Who is Sheriff Oborevwori? Biography, Wikipedia
Sheriff Oborevwori is a Nigerian politician and the current Delta State House of Assembly Speaker.
Oborevwori is the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state.
Age
Sheriff Oborevwori was born on June 19, 1963. He is 59 years old and will be 60 by June 19, 2023.
Tribe
He hails from OSUBI town in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.
Family
Parents
Sheriff Oborevwori was born into the family of Chief Samuel (father) and Mrs Esther Oborevwori (mother).
Wife
Sheriff Oborevwori is married to Mrs. Oborevwori Tobore.
Children
Sheriff and Tobore’s marriage is blessed with children, including their daughter, Omonigho Oborevwori, who got married in 2019.
Education
Sheriff Oborevwori had his early education at Alegbo Primary School, Effurun. He also attended Aladja Grammar School, Aladja.
He later went on to Oghareki Grammar School, Oghareki.
He attended Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, for a full-time programme and graduated with B.Sc. Second Class (Hons) Upper Division in Political Science.
Sheriff subsequently pursued his postgraduate education at the Delta State University, Abraka, where he obtained a MSc. in Political Science.
Political career
Before his emergence as PDP guber candidate in Rivers state, Sheriff is the representative of the Okpe State Constituency.
He was elected speaker of Delta State House of Assembly on 11 May 2017 following the impeachment of the then Speaker, Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya.
Before then, he was;
- Councilor – 1996
- Chairman of Osubi Community from 1996 to 2003
- Senior Special Assistant on Security to the Executive Governor of Delta State from 2012 to 2014.
- Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta State on Youth Development from 2003-2006.
- Justice of Peace, 2007.
- Special Adviser to the Governor of Delta State on Land Security, August 2007 to September 2010.
- State Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, 2009 and 2010.
- Elected Member of the Delta State House of Assembly in 2015 to represent Okpe State Constituency.
- Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, May 11, 2017 – .
Controversy
Accused of supplying false information and submitting forged certificates
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 7, 2022 delivered a judgement which disqualified Sheriff Oborevwori as PDP governorship candidate in Delta State.
Oborevwori was accused of supplying false information and submitting forged certificates to participate and emerge as the winner of the PDP governorship primary in the state.
Allegedly blew N1.6bn on vehicles and tax evasion
An Abuja-based anti-corruption organisation, Initiative For Advancement and Accountable Integrity in Governance in 2021, accused Oborevwori of spending N1.6bn on vehicles purchased at exorbitant prices.
In a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dated December 7, 2020, the group said 36 vehicles were bought in June 2019 for the House members at inflated costs.
The civil society organisation also accused Oborevwori of tax evasion, stating that “the sum of N77,201,250 calculated at five per cent of the total vehicle purchase sum was claimed as VAT when no such amount was paid.”
Denies intention to run for Delta governorship
In July 15, 2020, Sheriff Oborovwori distanced himself from a Facebook post by one Ejiro Oborevwori that he (Sheriff Oborevwori) has declared his intention to run for governorship in 2023.
Oborevwori in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Dennis Otu said the governorship posters being circulated in the social media and WhatsApp group platforms were also fake, adding that there is no Ejiro Oborevwori in the family.
The Speaker said: “My attention has been drawn to a fake Facebook account of one EJIRO OBOREVWORI. The said Ejiro Oborevwori posted that the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, ‘On Monday disclosed to members of his Political train for his aim to run for the Governor of DELTA STATE come 2023. He also said he has an unquenchable love for the unity and growth of the state and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’.
“This is completely fake news as this is the handiwork of mischief-makers. The Speaker has remained focused and never at any time discussed Governorship ambition with anybody. He is committed to what he is doing at the moment as the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and he will never be distracted.”
He, however, declared intention to run in March 2022.
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