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After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed chairman of the senate committee on Petroleum also he was member of Public Accounts, Environment, Establishment, Labor, Federal Character, Social Development & Sports, Economic Affairs and INEC.<ref>{{cite web |
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In July 2008 he called for immediate demobilisation, rehabilitation and reorientation of the Niger Delta militants. He also recommended a review of the environment, saying that "Most farmlands and fishing ponds have been polluted as a result of oil exploration activities." He recommended using a special allocation of oil revenue to improve infrastructure in the Delta region.<ref>{{cite web |
In July 2008 he called for immediate demobilisation, rehabilitation and reorientation of the Niger Delta militants. He also recommended a review of the environment, saying that "Most farmlands and fishing ponds have been polluted as a result of oil exploration activities." He recommended using a special allocation of oil revenue to improve infrastructure in the Delta region. His tenure as chairman of this committee ended in August 2009 and the committee was replaced with the Presidential Amnesty Programme.<ref>{{cite web |
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He is presently engaged in private business with interest in oil and gas, tourism, aviation, consultancy, human capital development / training and legal services. Some of his businesses include: |
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Kariela Oil & gas Nigeria - has tug boats, service vessels. |
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Kariela Hotels & Resort Ghana - a 40 bed resort at Beyeni the Western Region of Ghana |
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Revision as of 18:17, 11 September 2012
David Cobbina Brigidi | |
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| Senator for Bayelsa Central | |
| In office May 1999 – May 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Paulker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
David Cobbina Brigidi was elected Senator for the Bayelsa Central constituency of Bayelsa State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1] He was reelected in April 2003, again on the PDP platform.[2] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed chairman of the senate committee on Petroleum also he was member of Public Accounts, Environment, Establishment, Labor, Federal Character, Social Development & Sports, Economic Affairs and INEC.[3]
After leaving office in 2007, Brigidi became Chairman of the Presidential Peace and Conflict Resolution Committee, attempting to resolve the Niger Delta Conflict.[4] In July 2008 he called for immediate demobilisation, rehabilitation and reorientation of the Niger Delta militants. He also recommended a review of the environment, saying that "Most farmlands and fishing ponds have been polluted as a result of oil exploration activities." He recommended using a special allocation of oil revenue to improve infrastructure in the Delta region. His tenure as chairman of this committee ended in August 2009 and the committee was replaced with the Presidential Amnesty Programme.[5]
He is presently engaged in private business with interest in oil and gas, tourism, aviation, consultancy, human capital development / training and legal services. Some of his businesses include:
Kariela Oil & gas Nigeria - has tug boats, service vessels.
Kariela Hotels & Resort Ghana - a 40 bed resort at Beyeni the Western Region of Ghana
References
- ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Senators". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ LINDSAY BARRET (May 21, 2009). "Niger Delta: Who's fighting who?". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Senator Brigidi Urges Rehabilitation of Militants". Leadership. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
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