Stephen Oru

Stephen Orise Oru is a Nigerian politician. He is a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[1]

Dr Stephen Orise Oru
Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
Federal Minister of Niger Delta
In office
9 July 2014 – 29 May 2015
Preceded byPeter Godsday Orubebe
Succeeded byUsani Uguru Usani
Personal details
BornUghelli, Delta State, Nigeria
Political partyThe People's Democratic Party
Alma materOhio State University

Early life and education

Stephen Oru was born in Delta State, Ughelli North L.G.A. He attended Government College, Ughelli. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and a Masters of Arts in Education in 1976 from Ahmadu Bello University. He furthered his studies in the United States where he obtained a PhD from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 1978[2]

Career

Oru began his political career in 1982 with the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) as the Secretary of Youth Wing, Ughelli LGA, Bendel State. Since then, he has held various positions within Nigeria's political scene; some of which include:

  • State Youth Leader, National Party of Nigeria, Bendel State - 1983
  • State Financial Secretary, National Party of Nigeria, Bendel State - 1983
  • Member of Transition Committee, Bendel State - 1983
  • Founding Member of the People's Democratic Party of Nigeria - 1998
  • Deputy National Secretary, People's Democratic Party of Nigeria - 2005-2008
  • Secretary, PDP Disciplinary Committee - 2005-2008
  • Member, Delta State PDP Caucus - 2005-2008
  • Coordinator PDP Foreign Chapters - 2005-2008
  • Acting National Secretary, PDP - 2007
  • Member and Secretary, PDP National Reconciliation Committee under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, GCON - 2007[3]
  • Delta State Coordinator, Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization - 2010-2011
  • Member, South-South Goodluck-Sambo Presidential Campaign Council - 2010-2011
  • Member, Delta State Gubernatorial Campaign Council- 2010-2011
  • Member, Delta State People's Democratic Party's Reconciliation Committee - 2011
  • PDP National Vice Chairman(South-South) 2012-2014[4]

Other notable non-political capacities held by Oru in the past:

References
  1. "Federal Executive Council (FEC) Members". Archived from the original on 2013-04-24.
  2. "Alumni, Ohio State University".
  3. "Dr Oru, Secretary of the PDP National Reconciliation Committee".
  4. "Dr, Stephen Oru, PDP National Vice Chairman (South-South)". Archived from the original on 2013-03-29.
  5. "Dr Stephen Oru, Chairman National Board of Technical Education".
  6. "Dr Oru, Chairman Delta State Polytechnic".
  7. "Dr Stephen Oru, Chairman, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital".


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