Adawari Pepple
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Adawari Michael Pepple was elected Senator for the Rivers South East constituency of Rivers State
, Nigeria
at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic
, running on the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Pepple was appointed to committees on Petroleum, Industry (vice chairman), Water Resources, Education, Social Development & Sports and Federal Capital Territory.
He was appointed Senate Chief Whip in 2002.
Pepple was a proponent of a constitutional change whereby the President and the state Governors would be able to serve only for a single five-year term.
After the International Court of Justice
had ruled that the disputed Bakassi Peninsula belonged to Cameroun
, he noted that "The value of lives of Nigerians in the Bakassi Peninsula and beyond far out-weighs the worth of oil and gas deposit in the area".
In an October 2002 review of senator performance, the Vanguard noted that Pepple had presented seven Bills in the current Assembly.
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic
Nigerian Fourth Republic
The Fourth Republic is the republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999 it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and 1983 and suffers many of the same problems, such as multiple...
, running on the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Pepple was appointed to committees on Petroleum, Industry (vice chairman), Water Resources, Education, Social Development & Sports and Federal Capital Territory.
He was appointed Senate Chief Whip in 2002.
Pepple was a proponent of a constitutional change whereby the President and the state Governors would be able to serve only for a single five-year term.
After the International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
had ruled that the disputed Bakassi Peninsula belonged to Cameroun
Cameroun
Cameroun was a French and British mandate territory in central Africa, now constituting the majority of the territory of the Republic of Cameroon....
, he noted that "The value of lives of Nigerians in the Bakassi Peninsula and beyond far out-weighs the worth of oil and gas deposit in the area".
In an October 2002 review of senator performance, the Vanguard noted that Pepple had presented seven Bills in the current Assembly.