The Peoples Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria,along with its main rival,the All Progressives Congress.
Sam Ominyi Egwu CON is a Nigerian politician and member of People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria. He was elected Governor of Ebonyi State in the 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. Dr Egwu is noted as pillar of educational development in Ebonyi state and Nigeria. He attended the University of Nigeria,Nsukka where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Agricultural in 1981. He later received a master's degrees in Agricultural from the University of Nigeria,Nsukka in 1987 and Doctorate in Agronomy from Enugu State University of Technology in 1996. He was a senior lecturer at Enugu State University of Technology and served as commissioner for education in Ebonyi state contributed to the successes recorded in education sector during his tenure as governor.
The Niger Delta Development Commission is a federal government agency established by Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2000 with the sole mandate of developing the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. In September 2008,President Umaru Yar'Adua announced the formation of a Niger Delta Ministry,with the Niger Delta Development Commission to become a parastatal under the ministry. One of the core mandates of the commission is to train and educate the youths of the oil rich Niger Delta regions to curb hostilities and militancy,while developing key infrastructure to promote diversification and productivity.
Francis Arthur Nzeribe was a Nigerian politician who was Senator for the Orlu Senatorial constituency in Imo State from October 1983 to December 1983 and May 1999 to May 2007 on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) slate.
James Manager is a Nigerian senator of the People's Democratic Party representing Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State in the Nigerian Senate. He became a Senator in 2003.
Felix Kolawole BajomoListen is a Nigerian politician who was elected a member of the Senate for the Ogun West constituency of Ogun State in April 2007.
Jonathan Tunde OgbehaListen is a Nigerian politician and retired brigadier general who served as the administrator of Akwa Ibom State and then of Bendel State during the military rule of General Ibrahim Babangida (1985–1993). After the return to democracy in 1999,he was elected senator for the Kogi West constituency of Kogi State from May 1999 to May 2007. A biography on Ogbeha titled "Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha:A Noble Path" was written by Innocent Nzeke Waniko,a journalist,and presented publicly on 1 September 2017. The book chronicles the early life and comprehensively captures the life and career of Ogbeha.
Ehigie Edobor Uzamere is a Nigerian politician who was elected to the Nigerian Senate in 2007 representing the Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State for the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia was a Nigerian army officer and politician. He was military Governor (1967–1975) of the Mid-West State,later renamed Bendel State,part of which in turn became Edo State After the return to democracy in 1999,he became a power in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In September 2009,Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state and others attended his 77th birthday celebration in Benin. He is noted as one of the founding fathers of the very prestigious University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)
The Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua was made up of the Ministers and Ministers of State appointed by Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua. The cabinet continued to govern for a few weeks under Acting President Goodluck Jonathan after Yar'Adua fell terminally ill.
Mohammed Sanusi Daggash is a Nigerian architect and economist who was elected as a member of the Federal House of Representatives in 1999,and became Senator for Borno North in 2003. President Umaru Yar'Adua appointed him Minister for the National Planning Commission of Nigeria in July 2007,and relieved him of his post in October 2008. He was again reappointed as Minister for Works in April 2010 by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan.
Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame was a Nigerian educator and politician,who was elected as senator in 1992 during the Third Republic,appointed Senior Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo in August 1999,and appointed Minister of Police Affairs by President Umaru Yar'Adua in December 2008.
The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs was announced by the then Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua on 10 September 2008.
Anyim Pius Anyim is a Nigerian politician who served as president of the Nigerian Senate from 2000 to 2003,he was Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) during Goodluck Jonathan presidency. He was elected a Senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999 for the Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State. And was elected president of the Senate in August 2000.
Ufot Ekaettelisten was appointed the first Nigerian Minister of Niger Delta on 17 December 2008 by President Umaru Yar'Adua. He left office in March 2010 when acting president Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.
Lawal Kaita was a Nigerian politician elected on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform as governor of Kaduna State,Nigeria,holding office between October and December 1983,when the Nigerian Second Republic ended with the coup that brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power.
Barrister Mukhtar Shehu Shagari,CFR was appointed Nigerian Minister of Water Resources in a June 2001 reshuffle of the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later appointed President of the African Ministers Council On Water (AMCOW). Shagari held office until January 2007 when he left to compete for Deputy Governor of Sokoto State. He was elected Deputy Governor of Sokoto State in April 2007,and after a legal challenge was reelected in May 2008.
Lawali Shuaibu is a Nigerian politician who was elected senator for the Zamfara North Senatorial District of Zamfara State,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the All People's Party (APP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. He was re-elected on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform in 2003 to a second term of four years.
John James Akpan Udo-Edehelisten was elected Senator for the Akwa Ibom North East District of Akwa Ibom State,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
