Politics
Meet Rivers State 2023 Governorship Candidates and Their Deputies
The 2023 governorship elections in most states of Nigeria, including Rivers, are scheduled for March 11, 2023.
Below are the candidates contesting for the governorship seat to replace Nyesom Wike in Rivers state.
PDP
Sim Fubara – Guber candidate
Who is Sim Fubara? Biography, Wikipedia
Amaopusenibo Siminalayi “Sim” Fubara, was the former accountant general of Rivers State, Nigeria.
He is an indigene of Opobo town in Opobo/Nkoro local government area of Rivers state.
Sim started his career in 2003 as a principal accountant with the Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board. He rose to the position of director of finance and accounts at the State’s government house in 2015 and rose to the position of permanent secretary in March 2020.
Prior to his appointment as a Finance Commissioner, Sim served as the Director of Finance, Government House, Rivers State.
Prof. Mrs. Ngozi Nma Odu – Deputy
Who is Ngozi Nma Odu? Biography, Wikipedia
Professor (Mrs) Ngozi Nma Odu is a former Rivers State Commissioner for Education. She hails from Ogba, Egbema, Ndoni LGA (ONELG).
Dr. Ngozi Nma Odu is a Senior Lecturer of Food Microbiology & Public Health in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, College of Natural & Applied Sciences. She obtained her first degree in Microbiology from Paisley College of Technology, Renfrewshire, Scotland. While in Scotland, she received the Best Academic Prize for 2 consecutive years (1977 and 1978 respectively).
She also holds a Masters Degree in Food Science and Management from the prestigious University of London (Queen Elizabeth College). In 1989 she obtained a Ph.D in Microbiology at the University of Port Harcourt, that made her the first Ph.D graduate in that department. She also attended a Leadership course at the prestigious John Hopkins University Baltimore, USA.
Dr. Odu rose through the ranks in the Rivers State Ministry of Health to the post of permanent secretary, a post she held for (6½) six and half years (1999 – 2006), making her the longest serving Permanent Secretary in that Ministry. During her tenure as Permanent Secretary, her Ministry received accolades from WHO, UNICEF and FMOH for Best practices in the area of Immunization and Baby Friendly Initiative Programmes.
In January 2006, she was appointed as the Rivers State commissioner in the Ministry of Education and as a commissioner, she facilitated the award of overseas undergraduate scholarships to over 400 Rivers State Students in Russia and Malaysia and also facilitated the award of overseas Postgraduate scholarship to over 75 Rivers State men & women in USA, UK and Europe. She equally commenced the process of handover of Schools to the missions and she also initiated School beautification programme in public Schools in the State.
She is presently, the Director of Academic Planning of PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Rivers State.
APC
Tonye Cole – Guber candidate
Who is Tonye Cole? Biography, Wikipedia
Tonye Cole is a politician and businessman. He is the co-founder and executive director of the Sahara Group.
Cole has an Honours degree in Architecture from Lagos University and the Universidade de Brasilia. He worked as an architect in Brazil and Nigeria before co-founding the Sahara Group in 1996.
He is an alumni of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program (AMP186).
Dr Innocent Bariate Barikor – Deputy
Who is Innocent Barikor?
Innocent Barikor is a lecturer with the Department of Political Science/ Administration, University of Port Harcourt.
He is an Ogoni indigene from Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State and a former House of Assembly member, who represented Gokana Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly from 2011 – 2015.
LP
Beatrice Itubo – Guber candidate
Beatrice Itubo was on Sunday, June 30, 1963, in Port Harcourt, the Capital city of Rivers State.
Beatrice attended Amaigbo Primary and Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Harbour Road where she obtained her FSLC and SSCE respectively.
Shortly after she proceeded to College of Health Science & Technology and obtained Higher National Diploma in Environmental Health.
She studied Workplace Health, Safety, and Welfare at Abertay University Dundee, United Kingdom.
Kaninee Barikpoa – Deputy
Barikpoa is from Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, which has one of the largest voting blocs in the State.
ADP
Fingesi Tami – Guber Candidate
Ekiye Belief – Deputy
AA
Somiari Victor – Guber candidate
ZLP
Cookey Sophia – Guber Candidate
Douglas Okpara – Deputy
AAC
Dada Obele Joseph Ngechu – Guber candidate
SDP
Magnus Abe – Guber candidate
Who is Magnus Abe?
Magnus Ngei Abe is a Nigerian politician who served as a Senator for the Rivers South East Senatorial District of Rivers State, Nigeria. He was first elected to the Nigerian Senate in 2011 in the April 2011 Federal elections and again in a rerun poll in December 2016.
Dr Patricia Ogbonnaya -Deputy
Accord
Dumo Lulu-Briggs
APM
Faye-Ofori Churchill
Boot
Nwanze Michael
NRM
Sobomabo Jackrich
APP
Leesi Gabriel Gborogbosi
He is a technocrat and management consultant.
ADC
Ibraye Tonte – Guber candidate
Youngest candidate, aged 37 years old.
Tonto Dikeh – Deputy
Tonto Dikeh is a controversial Nollywood actress.
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