Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru (born 13 October 1943) is a former

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Minister of State for Energy and was Secretary General of the

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(OPEC) in 2006. He became the Amayanabo, or traditional ruler, of

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in 2008. Also Chairman of South South Monarchs forum in the PGEJ regime.

Background

Daukoru was born on 13 October 1943 in the oil-rich

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. He obtained a Ph.D in

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from

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. He was employed by Shell International Petroleum Company from 1970, where he rose from Chief Geologist to General Manager of Exploration in Nigeria. In 1992, he became Group Managing Director of the

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Political career

In 2003, Daukoru became Presidential Advisor on Petroleum and Energy, and in July 2005 was appointed Minister of State for Energy in the cabinet of President

Olusegun Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, , ( ; yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its pres ...

. He was appointed Secretary General of OPEC on 1 January 2006 for a one-year term.

Traditional ruler

Daukoru was appointed the Amayanabo, or

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in Bayelsa state, taking the name Mingi XIII. Rivalries between the Bassambiri and Ogbolomabiri communities of the old Nembe Kingdom date back over 200 years. In April 2010 the Bayelsa State government attempted once more to resolve these issues, bringing together Daukoru with

Ralph Iwowari Ralph Michael Iwowari, or Mein VII (19302013), was the Amanyanabo, or traditional ruler of Nembe-Bassambiri, one of the sections of the Nembe Kingdom in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. In July 1973, Ralph Iwowari was aide-de-camp to the military Governo ...

, Amanyanabo of Nembe Bassambiri, and other chiefs to find a solution. After the meeting both kings said they were optimistic that the differences between the two feuding communities could be resolved. In August 2010 Daukoru's palace was attacked by armed youths in speedboats who tied up the guards, stole the traditional regalia and destroyed the palace.

References

Living people Energy ministers of Nigeria 1943 births Kings of Nembe Secretaries General of OPEC People from Bayelsa State Alumni of Imperial College London {{Nigeria-politician-stub