Akpor Pius Ewherido
Akpor Pius Ewherido (4 May 1963 – 30 June 2013) was a Nigerian politician. He was elected Senator for Delta Central Senatorial District in the April 2011 national elections, running on the Democratic People's Party (DPP) platform.
Background
Born in Ughelli, Ewherido is Urhobo by origin. Born as third child in a family of 8 boysHe attended Notre Dame College, Ozoro and Urhobo College, Effurun, He went on to the University of Ife where he studied Philosophy. After his National Youth Service, Ewherido became a businessman in Warri.He also studied law at the University of Benin, and was later called to the Bar.
Political career
Ewherido joined the United Nigerian Congress Party (UNCP) during the Nigerian Third Republic. After the transition to democracy was aborted by Sani Abacha, he left politics and returned to business.In 1998, he joined the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and in April 1999, he was elected to represent the Ughelli South cons*uency election in the Delta State House of *embly.He was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House when it convened in June 1999. From 15 May 2000 until 20 March 2001 he was leader of the *embly.Ewherido was reelected in April 2003, and was Deputy Speaker of the *embly from May 2003 until May 2007.In the 2006 PDP primaries he was a contender to be candidate for Governor of Delta State in the April 2007 election, but was unsuccessful in the primaries.
Ewherido left the PDP in order to compete for the Delta Central Senate seat on the DPP platform.In the DPP primary he was elected the candidate by a narrow margin, winning 125 votes to his opponent's 108.In the April 2011 election, he won 102,313 votes, ahead of Amori Ighoyota of the PDP who gained 85,365 votes.