Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion (born 13 May 1957) was the

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of Edo State in

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from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the

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(PDP).

Early life and education

Lucky is a son of Gabriel Igbinedion, Esama of the Kingdom of

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

. He holds a

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(1982) from the

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in Laramie, and an

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(1983) from

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, in the

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Career

Chief Igbinedion was appointed

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of Oredo Municipality (a local government area in Nigeria) in 1987 and held the position until 1989. In 1989, he was voted the Best

in Nigeria and received an Award for his developmental efforts. Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion was elected governor of Edo State in April 1999 Edo State gubernatorial election under PDP and was reelected in 2003. He and his deputy, Mike Oghiadomhe, held office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. During the period of his governorship, he established the Edo State Polytechnic Usen and was elected by his colleagues as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF). His wife, Eki Igbinedion, was active against the widespread sex trafficking of women from Edo State to

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. Eki Igbinedion founded the Idia Renaissance, a non governmental organization to combat trafficking in persons.

After leaving office

In January 2008 he was declared wanted by the

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on 142 counts of financial fraud. This concerns allegations that he embezzled 24 million (£12m) using front companies. He handed himself over later that month. The Benin Youth Council asked for an apology for statements implying he ran away from justice.Nigerian Tribune

External links

Official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Igbinedion, Lucky 1957 births Living people Edo people Governors of Edo State Igbinedion family Jackson State University alumni Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria University of Wyoming alumni

Early life and education

Career

After leaving office

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