Domingo Alaba Obende

Domingo Alaba John Obende
Senator for Edo North
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2011
Preceded by	Yisa Braimoh
Personal details
Born	5 December 1954 (1954-12-05) (age 56) Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo State, Nigeria
Political party	Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)

Domingo Alaba John Obende (born 5 December 1954) is a Nigerian businessman who was elected Senator for Edo North, in Edo State, Nigeria, in the 9 April 2011 elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.^[1]

Background

Domingo Alaba Obende was born in Igarra in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State Nigeria on 5 December 1954. He obtained a Bachelor of Public Administration degree from the University of Benin, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Management and an MBA in Public Services from the University of East London in the United Kingdom. Official positions include an appointment as Justice of the peace by the Edo state government, Chairman of the Nigeria-Serbia Chamber of Commerce and President of the Institute of Corporate Affairs Management Nigeria. Obende was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of the Edo State Urban Water Board, and became Executive Chairman of a number of companies in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.^[2]

Political career

In the 2007 elections, Obende competed unsuccessfully in the PDP primary for Senator for Edo North. He was a member of the PDP National Electoral Panel representing Edo State at the 2008 PDP Congress.^[2] In the 9 April 2011 elections, Obende ran on the ACN platform. He polled 111,535 votes, beating the runner-up Alhaji Yisa Braimoh of the People's Democratic Party who obtained 65,264 votes.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Collated Senate results". INEC. http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=114. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "About DD". Domingo Alaba Obende. http://ddinpolitics.com/aboutdd.php. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 

ACN: Action Congress of Nigeria - ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party - APGA: All Progressives Grand Alliance - CPC: Congress for Progressive Change - DPP Democratic People's Party - LP: Labour Party - PDP: People's Democratic Party
See also Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 6^th National Assembly (2007-2011)

Persondata
Name	Obende, Domingo Alaba
Alternative names
Short description	Member of the Senate of Nigeria
Date of birth	5 December 1954
Place of birth	Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo State, Nigeria
Date of death
Place of death