Desmond Akawor

{{Short description|Nigerian diplomat and politician}}

Desmond Akawor is a diplomat and politician who was Ambassador of Nigeria to South Korea from 24 April 2008 to 6 August 2015.{{cite web|title=About Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the Republic of Korea|url=http://www.nigerianembassy.or.kr/embassy-of-nigeria-in-south-korea/|accessdate=22 September 2016|website=Nigerianembassy.or.kr|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220220848/http://www.nigerianembassy.or.kr/embassy-of-nigeria-in-south-korea/|url-status=dead}} He was appointed Administrator of the Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority, a position he has held since 12 June 2015. He was the Director-General of the Wike Gubernatorial Campaign Organization.{{cite news|title=RSG Appoints Akawor GPHCDA Administrator …Reconstitutes Board|url=http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2015/06/12/rsg-appoints-akawor-gphcda-administrator-reconstitutes-board/|accessdate=22 September 2016|work=The Tide|date=12 June 2015}}{{cite news|author=Daniel Abia|title=APC's Case Against Wike Is Baseless - Akawor|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201506030908.html|accessdate=22 September 2016|work=Daily Independent|via=AllAfrica|date=3 June 2015}}{{Cite web|date=2021-09-03|title=Why we suspended Secondus –Rivers PDP|url=https://punchng.com/why-we-suspended-secondus-rivers-pdp/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}