Nduese Essien
Nduese Essien | |
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Chief Nduese Essien | |
| Member of Petroleum Resources Committee which produced the Bill for Establishing Niger Delta Development Commission | |
| Federal Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development | |
| In office 6 April 2010 – 5 March 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Amal Pepple |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1944 Eket, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria |
Nduese Essien ⓘ (born 2 February 1944) was a Nigerian National Assembly representative from Akwa Ibom state from 1999 to 2007, the position he held at the House of Representatives includes the leader of south-south parliamentary caucus and Chairman of House Committee on Anti-corruption, National Ethics and Values. He was later appointed by President Umaru Yar'Adua into the Technical Committee on the Niger Delta, where he worked with others to resolve the crisis in the oil-rich region. He was also appointed Federal Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development on 6 April 2010, when acting president Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.