Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo
Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo | |
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Seriake Dickson | |
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| Born | Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo 5 September 1965 Sagbama, Eastern Region, Nigeria (now in Bayelsa State) |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Beatrice Ewhrudjakpo |
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Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo (born 5 September 1965) is a Nigerian
Early life and education
Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was born on 5 September 1965, into the family of Chief and Mrs. Awhowho Ewhrudjakpo in Ofoni at
Political career
On 4 October 2018, He was announced as the winner of the PDP Bayelsa West primary election.[7] In the 23 February 2019 Bayelsa West senatorial election, Ewhrudjakpo was announced winner having defeated Mathew Karimo of the APC having polled 49,912 votes as Karimo polled 20,219 votes[8][9][10] Ewhurdjakpo was picked as the running mate to Douye Diri in the Bayelsa state governorship election. In the 16 November 2019, Bayelsa Governorship Election, the candidate of the APC, David Lyon was declared winner having polled 352,552 votes to defeat Douye Diri, who polled 143,172 votes.[11][12]
On Thursday, 13 February 2020, the supreme court in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to the All Progressives Congress candidate
On 21 February 2020, An Area Court in Lugbe Abuja ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the allegation of forgery of a National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) certificate levelled against Ewhrudjakpo.[15][16][17]
References
- ^ "Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, one of Nigeria's most educated public office holders today". Vanguard News. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Ewhrudjakpo preaches peace to warring communities | The Nation". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org.
- ^ "Bayelsa: INEC declares seat of Senator Diri, Ewhrudjakpo vacant". 21 February 2020.
- ^ Odunsi, Wale (27 November 2019). "Court orders arrest of Senator Ewhrudjakpo".
- ^ "The Man, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Bayelsa Deputy Governor-Elect". 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Dickson's men get PDP senatorial slots in Bayelsa". guardian.ng. 4 October 2018.
- ^ Ibeh, Nnenna (27 February 2019). "2019: How APC, PDP fared in Bayelsa National Assembly election". www.legit.ng.
- ^ "Dickson Kicks as PDP Wins Two Senate, Three House Seats in Bayelsa". 28 February 2019.
- ^ "PDP wins two senatorial, three House of Representatives seats in Bayelsa". March 2019.
- ^ "APC dislodges PDP in Bayelsa, wins governorship election". 18 November 2019.
- ^ Ukpong, Cletus (16 November 2019). "BayelsaDecides (LIVE UPDATES): Official results from Polling Units, Wards".
- ^ "Rant Here: Supreme Court's verdict on Bayelsa State gov election". 22 February 2020.
- ^ "INEC Releases New Bayelsa Governorship Election Result, Excludes APC".
- ^ "Court Orders DSS To Probe Bayelsa Deputy Governor For Certificate Forgery".
- ^ "Certificate forgery: Court orders DSS to probe Bayelsa deputy gov". 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court orders SSS to investigate Bayelsa deputy governor". 21 February 2020.