SENATOR Pius Ewherido is
dead he died of stroke,
Sunday evening in Abuja.
Pius Ewherido, was a member
of the Nigeria House of
Representatives between May
1999 and May 2007. He was
elected Senator for Delta
Central in the April 2011
national elections, running on
the Democratic People’s Party
(DPP) platform.
Born on May 4, 1963 in
Ughelli. He attended Notre
Dame College, Ozoro and
Urhobo College, Effuruin, Delta
State. 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.
Senator Ewherido
Ewherido joined the United
Nigerian Congress Party
(UNCP) during the
NigerianThirdRepublic. After
the transition to democracy
was aborted by SaniAbacha,
he left politics and returned to
business. In 1998 he joined
the (PDP) and in April 1999 he
was elected to represent the
Ughelli South constituency
election in the Delta State
House of Assembly.
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
Assembly. Ewherido was re-
elected in April 2003, and was
Deputy Speaker of the
Assembly from May 2003 until
May 2007.
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jeez!! saw him 2wks ago at warri o