| Name | Peter Odili |  |
| Surname | Odili | |
| First Names | Peter | |
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| Title | Dr | |
| Country of Birth | Nigeria |
| Positions | |||
| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 1999 | 2007 | Rivers State Government | The Governor of Rivers State |
| 1992 | 1999 | Rivers State Government | Deputy Governor - Rivers State |
| 1988 | 1992 | Rivers State Government | Leader of Rivers State Delegates to the Constituent Assembly. |
| Postgraduate Student - University of Liverpool Tropical School | |||
| University of Nigeria Nsukka | Medical Student | ||
| Date of Birth | 15 Aug 1948 |
| Political Affiliation | PDP |
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| Notes | Dr. Peter Odili was born to the Odili family of Ndoni in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and pursued post-graduate work in Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. He is the proprietor of PAMO Clinics, a private medical facility in Port Harcourt. In 1988/89, Dr. Odili was elected member and leader of Rivers State Delegates to the Constituent Assembly. In 1992, he was elected and served as the Deputy Governor of Rivers State. Following the demise of the Third Republic, he was again elected to the National Constitutional Conference and became the Conference Committee Chairman on State Creation. Dr. Odili thereafter became the National Secretary of the defunct Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN). The one time director of Michelin Nigeria Limited, holds one of the highest Award of Distinguished Medical Practitioner of Nigeria. On May 29, 1999, after duly winning his Party's nomination and the general gubernatorial election, he was sworn-in as the first Executive Governor of the new Rivers State . http://www.onelga.com/Hisexcellency.htm [ Retrieved on 07 MAR 2008 ] Odili won immunity from investigation by anti-corruption agencies in March 2008. For more information & opinion, see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7279593.stm http://elendureports.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=248&Itemid=33 http://www.onelga.com/Hisexcellency.htm http://www.nathanielturner.com/thiefcalledpeterodilibyuchenworah.htm [ Retrieved on 07 MAR 2008 ] |
| Record last updated on 08 APR 2008 |