Evan Enwerem
Evan Enwerem | |
|---|---|
| 7th President of the Nigerian Senate | |
| In office 3 June 1999 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Deputy | Haruna Abubakar |
| Preceded by | Ameh Ebute (1993) |
| Succeeded by | Chuba Okadigbo |
| Senator for Imo East | |
| In office 3 June 1999 – 3 June 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Bright Nwanne (1993) |
| Succeeded by | Ama Iwuagwu |
| Governor of Imo State | |
| In office 3 January 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony E. Oguguo |
| Succeeded by | James N.J. Aneke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1935 Ikeduru, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Imo State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 2 August 2007 (aged 71) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Political party | |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
Evan Enwerem (
Early life
Enwerem was born in Ikeduru, Imo State, Nigeria, on 29 October 1935.[2] He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.[1]
Political career
Enwerem served as
Enwerem was elected to the
Enwerem did not hold the post of President of the Nigerian Senate for very long. A Nigerian Senate committee began investigating Enwerem for allegations of corruption in 1999. The allegations against Enwerem alleged that he falsified his name, and caused a controversy as to whether Enwerem's actual real name was Evan or Evans.[4][1] Enwerem was removed from office on 18 November 1999, in an ouster spearheaded by allies of Chuba Okadigbo.[5][1] However, though removed as President of the Senate, Enwerem remained a member of the Senate until 2003.[1]
Okadigbo, Enwerem's rival and successor as President of the Senate, was in turn removed from office on 8 August 2000.
Enwerem ultimately served as a Nigerian Senator from 1999 until 2003 before leaving office.[1] According to news reports, Enwerem expressed an interest in "good laws" whose "ripple effects on the populace would be wide, sweeping and enduring."[1]
Death
Enwerem had been in poor health before his death in 2007. He had been hospitalized at
The National Hospital finally relented and released Enwerem to his family for transfer to Germany on 1 August. on a private air ambulance to Germany, the two German doctors who arrived in the air ambulance refused to allow Enwerem to board the aircraft due to his "very critical" condition, that he was not strong enough to make the flight and rushed him back to the National Hospital,[1] Enwerem was readmitted to National Hospital the same day, and plugged into a ventilator machine.
Enwerem died the next morning on 2 August 2007, at the National Hospital in Abuja at the age of 73.[1] One of his children, Mr Evan Enwerem Jr, has been appointed as Transition Committee Chairman of Ikeduru LGA.[6]
The then President of the Senate,
References
- ^ allAfrica.com. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ Contributor, Pulse (25 January 2018). "A brief walk into the lives of Nigeria's Fourth Republic Senate Presidents". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "IRIN Update 478 for 3 June [19990603]". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Nigerian senate president impeached". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Nwankwo, Ugochukwu (17 April 2019). "BOOM : HOW ATIKU MASTERMINDED THE IMPEACHMENT OF EVAN ENWEREM - OBASANJO". Abia Pulse News. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Njoku, IfeanyiCy. "EVAN ENWEREM REPORTS TO GOVT HOUSE, OWERRI UPON HIS APPOINTMENT". IfeanyiCy's Blog. Retrieved 24 October 2020.