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Solomon Bob

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Solomon Bob
Member of the
House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Abua/Odual and Ahoada East, Chairman House Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, Chairman Nigeria-France Parliamentary Group,
Assumed office
2019 till date
Preceded byBetty Apiafi
Personal details
BornJuly 3rd 1970
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPDP
ProfessionLawyer, Politician

Solomon Bob (1970) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician from People's Democratic Party.[1][2] He represents Abua/Odual and Ahoada East constituency in the House of Representatives of Nigeria, a post he was elected to in 2019. He is a former Special Adviser to Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.[3][4][5]

Political career

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Bob was elected to the Nigerian National House of Representatives in the general election of 2019 to represent Abua/Odual and Ahoada East.[6][7][8] During this time he sponsored a bill to remove Local Government as a tier of government in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[9][10][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Here is the list of House of Representatives members from Rivers State". Daily Trust. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "House of Reps considers bill to remove LGs as tier of govt". Vanguard News. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ShineYourEye". www.shineyoureye.org. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ webmaster (6 December 2019). "Hon. Solomon T Bob". accountablenigeria.org. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Gov. Wike appoints 39 Special Advisers -". The NEWS. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Rep faults Amaechi's insecurity remarks on Rivers". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Election Centre". nigeriaelections.stearsng.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "List of House of Reps members and their political parties". Vanguard News. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ^ Bachi. "Solomon Bob wins Abua/Odual/Ahoada East Federal Constituency PDP Ticket - PUO REPORTS". Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ admin. "FOR A TRUE FEDERALISM, REMOVE LOCAL GOVTS, AS A TIER OF GOVT—HON. SOLOMON BOB'S BILL, RECOMMENDS – Reality Newspaper". Retrieved 12 July 2021.