Eziuche Ubani
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Eziuche Chinwe Ubani is a Nigeria
n journalist and politician, a member of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) who represent the Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwumagbo constituency of Abia State
.
He was elected in 2007.
in 1987. He was Editor of The Comet on Sunday, Editor of ThisDay on Sunday and Editor-at-Large of ThisDay. He was media adviser to Ghali Umar Na'Abba
, speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives.
In February 2008, after Senator Nuhu Aliyu
had first stated that some members of the Senate were fraudsters and had then apologized and withdrawn his allegation, as Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Eziuche Ubani said the House would not accept the apology and called on Aliyu to name names.
Speaking as an individual in September 2008, Ubani said there was a complete system collapse in Nigeria, and the administration was losing momentum to revitalize the system.
In August 2009, talking on constitution review, Ubani said "There would not be a no-go area, including state creation".
In September 2009, as chairman of the House Committee on Climate Change, Eziuche Ubani said he was more concerned about the Nigerian government's actions than what was happening at the global level on climate change, and warned that Nigeria could be plagued by many disasters if it did not act fast.
In October 2009, Eziuche Ubani said Nigeria could not continue to depend on crude oil because America was looking for other sources of energy generation, and Western Europe may emulate the USA. He said "... it is high time we stop depending on oil money if we want to be serious".
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 journalist and politician, a member of 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) who represent the Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwumagbo constituency of Abia State
Abia State
Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...
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He was elected in 2007.
Background
Eziuche Ubani was born in 01/09/64. He obtained a Bsc Sociology from the University of LagosUniversity of Lagos
The University of Lagos - popularly known as Unilag - is a federal government university with a main campus located at Akoka, Yaba and a college of medicine located at Idi-Araba, all in Lagos, Lagos State, southern Nigeria...
in 1987. He was Editor of The Comet on Sunday, Editor of ThisDay on Sunday and Editor-at-Large of ThisDay. He was media adviser to Ghali Umar Na'Abba
Ghali Umar Na'Abba
Ghali Umar Na'Abba is a Nigerian businessman and politician, a member of the People's Democratic Party who represented the Kano Municipal Federal constituency of Kano State from 1999 to 2003.-Background:...
, speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives.
House career
After election, Eziuche Ubani was appointed to committees on Water Resources, Rules & Business, Ministry of Niger Delta, Media/Public Affairs,Donor Agencies and Customs and Excise.In February 2008, after Senator Nuhu Aliyu
Nuhu Aliyu
Nuhu Aliyu Labbo is a Nigerian politician elected to the Senate for the Niger North constituency of Niger State in 1999 and was reelected in 2003 and 2007.-Background:...
had first stated that some members of the Senate were fraudsters and had then apologized and withdrawn his allegation, as Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Eziuche Ubani said the House would not accept the apology and called on Aliyu to name names.
Speaking as an individual in September 2008, Ubani said there was a complete system collapse in Nigeria, and the administration was losing momentum to revitalize the system.
In August 2009, talking on constitution review, Ubani said "There would not be a no-go area, including state creation".
In September 2009, as chairman of the House Committee on Climate Change, Eziuche Ubani said he was more concerned about the Nigerian government's actions than what was happening at the global level on climate change, and warned that Nigeria could be plagued by many disasters if it did not act fast.
In October 2009, Eziuche Ubani said Nigeria could not continue to depend on crude oil because America was looking for other sources of energy generation, and Western Europe may emulate the USA. He said "... it is high time we stop depending on oil money if we want to be serious".