Honourable Julius Gbabojor Pondi | |
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Member House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Burutu Federal Constituency | |
Assumed office 9 June 2015 | |
Preceded by | Frank Enekorogha |
Personal details | |
Born | Arunton-Escravos | November 19,1978
Nationality | Nigerian |
Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
Spouse | Bridget Pondi |
Residence | Warri |
Alma mater | Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) [1] |
Occupation | Legislator |
Profession | Project management |
Julius Gbabojor Pondi [2] (born 19 November 1978) is a Nigerian politician,member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria since 2015. In the House of Representatives,he represents Burutu Federal constituency of Delta State. [3] He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). [4]
In 2007 Pondi was elected to represent Ogulagha Ward 19 in the Burutu Legislative House,where he was subsequently elected into the office of the Leader of the House. He pushed for the passage of a bye-law making it compulsory to teach the Ijaw language in all government primary schools in Burutu LGA. [5] In 2010,he contested the Peoples Democratic Party (DPP) primaries to represent Burutu North in the Delta State House Of Assembly but only came second runner-up in the primary polls;In 2012,he returned to the Peoples Democratic Party with his supporters numbering over 12,000. [6] He later contested and clinched the Federal House of Representatives seat for Burutu Federal Constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in April,2015. [7] [8]
Pondi is a serving member of the following committees in the Federal House of Representatives; [14]
In 2016 he carried out the following empowerment/training programs in conjunction with various government agencies and parastatals. [15]
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