Adawari Michael Pepple was elected Senator for the Rivers South East constituency of

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at the start of the

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, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.

Early life

After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Pepple was appointed to committees on Petroleum, Industry (vice chairman), Water Resources, Education, Social Development & Sports and Federal Capital Territory. He was appointed Senate Chief Whip in 2002. Pepple was a proponent of a constitutional change whereby the President and the state Governors would be able to serve only for a single five-year term. After the

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had ruled that the disputed

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belonged to

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, he noted that "The value of lives of Nigerians in the Bakassi Peninsula and beyond far out-weighs the worth of oil and gas deposit in the area". In an October 2002 review of senator performance, the ''Vanguard'' noted that Pepple had presented seven Bills in the current Assembly.

Membership of association. awards

Michael Pepple is not only a member of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), he is the Chairman of MAN Rivers / Bayelsa States branch. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Star award of Rivers State (DSSRS).

References

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