Pius Egberanmwen Odubu (born 3 July 1967) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the

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(1999–2007), the deputy governor of Edo state (2012–2016) and the chairman of the

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Biography

Pius Odubu was born on 3 July 1967 in Urhomehe,

Orhionmwon Orhionmwon is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Abudu. It has an area of 2,382 km2 and a population of 206,717 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 301. Orhionmwon local governmen ...

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. Obudu holds a

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, a J.D. in law and

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in international and comparative law. Obudu was a member of the board of editors of '' Southern University Law Review'' and later served as its managing editor. In 1986, Odubu was

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. Odubu was elected as a member of the

from 1999 to 2007. From 2012 to 2016, he served as the deputy governor of Edo state under

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. Odubu was appointed by the chairman of

board in 2019 and was removed in December 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odubu, Pius 1967 births Living people Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians Deputy governors of Edo State