Abubakar Sadiku Ohere Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Distinguish Senator
Ohere Sadiku Abubakar
Birth Date:1966 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria
Party:All Progressives Congress
Occupation:Engineer, politician
Office:Senator for Kogi Central
Term Start:June 2023
Term End:November 2023[1]
Preceded:Yakubu Oseni
Office1:Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
Term Start1:January 2016
Term End1:August 2019
Office2:Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
Term Start2:August 2019
Term End2:December 2019
Office3:Commissioner for Works and Housing
Term Start3:27 January 2020
Term End3:16 April 2022
Governor1:Yahaya Bello
Website:abubakarohere.com

Ohere Sadiku Abubakar FNSE, (born July 13, 1966) is a Nigerian politician and senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.[2] He hails from Okene LGA in Kogi State.[3] He has served as the Special Adviser overseeing the affairs of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Kogi State from January to August 2019.[4] He has also served as the Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, until December 2019,[5] with the same functions of overseeing the affairs of the Ministry. In January 2020, at the inception of the second tenure of Yahaya Bello, he was re-appointed to serve as the Honorable Commissioner for Works and Housing.[6] Abubakar Ohere[7] is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).[8]

Early life and education

Ohere Sadiku Abubakar was born on July 13, 1966, in Okene LGA, Kogi State. He commenced his pathway in education in 1975 at St. Andrew's School, Okene. In 1979, I proceeded to Lennon Memorial College, Ageva, for his secondary education. He thereafter obtained an Ordinary National Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering from Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, and proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Idah, in 1992 for his Higher National Diploma. He has a master's degree in mining engineering (M.Eng.) from the Federal University of Technology, Akure.[9]

Civil Service

Engr. Ohere joined the Federal Civil Service in 1996. His working career spanned about 20 years, beginning as a field engineer and gradually rising to the management level in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.[10]

Fellowships and memberships

Political career

On his political appointment in 2016, he paused his civil service career to serve under the New Direction Government of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello from January 2016 to August 2019 as a Special Adviser,[11] overseeing the affairs of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. In 2019, he was appointed Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, until December 2019, with the same functions of overseeing the affairs of the Ministry. In January 2020,[12] at the inception of the second tenure of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, he was appointed again into his cabinet to serve as the Honorable Commissioner for Works and Housing,[13] a position he voluntarily resigned from on the 16th day of April 2022, in pursuance of the aspirations and desires of the people to contest as Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District[14] in the Federal Legislature.[15]

He won the 2023 Kogi Central Senatorial Election after defeating his major opponent, Natasha Akpoti.[16]

Senate Stewardship

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-natasha-akpoti-sworn-in-as-kogi-central-senator/
  2. Web site: 2023 election will be a mirage without adequate security - CSO. May 31, 2022. Vanguard News.
  3. Web site: PDP dead, soon to be forgotten in Kogi central, says APC chieftain, Ohere. Paul. Omorogbe. October 25, 2019.
  4. Web site: Kogi promotes 132 monarchs. August 21, 2019.
  5. Web site: Kogi Council Of Chiefs commend Ohere, confers chieftaincy title on him. December 18, 2019. Vanguard News.
  6. Web site: We are back to sites for timely delivery of projects – Kogi Works Commissioner. Ajiri. Daniels. January 12, 2022.
  7. Web site: Kogi upgrades ongoing Reference Hospital to Teaching Hospital - P.M. News.
  8. Web site: Abubakar Sadiku Ohere Biography - Early Life, Career - Kogi State Hub . 2023-04-11 . en-US.
  9. Web site: Profile of Engr. (Dr) Abubakar Sadiku Ohere. My. Engineers. June 14, 2022. My Engineers.
  10. Web site: See Kogi's new commissioners and their portfolios. Opeyemi. Kehinde. January 29, 2020. Daily Trust.
  11. Web site: Illegal accounts: Ohere refutes allegation, says my hands are clean. Editorial. III. May 15, 2019.
  12. Web site: Kogi: Gov Bello swears-in 17 commissioners, 6 SAs. Tribune. Online. January 29, 2020.
  13. Web site: Musician apologises to Kogi Commissioner, Others over allegation of Wife snatching, begs for forgiveness. May 29, 2021. Vanguard News.
  14. Web site: Kogi APC Senate aspirant rejects primary results, vows appeal. May 31, 2022.
  15. Web site: Full list: APC submits senatorial candidates' names to INEC. June 18, 2022.
  16. Web site: 2023-03-01 . PDP candidate loses as APC wins Kogi central senatorial seat . 2023-04-06 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  17. https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/28/election-result-natasha-akpoti-loses-as-apc-wins-kogi-central-senatorial-seat/
  18. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/604129-nass-inauguration-nigerian-lawmakers-elect-new-senate-president-speaker-live-updates.html
  19. https://punchng.com/full-list-wamakko-lawan-yari-named-chairmen-as-senate-unveils-74-committees/
  20. https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-natasha-akpoti-sworn-in-as-kogi-central-senator/