Governor godswill akpabio biography

President of the Senate of Nigeria since 2023

Chief Godswill Obot AkpabioGCON CON^[1] (Ibibio pronunciation^ⓘ; born 9 December 1962) is a Nigerian lawyer^[2] and politician who is currently serving as the 15th president of the Nigerian Senate since 2023.^[3][4] He was first elected as Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in 2015, lost in the 2019 senatorial elections and won in the 2023 elections.^[5][6] He also served as minister for Niger Delta Affairs from 2019 up till 2022 when he resigned to seek re-election into the Nigerian senate.^[7] He had previously served as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2015.^[8]

Early life and career

Godswill Akpabio is the son of Chief Obot Akpabio and Madam Lucy Obot Akpabio (née Inyangetor) of Ukana, Ikot Ntuen in Essien Udim Local Government Area.^[9] He was born on 9 December 1962.^[10]