Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi (25 April 1964 – 10 February 2019) was a Nigerian politician. He served as President of the

Pan-African Parliament The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union. It held its inaugural session in March 2004. The Parliament exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, ha ...

between 2012 and 2015.

Career

Amadi was born on 25 April 1964 to parents from

Imo State Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its n ...

. He went to the

University of Jos The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria. History What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. ...

where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Law with Honors. He was called to the bar in 1986. In the early 1990s Amadi worked in the oil business in Nigeria and together with others he founded a law firm. Between 2012 and 2015 he served as President of the

. On 27 May 2015 his successor

Roger Nkodo Dang Roger Nkodo Dang (born 6 November 1963) is a Cameroonian politician. He became President of the Pan-African Parliament in 2015. On 27 May 2015, he obtained 85 votes to be elected as the successor to former president Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi. Dang i ...

was elected. Amadi died on 10 February 2019.

References

1964 births 2019 deaths Members of the Pan-African Parliament from Nigeria University of Jos alumni Igbo people Presidents of Pan-African Parliament {{Nigeria-politician-stub