Liyel Imoke
| Liyel Imoke | |
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| Senator | |
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In office 1992–1993 |
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| Federal Minister of Power and Steel | |
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In office July 2003 – January 2007 |
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| Governor of Cross River State | |
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In office 29 May 2007 – May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Duke |
| Succeeded by | Benedict Ayade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1961 |
Liyel (born 10 July 1961) was elected governor of Cross River State in Nigeria in April 2007, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Liyel Imoke is an Igbo from Agbo Clan in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. His father, Dr. Samuel Imoke was a medical doctor who became a cabinet minister and leader of Parliament in the former Eastern Region. Liyel Imoke was born on 10 July 1961 at Ibadan in the then Western Region of Nigeria.
Liyel Imoke attended Mary Knoll College, Okuku, Ogoja and then the Federal Government College, Enugu (1973–1977) for his secondary education. He obtained a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Economics at the University of Maryland in the United States in 1982.
He then studied Law at the University of Buckingham, England, gaining an LLB degree in 1985, and then studied at the American University in Washington, D.C. where he gained a master's degree in Law. He completed his legal education at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, in 1988.
Liyel Imoke practiced law in Washington, D. C. and Lagos between 1982 and 1992. He was principal partner of Liyel Imoke and Co., Lagos.
In 1992, Liyel Imoke was elected a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the age of 30 during the Ibrahim Babangida transition government. His term ended with the dissolution of the government in November 1993 by the military regime headed by General Sani Abacha.
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