James Onanefe Ibori
| James Onanefe Ibori | |
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| 2nd Governor of Delta State | |
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In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 |
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| Deputy | Benjamin Elue |
| Preceded by | Walter Feghabo |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Uduaghan |
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| Born |
4 August 1959 Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Benin, Nigeria |
James Onanefe Ibori (born 4 August 1959) was the Governor of Delta State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Ibori is of the Urhobo ethnic group. He is an influential leader in the Niger Delta region and a national figure in Nigeria. He is also an ex-convict.
Born to the family of late Chief Ukavbe Ibori and Mrs. Comfort Oji Ibori of Otefe in Oghara clan, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, he attended Baptist High School, Oghareki, now Oghareki Grammar School, before proceeding to the University of Benin where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Statistics. Ibori moved to London, England in the 1980s where he married his wife, Theresa. Ibori worked as a cashier at Wickes DIY store in Ruislip, Middlesex. In 1990, the couple were arrested for theft from the store, and fined £300. In 1991, he was convicted of handling a stolen credit card, and fined £100.
Returning to Nigeria, between 1994 and 1997 he served as a consultant to the Federal Government of President Sani Abacha, in the areas of public policy formulation and implementation. In 1999, Ibori took out a mortgage on a property in Abbey Road, London. To mask his previous convictions in the UK, he obtained a false birth certificate and then passport, medically impossible as it was dated a month after his elder sisters birthdate.
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