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Rt. Hon. Ehie Ogerenye Edison | |
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![]() Rt. Hon. Ehie Ogerenye Edison | |
Deputy Speaker Rivers State House of Assembly | |
In office 2015 –till date | |
Constituency | Ahoada East II |
Personal details | |
Born | Port Harcourt,Nigeria |
Political party | PDP |
Alma mater | Rivers State University,Western Ahoada County High School. |
Occupation | Lawyer/Politician |
Rt. Hon. Ehie Ogerenye Edison MHA is a Nigerian politician was former Deputy Speaker and currently a factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Governor of Rivers State,H.E Siminalayi Fubara. He was elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2015,and re-elected in the rerun election in 2016 [1] and 2019 and represents the constituency of Ahoada East II under the platform of the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party.
Hon. Ehie Edison was born in Ahoada,Rivers State to the family of Late Chief Clinton Dollars Ehie and Mrs. Salome Ehie all from the Ekpeye ethnic nationality in Rivers State.
Edison attended (UPE) Primary School and following on he attended Western Ahoada County High School,Ahoada Town. He is a graduate of Law from the Rivers State University,Formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration,a Master in Petroleum Law. Edison Ehie has worked as a Community Liaison Officer in ZB Joint Ventures and Ferzinat Oil and Gas Company Limited.
He was also a National President of the National Union of Rivers State Student (NURSS) and the National President of the Orashi Youth Council. He has also served as Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison is also a business man,farmer and devoted Christian.
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