238:, from 2000 to 2001. In 2005, she was appointed Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Education. She was later appointed as Special Assistant to the Minister of Inter-Governmental, Local Government and Special Duties. While in this role, she served as Acting Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy.
205:
of
Akpegedde-Otukpo. In 1988, she obtained her first school leaving certificate from St. Andrew's Primary School, Otukpo. She then attended Federal Government Girls’ College Gboko and graduated in 1993. In 1995, she got admission to study sociology at the
241:
She was then appointed as
Secretary for the Social Welfare Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory Administration. In 2018, she contested for the position of the House of Representatives member for Otukpo/Ohimini federal constituency under the
255:
553:
274:
Blessing married Dr. Innocent Onuh, a medical practitioner from Obotu-Ugboju, Otukpo Local
Government Area in 1999. The union is now blessed with three lovely children.
266:
representing the Otukpo/Ohimini federal constituency. In
February 2021, Onuh defected to the APC, citing a crisis in Benue State APGA leadership.
243:
558:
548:
37:
263:
182:
123:
388:
259:
251:
118:
365:
507:
339:
223:
457:
479:
291:
105:
434:
317:
411:
227:
210:
and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1999. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Gender
Studies at the
538:
543:
222:
After graduation from the university, Blessing Onuh went for the mandatory one year service of the
211:
207:
174:
150:
146:
532:
484:
235:
250:
but lost the primaries to her uncle
Johnson Ahubi. She left the party to join the
247:
198:
178:
511:
343:
202:
186:
141:
134:
46:
389:"David Mark's daughter, Blessing Onuh dumps PDP after losing Reps ticket"
197:
Blessing
Onyeche Onuh was born on the 30th June, 1976 in Otukpo,
231:
181:. She represents Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency in the
435:"David Mark's daughter pulls 15,000 supporters to APGA"
292:"BREAKING: David Mark's daughter, Bauchi Rep join APC"
226:
156:
140:
130:
112:
101:
83:
78:
66:
34:
23:
554:Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
458:"David Mark's daughter wins Reps seat under APGA"
185:. She is the daughter of former Senate President
412:"2019 Elections: Some consequences and lessons"
318:"Face of politicians in self-succession scheme"
8:
364:Elumoye, Deji; Orizu, Udora (21 June 2020).
366:"Amazons That Enliven the Ninth N'Assembly"
20:
283:
7:
70:Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency
38:House of Representatives of Nigeria
456:Ochayi, Chris (26 February 2019).
316:Salaudeen, Omoniyi (7 July 2019).
14:
508:"Biography – Lady Blessing Onuh"
340:"Biography – Lady Blessing Onuh"
410:Oloja, Martins (3 March 2019).
16:Nigerian politician (born 1976)
433:Editorial (20 November 2018).
1:
387:Anonymous (18 October 2018).
224:National Youth Service Corps
262:and became a member of the
575:
559:University of Abuja alumni
549:Nigerian women in politics
244:People's Democratic Party
173:(born 30 June 1976) is a
164:
74:
54:
43:
30:
480:"Two Reps defect to APC"
264:House of Representatives
193:Early life and education
183:House of Representatives
228:Central Bank of Nigeria
254:. She then contested
171:Blessing Onyeche Onuh
296:The Nation Newspaper
212:University of Abuja
208:University of Abuja
175:Nigerian politician
151:University of Abuja
147:University of Lagos
488:. 16 February 2021
201:to the family of
168:
167:
566:
523:
522:
520:
519:
510:. Archived from
504:
498:
497:
495:
493:
476:
470:
469:
467:
465:
453:
447:
446:
444:
442:
430:
424:
423:
421:
419:
407:
401:
400:
398:
396:
384:
378:
377:
375:
373:
361:
355:
354:
352:
351:
342:. Archived from
336:
330:
329:
327:
325:
313:
307:
306:
304:
303:
288:
97:
93:
91:
79:Personal details
59:
21:
574:
573:
569:
568:
567:
565:
564:
563:
529:
528:
527:
526:
517:
515:
506:
505:
501:
491:
489:
478:
477:
473:
463:
461:
455:
454:
450:
440:
438:
432:
431:
427:
417:
415:
409:
408:
404:
394:
392:
386:
385:
381:
371:
369:
368:. This Day Live
363:
362:
358:
349:
347:
338:
337:
333:
323:
321:
315:
314:
310:
301:
299:
290:
289:
285:
280:
272:
220:
195:
122:
114:
113:Other political
102:Political party
95:
89:
87:
61:
55:
50:
36:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
572:
570:
562:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
531:
530:
525:
524:
499:
471:
448:
425:
402:
379:
356:
331:
308:
282:
281:
279:
276:
271:
268:
219:
216:
194:
191:
166:
165:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
144:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
116:
110:
109:
103:
99:
98:
85:
81:
80:
76:
75:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
57:Assumed office
52:
51:
44:
41:
40:
35:Member of the
32:
31:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
571:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
539:Living people
537:
536:
534:
514:on 2020-11-29
513:
509:
503:
500:
487:
486:
485:Premium Times
481:
475:
472:
459:
452:
449:
436:
429:
426:
413:
406:
403:
390:
383:
380:
367:
360:
357:
346:on 2020-11-29
345:
341:
335:
332:
319:
312:
309:
297:
293:
287:
284:
277:
275:
270:Personal life
269:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
239:
237:
236:Plateau State
233:
229:
225:
217:
215:
213:
209:
204:
200:
192:
190:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
163:
159:
155:
152:
148:
145:
143:
139:
136:
133:
129:
126:(before 2018)
125:
120:
117:
111:
107:
104:
100:
96:(age 48)
86:
82:
77:
73:
69:
65:
58:
53:
49:
48:
42:
39:
33:
29:
25:Blessing Onuh
22:
19:
516:. Retrieved
512:the original
502:
490:. Retrieved
483:
474:
462:. Retrieved
451:
439:. Retrieved
428:
416:. Retrieved
405:
393:. Retrieved
391:. Daily Post
382:
370:. Retrieved
359:
348:. Retrieved
344:the original
334:
322:. Retrieved
311:
300:. Retrieved
298:. 2021-02-16
295:
286:
273:
256:the election
240:
221:
196:
170:
169:
115:affiliations
108:(since 2020)
94:30 June 1976
67:Constituency
56:
45:
18:
544:1976 births
464:22 November
441:22 November
437:. Blueprint
418:22 November
395:22 November
372:22 November
324:22 November
248:Benue State
199:Benue State
179:Benue State
121:(2018–2020)
533:Categories
518:2020-11-22
492:2 November
460:. Vanguard
414:. Guardian
350:2020-11-22
320:. Sun News
302:2022-02-21
278:References
203:David Mark
187:David Mark
160:Politician
157:Profession
142:Alma mater
135:David Mark
90:1976-06-30
47:Incumbent
218:Career
131:Parent
258:with
177:from
60:
494:2021
466:2020
443:2020
420:2020
397:2020
374:2020
326:2020
260:APGA
252:APGA
119:APGA
84:Born
62:2019
246:in
232:Jos
230:in
124:PDP
106:APC
535::
482:.
294:.
234:,
214:.
189:.
149:,
92:)
521:.
496:.
468:.
445:.
422:.
399:.
376:.
353:.
328:.
305:.
88:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.