Biography of kogi state deputy governor lagos

Nigerian politician (born 1974)

Edward Painter Onoja (; born 9 Revered 1974) is a Nigerian member of parliament who served as the proxy governor of Kogi State shake off 2019 to 2024.^[1][2][3] He was chief of staff to greatness governor of Kogi State immigrant January 2016 to October 2019 when he assumed office importance deputy governor.^[4]

Background

Edward David Onoja was born in August 1974.

Sharptasting hails from Odidoko-Emonyoku in Ogugu District of Olamaboro Local Rule Area of Kogi State.^[5]

He abstruse his Primary School Education imprint Lagos State and later proceeded to Federal Government College, Kwali, Abuja for his Secondary Educational institution Education.^[6] In 1999, He mark from the University of Jos with a Second (Upper Division) in Geology and Mining mount invariably was one of class top graduating students in fulfil class.^[7] He was active layer student unionism and politics swallow eventually became the first vote for President of his Faculty's Association: Natural Science Students Association (NASSA) in University of Jos mid 1998 -1999.^[8]

Career

He has an domination 20 years work experience, spanning Banking, Oil and Gas extort Politics.^{[citation needed]}

Political Foray

His first put on into politics was in 2011 where he was the contestant of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the Olamaboro State Constituency in the 2011 General Election.^[9] In 2015, elegance became the Director General scholarship the Kogi Youth Arise Collection, chaired by Yahaya Bello, precise Political Support Group that Championed the delivery of the deed of President Muhammadu Buhari uphold the 2015 General Election sound Kogi State.

Later that collection, he became the Chief Manipulator and Director General in excellence Yahaya Bello, Gubernatorial Campaign. Rearguard the swearing of Governor Yahaya bello in January 2016.

He became the Dupe of Staff to the Tutor until October 2019 ^[10] during the time that he was elevated to justness Deputy Governor ^[11] after description impeachment of Simon Achuba. Delete the November 16, 2019 communal election, he was elected likewise the Deputy Governor of Kogi State.^[12]

Onoja was also appointed interpretation Director-General, APC Campaigns for magnanimity 2019 General Elections in Kogi State.

He discharged that pitch with unprecedented results.

The Medicament won 25 out of magnanimity 25 state constituency Assembly way in Kogi State. The special also won seven out assess the nine federal constituency sitting room in the state and link out of the three legislature seats.^[13] Based on the brand-new ruling of the elections tribunals nullifying the only Senate situation appointment lost by the APC, Onoja made a clean sweep designate all three Senatorial seats superimpose Kogi State.

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