Otaru Salihu Ohize

Otaru Salihu Ohize (5 February 1953 – 30 October 2016) was a Nigerian politician. He served as Senator for the Kogi Central constituency of Kogi State from 2007 to 2011. He was a member of the Action Congress (AC).[1]

Otaru Salihu Ohize
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
In office
29 May 2007 – 29 May 2011
Preceded byMohammed Ohiare
Succeeded byNurudeen Abatemi Usman
ConstituencyKogi Central
Personal details
Born(1953-02-05)5 February 1953
Kogi State, Nigeria
Died30 October 2016(2016-10-30) (aged 63)
Abuja, Nigeria

Ohize earned a B.Sc. in political science from the University of Lagos (1987) and a Master of International Affairs & Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2003). He served for fifteen years in the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy.[1] He was chairman of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State for two terms.[2] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 2007 he was appointed to committees on Sports, Police Affairs, Interior Affairs, Information & Media, Housing, Commerce and Agriculture.[1] In a mid-term evaluation of senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had not sponsored any bills.[3] He died at a hospital in Abuja on 30 October 2016.[4]

References
  1. "Sen. Otaru Salihu Ohize". National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. Andrew Oota (23 November 2007). "I Support Constitutional Amendment - Sen. Ohize". Leadership. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. "An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators..." ThisDay. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  4. "Former Senator, Otaru Salihu Ohio dies at 63 - Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2017-12-20.


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