Distinguish Senator
Ohere Sadiku Abubakar
Senator for Kogi Central
In office
June 2023 – October 2023
Preceded byYakubu Oseni
Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
In office
January 2016 – August 2019
GovernorYahaya Bello
Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
In office
August 2019 – December 2019
Commissioner for Works and Housing
In office
27 January 2020 – 16 April 2022
Personal details
Born (1966-07-13) 13 July 1966
Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
OccupationEngineer, politician
Websiteabubakarohere.com

Ohere Sadiku Abubakar FNSE, (born July 13, 1966) is a Nigerian politician and senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.[1] He hails from Okene LGA in Kogi State.[2] He has served as the Special Adviser overseeing the affairs of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Kogi State from January to August of 2019.[3] He has also served as the Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, until December 2019,[4] with the same functions of overseeing the affairs of the Ministry. In January 2020, at the inception of the second tenure of Yahaya Bello, he was re-appointed to serve as the Honorable Commissioner for Works and Housing.[5] Abubakar Ohere[6] is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).[7]

Early life and education

Ohere Sadiku Abubakar was born on July 13, 1966, in Okene LGA, Kogi State. He commenced his pathway in education in 1975 at St. Andrew's School, Okene. In 1979, I proceeded to Lennon Memorial College, Ageva, for his secondary education. He thereafter obtained an Ordinary National Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering from Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, and proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Idah, in 1992 for his Higher National Diploma. He has a master's degree in mining engineering (M.Eng.) from the Federal University of Technology, Akure.[8]

Civil Service

Engr. Ohere joined the Federal Civil Service in 1996. His working career spanned about 20 years, beginning as a field engineer and gradually rising to the management level in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.[9]

Fellowships and memberships

Political career

On his political appointment in 2016, he paused his civil service career to serve under the New Direction Government of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello from January 2016 to August 2019 as a Special Adviser,[10] overseeing the affairs of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. In 2019, he was appointed Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, until December 2019, with the same functions of overseeing the affairs of the Ministry. In January 2020,[11] at the inception of the second tenure of His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, he was appointed again into his cabinet to serve as the Honorable Commissioner for Works and Housing,[12] a position he voluntarily resigned from on the 16th day of April 2022, in pursuance of the aspirations and desires of the people to contest as Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District[13] in the Federal Legislature.[14]

He won the 2023 Kogi Central Senatorial Election after defeating his major opponent, Natasha Akpoti.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "2023 election will be a mirage without adequate security - CSO". Vanguard News. May 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ Omorogbe, Paul (October 25, 2019). "PDP dead, soon to be forgotten in Kogi central, says APC chieftain, Ohere".
  3. ↑ "Kogi promotes 132 monarchs". August 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Kogi Council Of Chiefs commend Ohere, confers chieftaincy title on him". Vanguard News. December 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Daniels, Ajiri (January 12, 2022). "We are back to sites for timely delivery of projects – Kogi Works Commissioner".
  6. ↑ "Kogi upgrades ongoing Reference Hospital to Teaching Hospital - P.M. News".
  7. ↑ "Abubakar Sadiku Ohere Biography - Early Life, Career - Kogi State Hub". Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ↑ Engineers, My (June 14, 2022). "Profile of Engr. (Dr) Abubakar Sadiku Ohere". My Engineers.
  9. ↑ Kehinde, Opeyemi (January 29, 2020). "See Kogi's new commissioners and their portfolios". Daily Trust.
  10. ↑ III, Editorial (May 15, 2019). "Illegal accounts: Ohere refutes allegation, says my hands are clean".
  11. ↑ Online, Tribune (January 29, 2020). "Kogi: Gov Bello swears-in 17 commissioners, 6 SAs".
  12. ↑ "Musician apologises to Kogi Commissioner, Others over allegation of Wife snatching, begs for forgiveness". Vanguard News. May 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kogi APC Senate aspirant rejects primary results, vows appeal". May 31, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Full list: APC submits senatorial candidates' names to INEC". June 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ "PDP candidate loses as APC wins Kogi central senatorial seat". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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