February 28, 2023). "Election result: Natasha Akpoti loses as APC wins Kogi Central senatorial seat". Daily Post Nigeria.
- ^ https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/604129-nass-inauguration-nigerian-lawmakers-elect-new-senate-president-speaker-live-updates.html
- ^ Omogbolagun, Tope (August 8, 2023). "FULL LIST: named chairmen as Senate unveils 71 committees".