Peter Godsday Orubebe | |
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| Federal Minister of Niger Delta | |
| In office 6 April 2010 –12 February 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ufot Ekaette |
| Succeeded by | Dr Stephen Oru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1959 Burutu,Delta,Nigeria |
Peter Godsday Orubebe (born 6 June 1959) was appointed Nigerian Minister of Niger Delta on 6 April 2010 when acting president Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet. [1]
Orubebe was born on 6 June 1959 at Ogbobagbene,Burutu Local Government Area in Delta State. [2] He is of Ijaw descent. [1] He attended the University of Lagos,gaining a B.Sc. in political science in 1985. Later he obtained a master's degree in international relations from Ambrose Alli University,Ekpoma in 2005. [2]
Orubebe became a supervisory councilor,and later chairman of Burutu LGA. In July 2007,President Umaru Yar'Adua appointed him Minister of Special Duties. [2] Later he became Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs when that ministry was created in December 2008. [3] In January 2010,he said that the proposed 10% equity share policy on infrastructural development in the Niger Delta region would make vandalism and crisis a thing of the past. [4]
On 31 March 2015,Orubebe,acting as a polling agent for the PDP,made attempts at disrupting the proceedings of the [5] 2015 presidential election collation. Orubebe alleged that INEC Chairman,Attahiru Jega,had taken side with the main opposition political party,APC. [6] [7] He however subsequently apologized to Nigerians over his conduct by tendering an unreserved apology urging them not to follow in his footsteps and explaining that he regretted his action. [8]