242:(PDP) and in April 1999, he was elected to represent the Ughelli South constituency election in the Delta State House of Assembly. He was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House when it convened in June 1999. From 15 May 2000 until 20 March 2001 he was leader of the Assembly. Ewherido was reelected in April 2003, and was Deputy Speaker of the Assembly from May 2003 until May 2007. In the 2006 PDP primaries he was a contender to be candidate for Governor of Delta State in the April 2007 election, but was unsuccessful in the primaries.
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Ewherido left the PDP in order to compete for the Delta
Central Senate seat on the DPP platform. In the DPP primary he was elected the candidate by a narrow margin, winning 125 votes to his opponent's 108. In the April 2011 election, he won 102,313 votes, ahead of Amori Ighoyota of the PDP who gained
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by origin. Born as third child in a family of 8 boys He attended Notre Dame
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373:"DPP is unstoppable in Delta – Ewherido, senatorial candidate"
292:"I Believe in Sapele Port's Resuscitation - Ewherido"
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in the April 2011 national elections, running on the
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166:(4 May 1963 – 30 June 2013) was a
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170:politician. He was elected Senator for
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210:, Ewherido became a businessman in
320:"Hon Ewherido: Back in the saddle"
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371:JUDEX OKORO (February 22, 2011).
172:Delta Central Senatorial District
37:Delta Central Senatorial District
49:May 2011 – 30 June 2013
1842:Members of the Senate (Nigeria)
1772:Congress for Progressive Change
1764:All Progressives Grand Alliance
344:"DELTA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY"
1477:Christopher Omoworare Babajide
228:United Nigerian Congress Party
1:
318:NELSON NWAFOR (May 4, 2003).
290:Sunday Apah (16 March 2011).
214:. He also studied law at the
132:Fr.Anthony Ovayero Ewherido
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1756:All Nigeria People's Party
1748:Action Congress of Nigeria
1403:Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara
1396:Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi
480:Enyinnaya Abaribe Harcourt
60:Adego Erhiawarie Eferakeya
1796:People's Democratic Party
1780:Democratic People's Party
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1470:Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein
1057:Danladi Abdullahi Sankara
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402:"Collated Senate results"
268:www.thetimesofnigeria.com
240:People's Democratic Party
176:Democratic People's Party
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136:Francis Omejevwe Ewherido
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1837:Nigerian Roman Catholics
1688:Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere
1847:Delta State politicians
1606:Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir
1267:Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi
1226:Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja
264:"thetimesofnigeria.com"
232:Nigerian Third Republic
144:Emmanuel Ogaga Ewherido
1613:Ahmed Muhammad Maccido
1572:George Thompson Sekibo
1518:Ayoade Ademola Adeseun
1443:Akinyelure Patrick Ayo
1436:Robert Ajayi Boroffice
1376:Zainab Abdulkadir Kure
1342:Suleiman Asonya Adokwe
1233:Nurudeen Abatemi Usman
1138:Basheer Garba Mohammed
1084:Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed
1030:Matthew Ifeanyi Nwagwu
718:Barnabas Andyar Gemade
404:. INEC. Archived from
208:National Youth Service
1294:Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa
1199:Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
1064:Abdulmumini M. Hassan
982:Mohammed Danjuma Goje
880:Ehigie Edobor Uzamere
487:Nkechi Justina Nwaogu
202:, He went on to the
152:Edesiri Mark Ewherido
1647:Abubakar Umar Tutare
1410:Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka
1206:Isa Muhammed Galaudu
894:Domingo Alaba Obende
819:Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi
541:Bello Mohammed Tukur
514:Philips Tanimu Aduda
226:Ewherido joined the
198:and Urhobo College,
1674:Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan
1504:Hosea Ayoola Agbola
1131:Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya
1124:Bello Hayatu Gwarzo
989:Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali
860:Paulinus Igwe Nwagu
846:Christopher Nwankwo
826:Akpor Pius Ewherido
643:Babayo Garba Gamawa
616:John Okechukwuemeka
609:Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba
568:Aloysius Akpan Etok
534:Ahmed Hassan Barata
216:University of Benin
164:Akpor Pius Ewherido
25:Akpor Pius Ewherido
16:Nigerian politician
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1654:Emmanuel G. Bwacha
1586:Wilson Asinobi Ake
1362:Dahiru Awaisu Kuta
752:Mohammed Ali Ndume
670:Heineken Lokpobiri
383:on August 10, 2011
230:(UNCP) during the
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582:Helen Esuene
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117:(2013-06-30)
115:30 June 2013
67:Succeeded by
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1832:1963 births
1827:2013 deaths
1172:Hadi Sirika
1158:Abu Ibrahim
763:Cross River
738:Ahmed Zanna
650:Adamu Gumba
602:Chris Ngige
236:Sani Abacha
102:Delta State
55:Preceded by
1821:Categories
1545:Victor Lar
772:Bassey Otu
704:David Mark
412:2011-05-04
387:2011-05-05
354:2011-05-05
329:2011-05-05
301:2011-05-05
273:2018-06-11
250:References
182:Background
95:4 May 1963
91:1963-05-04
948:Ayogu Eze
575:Ita Enang
559:Akwa Ibom
377:Daily Sun
124:Relations
45:In office
1802:See also
1319:Nasarawa
324:BNW News
186:Born in
168:Nigerian
1699:Zamfara
1529:Plateau
1149:Katsina
661:Bayelsa
593:Anambra
525:Adamawa
200:Effurun
188:Ughelli
106:Nigeria
98:Ughelli
1717:(ANPP)
1710:(ANPP)
1690:(ANPP)
1683:(ANPP)
1676:(ANPP)
1631:Taraba
1597:Sokoto
1563:Rivers
1133:(ANPP)
1075:Kaduna
1041:Jigawa
1018:(APGA)
837:Ebonyi
747:(ANPP)
627:Bauchi
192:Urhobo
1724:(PDP)
1656:(PDP)
1649:(PDP)
1642:(APC)
1622:(APC)
1615:(PDP)
1608:(APC)
1588:(APC)
1581:(APC)
1574:(PDP)
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1479:(ACN)
1472:(ACN)
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1398:(ACN)
1378:(PDP)
1371:(CPC)
1364:(PDP)
1353:Niger
1344:(PDP)
1337:(CPC)
1330:(APC)
1310:(ACN)
1303:(ACN)
1296:(ACN)
1285:Lagos
1276:(PDP)
1269:(PDP)
1262:(APC)
1251:Kwara
1242:(PDP)
1235:(PDP)
1228:(PDP)
1208:(PDP)
1201:(PDP)
1194:(PDP)
1183:Kebbi
1174:(CPC)
1167:(CPC)
1160:(CPC)
1140:(PDP)
1126:(PDP)
1100:(CPC)
1093:(PDP)
1086:(CPC)
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1059:(PDP)
1052:(PDP)
1032:(PDP)
1025:(PDP)
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991:(PDP)
984:(APC)
973:Gombe
964:(PDP)
957:(PDP)
950:(PDP)
939:Enugu
930:(ACN)
923:(ACN)
916:(ACN)
905:Ekiti
896:(ACN)
889:(PDP)
882:(ACN)
862:(PDP)
855:(PDP)
848:(PDP)
828:(DPP)
821:(PDP)
814:(PDP)
803:Delta
788:(PDP)
781:(PDP)
774:(PDP)
754:(APC)
740:(PDP)
729:Borno
720:(PDP)
713:(ACN)
706:(PDP)
695:Benue
686:(PDP)
679:(PDP)
672:(PDP)
652:(PDP)
645:(PDP)
638:(PDP)
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604:(ACN)
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496:(PDP)
489:(PDP)
482:(PDP)
212:Warri
196:Ozoro
1760:APGA
1752:ANPP
1665:Yobe
1554:(LP)
1461:Osun
1452:(LP)
1445:(LP)
1438:(LP)
1427:Ondo
1387:Ogun
1217:Kogi
1115:Kano
512:FCT
471:Abia
112:Died
85:Born
1792:PDP
1776:DPP
1768:CPC
1744:ACN
1495:Oyo
1062:SW
1055:NW
1048:NE
1007:Imo
871:Edo
716:NE
709:NW
573:NE
566:NW
71:TBD
1823::
1784:LP
1720:N
1713:C
1706:W
1686:S
1679:E
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1570:E
1550:C
1543:S
1536:N
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1509:S
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1482:C
1475:E
1468:W
1448:S
1441:C
1434:N
1408:E
1401:C
1394:W
1374:S
1367:N
1360:E
1340:S
1333:N
1326:W
1306:C
1299:W
1292:E
1272:S
1265:N
1258:C
1238:W
1231:C
1224:E
1204:N
1197:C
1190:S
1170:N
1163:C
1156:S
1136:C
1129:S
1122:N
1096:C
1089:S
1082:N
1028:N
1021:W
1014:E
994:S
987:N
980:C
960:W
953:E
946:N
926:S
919:N
912:C
892:N
885:C
878:S
858:C
851:S
844:N
824:C
817:N
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784:C
777:N
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675:E
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648:S
641:N
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546:N
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492:N
485:C
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