Donald Etiebet
Encyclopedia
Chief Donald Dick Etiebet is a Nigeria
n politician who was a senator during the Nigerian Second Republic
(1979 - 1983).
He was then elected governor of Cross River State
, holding this office from October to December 1983, when the military coup brought General Muhammadu Buhari
into power.
Etiebet was born in Ikot Ekpene
in Akwa Ibom State, of Annang
origins.
He married Nike Maryam Agunbiade, from Oyo State in 1991, and they have three children.
His younger brother Donatus ("Don") Obot Etiebet held office as Minister of Energy in the short-lived cabinet of Ernest Shonekan
, continuing in office after that government was removed by General Sani Abacha
, and later was a contender to be PDP nominee for governor of Akwa Ibom State in 2007. His son Aniekan Donald Etiebet was another contender for the same post.
After the return to democracy in 1999, Etiebet was a leader of the United Nigeria People's Party
(UNPP), which later merged with the All People's Party (APP) to form the All Nigeria People's Party
. Etiebet was appointed deputy National chairman, South for the ANPP.
Later, Etiebet became national chairman of the ANPP.
Speaking for the ANPP in March 2003, Etiebet said election results should be released at the polling stations and signed by the political party agents as a means of curbing violence during elections.
As President of the Supreme Council of Elders in Akwa Ibom State, in March 2004 Etiebet led a delegation of leaders from Akwa Ibom State to meet President Olusegun Abasanjo and discuss the Onshore/offshore abrogation Act, which redistributed oil revenues.
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...
n politician who was a senator during the Nigerian Second Republic
Nigerian Second Republic
The Second Republic was the republican government of Nigeria between 1979 and 1983 governed by the second republican constitution.- Founding :...
(1979 - 1983).
He was then elected governor of Cross River State
Cross River State
Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River , which passes through the state...
, holding this office from October to December 1983, when the military coup brought General Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari was a military ruler of Nigeria and an unsuccessful candidate for president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections...
into power.
Etiebet was born in Ikot Ekpene
Ikot Ekpene
Ikot Ekpene, known throughout Nigeria as " The Raffia City", or locally simply as "IK," is a historic town in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, and is in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria...
in Akwa Ibom State, of Annang
Annang
The Annang is a cultural and ethnic group that lives in the Coastal Southeast Nigeria...
origins.
He married Nike Maryam Agunbiade, from Oyo State in 1991, and they have three children.
His younger brother Donatus ("Don") Obot Etiebet held office as Minister of Energy in the short-lived cabinet of Ernest Shonekan
Ernest Shonekan
Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan is a British trained Nigerian lawyer, industrialist, politician and traditional chieftain. He was appointed as interim president of Nigeria by General Ibrahim Babangida on 26 August 1993. Babangida resigned under pressure to cede control to a democratic government...
, continuing in office after that government was removed by General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
, and later was a contender to be PDP nominee for governor of Akwa Ibom State in 2007. His son Aniekan Donald Etiebet was another contender for the same post.
After the return to democracy in 1999, Etiebet was a leader of the United Nigeria People's Party
United Nigeria People's Party
The United Nigeria People's Party is a political party in Nigeria.At the 12 April 2003 legislative elections the party won 2.8 % of popular votes, 2 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria, and no seats in the Senate....
(UNPP), which later merged with the All People's Party (APP) to form the All Nigeria People's Party
All Nigeria People's Party
The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate...
. Etiebet was appointed deputy National chairman, South for the ANPP.
Later, Etiebet became national chairman of the ANPP.
Speaking for the ANPP in March 2003, Etiebet said election results should be released at the polling stations and signed by the political party agents as a means of curbing violence during elections.
As President of the Supreme Council of Elders in Akwa Ibom State, in March 2004 Etiebet led a delegation of leaders from Akwa Ibom State to meet President Olusegun Abasanjo and discuss the Onshore/offshore abrogation Act, which redistributed oil revenues.