Fidelis C. Okoro is a Nigerian politician who was Senator for the
Enugu North Senatorial District of
Enugu State
Enugu () verbally pronounced as "Enụgwụ" by the Igbo indigenes is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the so ...
at the start of the
Nigerian Fourth Republic
The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999, it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. Nigeria adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic on 29 May 1999.
Founding
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, running on the
Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Okoro was appointed to committees on Senate Services, Industries (chairman), Police Affairs, Agriculture and Niger Delta.
He changed allegiance to the
People's Democratic Party (PDP) and became an ally of Governor
Chimaroke Nnamani
Chimaroke Nnamani (; born 30 May 1960) is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician from Enugu State. He was elected Governor of Enugu State in the 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election from 1999 to 2007. He subsequently served as a Peopl ...
.
In December 2001, he was named in an assault suit by Chief Mike Ejinima, an aspirant to become governor, along with Nnamani,
Ike Ekweremadu
Ike Ekweremadu (born 12 May 1962) is a Nigerian politician and a lawyer who hails from Enugu State and served in the Senate of Nigeria for Enugu West from 3 June 2003 to 5 May 2023 . He is a member of the People's Democratic Party, and was t ...
and David Atigwe, a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly.
He was reelected in April 2003 on the PDP ticket.
References
Enugu State politicians
Living people
Igbo politicians
Nigerian Roman Catholics
Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria) politicians
Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria)
Senators of the 5th National Assembly (Nigeria)
Senators of the 4th National Assembly (Nigeria)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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