Peter Odili
| Peter Odili | |
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| 3rd Governor of Rivers State | |
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In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 |
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| Deputy | Gabriel Toby |
| Preceded by | Sam Ewang |
| Succeeded by | Celestine Omehia |
| Constituency | Rivers State |
| 2nd Deputy Governor of Rivers State | |
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In office 1992–1993 |
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| Governor | Rufus Ada-George |
| Preceded by | Frank Eke |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Toby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1948 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ukaego Odili |
| Profession | Politician |
Peter Otunuya Odili (born 15 August 1948) was the third Governor of Rivers State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Peter Odili was born on 15 August 1948 in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and pursued post-graduate work in Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Dr. Peter Odili is married to Justice Mary Ukaego Odili (b. 12 May 1952).
In 1988/89, Peter Odili was elected member and leader of Rivers State Delegates to the Constituent Assembly. In 1992, he was elected as the Deputy Governor of Rivers State. After the Nigerian Third Republic ended, he was again elected to the National Constitutional Conference and became the Conference Committee Chairman on State Creation. Dr. Odili thereafter became the National Secretary of the defunct Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN).
Peter Odili was elected governor of Rivers State in April 1999, and was reelected in April 2003.
In September 2004, Amnesty International wrote an open letter to Peter Odili expressing deep concerns for protection of human rights of civilians in and around Port Harcourt, detailing an increasingly alarming security situation in Rivers State, due to fighting allegedly between rival armed groups. In December 2004, a gang of armed youths believed to be members of the Egbesu cult attacked Peter Odili's convoy along the East-West Road in Port Harcourt.killing two people one a policeman In March 2009, the Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Kayode Eso, blamed the crisis during Odili's period of office on both the state and the Federal Governments, particularly the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. The report outlined interwoven problems of failed governance, chieftaincy tussles, cultism, politics of acrimony and insurgency.
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