| John Ogar Odey | |
| Office1: | Federal Minister of Information and Communications |
| Term Start1: | 26 July 2007 |
| Term End1: | 17 December 2008 |
| Predecessor1: | Frank Nweke |
| Successor1: | Dora Akunyili |
| Office2: | Federal Minister of Environment and Housing |
| Term Start2: | 17 December 2008 |
| Term End2: | March 2010 |
| Predecessor2: | Halima Tayo Alao |
| Successor2: | Amina Mohammed |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1959 |
| Party: | PDP |
John Ogar Odey (1 November 1959 - 7 October 2018)[1] was a Nigerian politician who served as minister of information and communications in July 2007 and became minister for environment in December 2008 after President Umaru Yar'Adua reshuffled his cabinet.[2] [3]
Odey graduated with a B.Sc. in banking and finance from the University of Calabar in 1986.[4] He was active within the media, with positions such as general manager for South-South Communication and chairman of News Agency of Nigeria.[3] He was appointed National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2004.[4]
He served as minister of information and communications and then as minister for the environment in the cabinet of Umaru Yar'Adua.[5] [6] In March 2010, he handed over to the permanent secretary for the ministry of environment after Vice President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.[7]
Odey died on Sunday, 7 October 2018, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after a cancer-related illness that made him travel out of the country for medical treatment.
Odey's remains were taken home on Tuesday, 6 November 2018, for burial in his hometown, Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, amid tears and testimonies. The body arrived at about 5 pm, and was taken to the Christ the King Catholic Church in Okpoma for Mass in his honour. He was buried in Okpoma on Wednesday, 7 November 2018.