Eziuche Chinwe Ubani (born 1 September 1964) is a Nigerian politician and journalist, a member of the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
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*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
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(PDP) who represent the Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo constituency of
Abia State
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...
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He was elected in 2007.
Background
Eziuche Ubani was born on 1 September 1964. He obtained a Bsc Sociology from the
University of Lagos
The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ...
in 1987. He was Editor of ''The Comet on Sunday'', Editor of ''ThisDay on Sunday'' and Editor-at-Large of ''ThisDay''.
[ He was media adviser to ]Ghali Umar Na'Abba
Ghali Umar Na'Abba (born 27 September 1958) is a Nigerian politician and former Speaker of the House.
Background
Ghali Umar Na’Abba CFR was born into the family of Alhaji Umar Na’Abba, a businessman in Tudun Wada, Kano City, Kano Municip ...
, speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives.
In 11th September 2019 The Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) selected Rt. Hon Eziuche Ubani for admission into its professional fellowship.
House career
After election, Eziuche Ubani was appointed to committees on Water Resources, Rules & Business, Ministry of Niger Delta, Media/Public Affairs, Donor Agencies and Customs and Excise.[
In February 2008, after Senator ]Nuhu Aliyu
Nuhu Aliyu Labbo (born 1941) is a Nigerian politician elected to the Senate for the Niger North constituency of Niger State in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
Background
Nuhu Aliyu was born in June 1941. He studied Advance Police Manag ...
had first stated that some members of the Senate were fraudsters and then apologized and withdrew his allegation, as Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Eziuche Ubani said the House would not accept the apology and called on Aliyu to name names.
Speaking as an individual in September 2008, Ubani said there was a complete system collapse in Nigeria, and the administration was losing momentum to revitalize the system.
In August 2009, talking on constitution review, Ubani said "There would not be a no-go area, including state creation".
In September 2009, as chairman of the House Committee on Climate Change, Eziuche Ubani said he was more concerned about the Nigerian government's actions than what was happening at the global level on climate change, and warned that Nigeria could be plagued by many disasters if it did not act fast.
In October 2009, Eziuche Ubani said Nigeria could not continue to depend on crude oil because America was looking for other sources of energy generation, and Western Europe may emulate the USA. He said "... it is high time we stop depending on oil money if we want to be serious".
References
Living people
1964 births
People from Abia State
Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
University of Lagos alumni
Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) from Abia State
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