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Roland Stephen Owie is from Ilobi village in isi community, he was elected Senator for the Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.[ citation needed ] He took office on 29 May 1999. Owie is the pioneer chief whip of the senate after forming a team with then President of the Senate, Chuba Okadigbo. Prior to him being a senator, he was elected into the House of Representative in 1979 [1]
After taking his seat in the Senate he was appointed to committees on Selection, Senate Services, Power & Steel, Agriculture, Water Resources and Drug & Narcotics. [2]
| Roland Stephen Owie KSJI Pioneer Senate Chief Whip |
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| Senate Chief Whip |
| In Office 1999-2003 |
| Senator from Edo South Senatorial District |
| In Office 1999-2003 succeeded by Daisy Danjuma |
| Deputy Chief Whip of The House Of Representative |
| In Office 1978-1983 |
| Member Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Orhionmwon |
| In Office 1978-1983 |
| Ambassador of Goodwill to Huston Texas in Nigeria |
| Personal Details |
| Born 28 August 1945 Ilobi village in isi community Edo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality Nigerian |
| Political party African Democratic Congress (ADC) |
Other political affilitions
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| Spouse Lady Helen Noyo Owie 1975-2025 |
| Children 12 |
| GrandChildren 22 |
| Education B.A Hons Geography ABU Zaria |
| Alma mater Illobi primary school, St. Patrick school, ABU Zaria |
| Occupation politician, businessman |
Roland Stephen Owie also contested in the 2003 Governorship Election on the party ANPP but was defeated by Lucky Igbinedion. Roland Owie introduced the bill that established the Nigerian Security Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).
Born in Edo state, roland hails from ilobi village, isi community. He attended Ahmadu Bello University where he studied geography and made valuable friends like atiku abubakar who was his schoolmate at Ahmadu Bello University . Before entering full time politics owie was amongst the founding fathers of Auchi Politechnic in which he became the first Registra of Auchi Polytechnic.