Stephen Oru
{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Dr Stephen Orise Oru
|image = DrStephenOru.jpeg
|caption = Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
|office1 = Federal Minister of Niger Delta
|term_start1 = 9 July 2014
|term_end1 = 29 May 2015
|predecessor1 = Peter Godsday Orubebe
|successor1 = Usani Uguru Usani
|birth_date =
|birth_place = Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = The People's Democratic Party
|alma_mater = Ahmadu Bello University
Ohio State University
}}
Stephen Orise Oru is a Nigerian politician. He is a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.{{cite web|title=Federal Executive Council (FEC) Members|date=29 October 2013|url=http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/2012-10-29-11-07-53/federal-executive-council|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424072605/http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/2012-10-29-11-07-53/federal-executive-council|archive-date=24 April 2013}}
Early life and education
Stephen Oru was born in Delta State, Ughelli North L.G.A. He attended Government College, Ughelli. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and a Masters of Arts in Education in 1976 from Ahmadu Bello University. He furthered his studies in the United States where he obtained a PhD from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 1978{{cite web|title=Alumni, Ohio State University|url=http://faculty.ndhu.edu.tw/~ritachu/alumni/index.html|access-date=9 September 2024|publisher=Ohio State University}}
Career
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Oru began his political career in 1982 with the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) as the Secretary of Youth Wing, Ughelli LGA, Bendel State. Since then, he has held various positions within Nigeria's political scene; some of which include:
- State Youth Leader, National Party of Nigeria, Bendel State - 1983
- State Financial Secretary, National Party of Nigeria, Bendel State - 1983
- Member of Transition Committee, Bendel State - 1983
- Founding Member of the People's Democratic Party of Nigeria - 1998
- Deputy National Secretary, People's Democratic Party of Nigeria - 2005-2008{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
- Secretary, PDP Disciplinary Committee - 2005-2008
- Member, Delta State PDP Caucus - 2005-2008
- Coordinator PDP Foreign Chapters - 2005-2008
- Acting National Secretary, PDP - 2007
- Member and Secretary, PDP National Reconciliation Committee under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, GCON - 2007{{cite news|title=Dr Oru, Secretary of the PDP National Reconciliation Committee|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/06/exclusive-pdps-decision-on-ekwuemes-committees-report/|access-date=9 September 2024|date=13 June 2010|work=Vanguard}}
- Delta State Coordinator, Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization - 2010-2011
- Member, South-South Goodluck-Sambo Presidential Campaign Council - 2010-2011
- Member, Delta State Gubernatorial Campaign Council- 2010-2011
- Member, Delta State People's Democratic Party's Reconciliation Committee - 2011
- PDP National Vice Chairman(South-South) 2012-2014{{cite news|date=22 March 2022|title=Dr, Stephen Oru, PDP National Vice Chairman (South-South)|url=https://www.punchng.com/news/oni-oru-emerge-as-pdp-national-vice-chairmen/|last1=Odesola|first1=Tunde|last2=Akasike|first2=Chukwudi|access-date=11 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329060024/https://www.punchng.com/news/oni-oru-emerge-as-pdp-national-vice-chairmen/|archive-date=29 March 2013}}
Other notable non-political capacities held by Oru in the past:
- Member of Senate, University of Benin - 1982-1983
- Director, Integrated Development Services Limited (IDSL), a Subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - 2001-2004
- Chairman, National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) - 2005-2007{{cite news|title=Dr Stephen Oru, Chairman National Board of Technical Education|work=This Day|last=Madugba|first=Agaju|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200604050155.html|date=4 April 2006|access-date=9 September 2024|via=allAfrica}}
- Chairman, Governing Board of Delta State College of Education - 2007-2009
- Chairman, Governing Board of Delta State Polytechnic. 2009-2014{{cite news|title=Ban on Sale of Handouts Still in Force|url=https://thepointernewsonline.com/?p=460|last=Ikeogwu|first=Michael|work=The Pointer|date=10 November 2017|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042427/https://thepointernewsonline.com/?p=460|archive-date=11 November 2017|url-status=dead}}
- Member, Ahmadu Bello University Council - 2009-2011
- Chairman, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross River State - 2013-2014{{cite news|title=Dr Stephen Oru, Chairman, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/jonathan-approves-new-boards-for-teaching-hospitals-nafdac/|work=Vanguard|date=19 January 2013|access-date=9 September 2024}}
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Category:People from Delta State
Category:Ahmadu Bello University alumni
Category:Ohio State University alumni
Category:Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians
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