Great Ogboru
Great Ogboru | |
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| Born | Great Ovedje Ogboru April 10, 1958 |
| Education | The Chartered Institute of Marketing (BA) Huron University USA in London (MBA) University of Kent (MA) |
Great Ovedje Ogboru (born April 10, 1958) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who was the gubernatorial candidate for Alliance of Democracy,[1] Democratic Peoples' Party and Labour Party in the 2003, 2007 and 2015 Delta State governorship elections.[2] He was also the gubernatorial nominee for All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 Delta State governorship elections.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Ogboru was born on (April 10, 1958) in Port Harcourt. Ogboru received early education at Municipal Primary School, Port Harcourt but left the city to continue studies at a primary school in Abraka. He, however, finished his primary education at Oharisi Primary School, Ughelli.[4] He attended Government College, Ughelli
from 1971 to 1975. He served as a teacher and while working, and obtained an external advanced level certificate in 1980.
While he was in the United Kingdom, he attended The Chartered Institute of Marketing, London. Thereafter, he attended Huron University USA in London, a branch of Huron University in South Dakota, earning a Master of Business Administration degree. He also obtained a master's degree in international relations at the University of Kent in Canterbury.[5][6]
Career
[edit]In 1984, he was employed as a marketing officer in a fishing company in Lagos. In 1987, he left the fishing firm to start up his own private fishing business, Fiogret Ltd, which later grew and expanded to some other African countries. At the time he was involved in the fishing business, he ventured into other businesses which included a Warri based furniture company and Bureau de Change.[7][8]
In April 1990, Ogboru was indicted in the failed coup attempt of Gideon Orkar, he fled the country through Seme border with help from his brother, Turner Ogboru. The military administration subsequently detained Turner and harassed Ogboru's siblings and did not discourage the looting of his properties by soldiers.[9] Ogboru initially fled to London but later moved to Angola and Namibia.
Great Ogboru returned to Nigeria in June 2000 and joined the democratic process with the establishment of the South-South Rainbow Coalition (SSRC). He established himself as a viable opposition candidate to Delta's governor, James Ibori under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the year 2003[10] and contested the governorship elections in Delta State in 2003. In the 2007 election, Ogboru contested for governorship under the flag of the Democracy People Party (DPP) against Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and lost to Emmanuel Uduagha again in 2011 election though he contested under the umbrella of Labour Party In the 2015 Delta State governorship election, Great Ogboru contested for governorship under the umbrella of All Progressive Congress (APC). He was defeated by Ifeanyi Okowa of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).[11] In the 2019 governorship election of Delta State, Ogboru under the umbrella of All Progressive Congress (APC) but lost to Ifeanyi Okowa.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Mmuta, Cajetan (April 13, 2006). "Tribunal: Ibori Defeats Ogboru". Daily Champion.
- ^ "The man, Great Ovedje Ogboru". 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Delta 2023: Omo- Agege, Ogboru in battle of wits". Vanguard News. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "The man, Great Ovedje Ogboru". 10 April 2018.
- ^ "The man, Great Ovedje Ogboru". 10 April 2018.
- ^ "#BBCGovDebate: Meet di candidates for Delta". BBC News Pidgin. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ Ihundu, Fidelis (2004). Major Gideon Orkar : the making of a revolutionary. Cuban Press. pp. 44–45.
- ^ "The man, Great Ovedje Ogboru". 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Ogboru: Home-coming At Last". P.M. News. June 30, 2000.
- ^ Omame, Nath Jr (December 5, 2002). "Ogboru, Symbol of Delta Opposition". Vanguard.
- ^ "Okowa, Ogboru: Who wins Delta governorship poll? - the Nation Newspaper". 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Just Like In 2015, Okowa Mauls Great Ogboru To Win Delta Governorship Election | Sahara Reporters". 11 March 2019.
Defected to APC and was the number One contender to the then PDP governor Sen Ifeanyi Okowa in the 2019 March gubernatorial election.