Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe
Soala Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Rivers West | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Asinobi Ake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1945 Degema LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Died | 2 July 2009 |
Soala Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe was elected Senator for the
People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]
He was reelected in April 2003.[2]
Martyns-Yellowe was born on 12 November 1945 in Bakana, Degema Local Government Area, Rivers State. He qualified as a neuro-psychiatrist, and served as chief medical director of the Rivers State Psychiatric Hospital, Rumuigbo, Port Harcourt.[3] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Drug & Narcotics, Petroleum (Chairman) and Health.[4] In 2007, he was a contender in the PDP primary election to be candidate for Rivers State governor.[3] He died in Abuja on 2 July 2009 after a severe asthmatic attack.[5]
References
- ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ "Senators". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ a b Akujobi Amadi (Jul 3, 2009). "Sen. Martyns-Yellowe Dies Of Cardiac Arrest". The Tide. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ^ "Senator Martyns Yellowe dies after asthma attack". Next. July 2, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
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