Celestine Omehia

Celestine Omehia

Sir Celestine Omehia (born 15 September 1959) was the fourteenth Executive Governor of Rivers State in Nigeria. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). He served as the Honourable Commissioner for Education in the state between February 1992 and November 1993. He was declared the winner of the Rivers State gubernatorial election of 2007, held on 14 April 2007 and was sworn in as Governor of the oil producing state on 29 May taking over from Dr. Peter Odili (also a member of PDP). He is married to Mrs. Anthonia Omehia (nee Itakpe) and have three children (Keturah, Kelechi and Kechikamma).

On October 25th 2007, the Supreme Court annulled Omehia's election, ruling that Rotimi Amaechi, not Omehia, was the PDP's legitimate candidate. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7062550.stm "Oil governor removed in Nigeria"] , BBC News, October 25, 2007.]

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