Sokonte Huttin Davies
{{orphan|date=December 2024}}
{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sokonte Huttin Davies
| office = Member of House of Representative
| country = Nigeria
| constituency = Degema / Bonny Federal Constituency
| term_start = June 2007
| term_end = June 2015
| party = All Progressive Congress
| occupation = Politician
| birth_date = 1963
| nationality = Nigerian
}}
Sokonte Huttin Davies is a Nigerian politician. He served as the representative for the Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the 6th and 7th House of Representatives.{{Cite web |title=Citizen Science Nigeria |url=https://citizensciencenigeria.org/public-offices/persons/sokonte-huttin-davies |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=citizensciencenigeria.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2015-10-02 |title=National Assembly {{!}} Federal Republic of Nigeria |url=http://www.nassnig.org/mp/assembly/7 |access-date=2024-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002062839/http://www.nassnig.org/mp/assembly/7 |archive-date=2 October 2015 }}{{Cite web |last=tnnonline |date=2022-02-16 |title=2023 Guber: Who Gets Amaechi's Support In Rivers? |url=https://tnnonline.info/2023-guber-who-gets-amaechis-support-in-rivers/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=TNN Newspaper |language=en-US}}
Background and early life
Education
In 1981, Davies studied at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He furthered his education at the Belorussia Agricultural Academy, Belarus in 1984. He earned a Master’s degree in Economics (MSc) from Crimea M.I. Kalinin Agricultural Institute, Ukraine in 1989. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics/Management from South China Agricultural University, China, in June 2000.
Career
Davies’s career is marked by a combination of business, public service, and political achievements.
= Professional career=
Sokonte worked at Sungrace Investment, Guangzhou, China, in 2000 as a Strategic Planner and Business Analyst.He co-founded the Public Policy and Leadership Centre in Port Harcourt in 2001. In 2002, he was appointed the CEO of Seivad Global Resources, Port Harcourt. He also served as the Director of the Grassroots, Port Harcourt political development center, Rivers State, Nigeria.
= Political career=
In 2007, Davies served as a member of the 6th and 7th House of Representatives, representing the Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency where he served till 2015. During this period, he served on several committees, including Foreign Affairs, Information & National Orientation, Culture & Tourism, Environment, National Population, Army, and Diaspora. Notably, he was the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Land Transport (2011–2015).
He was elected under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and served from 2007 until his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in December 2013. Following his defection, he continued to represent his constituency under the APC until the end of his tenure in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Nation |first=The |date=2013-12-19 |title=APC now in majority as 37 Reps defect from PDP |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/apc-now-in-majority-as-37-reps-defect-from-pdp/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ekott |first=Ini |date=December 18, 2013 |title=APC leads House of Reps as 37 PDP members defect |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/151695-update-apc-leads-house-reps-37-pdp-members-defect.html? |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}
Davies was a gubernatorial aspirant for the 2023 Rivers State governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC), with support from the former Governor Rotimi Amaechi.{{Cite web |last=Codingest |date=2022-04-16 |title=RIvers people are fed up with PDP and are yearning for change--Sokonte Daviese |url=https://www.nationaltrustreporters.ng/rivers-people-are-fed-up-with-pdp-and-are-yearning-for-change-sokonte-daviese |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=National Trust Reporter |language=en}}
= Public service =
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Sokonte Davies as the Executive Director of Marine Operations at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).{{Cite web |date=2019-10-10 |title=NPA Management interacts with Stakeholders in Lagos |url=https://nigeriamaritime360.com/npa-management-interacts-with-stakeholders-in-lagos/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=NigeriaMaritime360.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |title=NPA PLAYS HOST TO OFFICIALS OF LAGOS ISLAND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT(CBD) |url=https://nigerianports.gov.ng/2020/01/17/npa-plays-host-to-officials-of-lagos-island-central-business-districtcbd/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Nigerian Ports Authority |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Thandiubani |date=2016-07-12 |title=President Buhari Appoints New MD for NPA |url=https://www.tori.ng/news/35062/president-buhari-appoints-new-md-for-npa.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Tori.ng |language=English}}{{Cite web |title=Buhari sacks NPA boss, appoints El-Rufai's chief of staff as replacement |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/206790-buhari-sacks-npa-boss-appoints-el-rufais-chief-staff-replacement.html?tztc=1 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}{{Cite web |last=Amao |first=Oluwatoyin |date=2018-06-29 |title=Olu of Warri urges support for NPA |url=https://shipsandports.com.ng/olu-warri-urges-support-npa-2/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Ships & Ports |language=en-US}}