Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe Explained

Soala Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe
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Office1:Senator for Rivers West
Term Start1:29 May 1999
Term End1:29 May 2007
Successor1:Wilson Asinobi Ake
Birth Date:12 November 1945
Birth Place:Degema LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria
Death Date:2 July 2009

Soala Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe was elected Senator for the Rivers West constituency of Rivers 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.[1] He was reelected in April 2003.[2]

Martyns-Yellowe was born on 12 November 1945 in Bakana, Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State.He qualified as a neuro-psychiatrist, and served as chief medical director of the Rivers State Psychiatric Hospital, Rumuigbo, Port Harcourt.[3] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Drug & Narcotics, Petroleum (Chairman) and Health.[4] In 2007, he was a contender in the PDP primary election to be candidate for Rivers State governor.[3] He died in Abuja on 2 July 2009 after a severe asthmatic attack.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999 . Psephos . 2010-06-23.
  2. Web site: Senators . Dawodu . 2010-06-23.
  3. Web site: Sen. Martyns-Yellowe Dies Of Cardiac Arrest . Akujobi Amadi . Jul 3, 2009 . The Tide . 2010-06-23.
  4. Web site: Congressional Committees . Nigeria Congress . 2010-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151316/http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm . 2009-11-18 .
  5. Web site: Senator Martyns Yellowe dies after asthma attack . July 2, 2009 . Next . 2010-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191239/http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5432876-147/Senator_Martyns_Yellowe_dies_after_asthma.csp . March 4, 2016 . dead .