Oserheimen Osunbor, (born 5 October 1951), is a Nigerian

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and

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who was a

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of the

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from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007 and the

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Edo State Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controvers ...

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from 29 May 2007 to 11 November 2008.

Early life and career

Oserheimen Osunbor was born on 5 October 1951 in Iruekpen, Esan West Local Government Area,

. He attended P.T.T.C Demonstration Primary School

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from 1957 to 1962, then Anglican Grammar School Ujoelen

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from 1963 to 1968 and then obtained his sixth form at Holy Trinity Grammar School Sabongidaa-Ora

Senatorial Office

Professor Oserheimen Osunbor was elected Senator for the Edo Central Senatorial District of

at the start of the

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, running on the

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(PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Rules & Procedures, Ethics, Judiciary, Water Resources and Government Affairs (Chairman). Osunbor was reelected to his senate seat in April 2003. He also held Various chairmanship positions while in the Senate including: Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters; Chairman, several Senate Ad-hoc Committees and National Assembly Joint Committees; Chairman, Sub-Committee on Legislature and Legislative List, National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Amendment. So profound was his impact that he was nicknamed "Attorney-General of the Senate" by his colleagues.

Governorship

Osunbor was elected Governor of

in April 2007 on the

(PDP) platform. On 20 March 2008, the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal declared that Osunbor's election was invalid, and asked the

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(INEC) to withdraw his certificate and declare Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole of the

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(AC) party the winner. On November 11, 2008, a federal Appeal Court sitting in

Benin City Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after Lagos, Kano, and Ibadan, with a population estimate of about 3,500,000 as of 2022. It is situated ap ...

upheld the ruling of the state's elections petitions tribunal, declaring Oshiomole to be the Governor of Edo State. The decision was based on several voting irregularities.

Personal life

Oserheimen Osunbor is happily married with six children. He is a

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of the

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denomination and a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osunbor Oserheimen 1951 births Living people People from Edo State Governors of Edo State Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria All Progressives Congress politicians University of Nigeria alumni Nigerian Law School alumni Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) Nigerian Anglicans 20th-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian politicians

Early life and career

Senatorial Office

Governorship

Personal life

See also

References