A Brief Overview Of Dennis Idahosa, The Performing Lawmaker From Ovia

A Brief Overview Of Dennis Idahosa, The Performing Lawmaker From Ovia

What preoccupies the minds of Nigerians on who to vote as the Nation heads to another crucial round of general elections, it is pertinent that the people know whom they are voting for as only that grantees their future.

One lawmaker who has done the citizens of Ovia proud and put Edo in the map of development in terms of constituency projects is Hon Dennis Idahosa who represents Ovia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly.

Here is what is background looks like.

Hon Dennis Idahosa is from Iguobazuwa, Ovia South West Local Government Area, Edo State. He attended Ozolua Model Elementary School in Iguobazuwa and Utoka Grammar School in Utoka, Edo State for his primary and secondary education, respectively.

Following that, he went to Western Delta University in Ogharra, Delta state, where he earned a BSC in Sociology. Additionally, he studied at the London School of Economics and Political Studies, where he earned a certificate in negotiation. At the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, he earned a master’s degree in legislative studies.

He had years of experience in the engineering and construction industries while working in the private sector. At the Edo State Ministry of Investment, Public and Private Partnership, where he held the position of Honourable Commissioner, he effectively carried out his duties by adhering to the values of accountability and transparency.

Following that, he was appointed as a Federal Board Member in the National Agency for the Great Green Wall under the Ministry of Environment by the Presidency in 2018 as the representative of the South-South Region. He is currently the Honorable Member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Standing Committee on Legislative Compliance, National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The fact that the lawmaker was raised in his ancestral community of Ovia, where he finished both primary and secondary school, makes him a bonafide son of the soil. This may be one of the reasons the lawmaker is familiar with his constituents and responds quickly to their demands.