Jonathan Tunde OGBEHA

Army officer, Politician, Administrator

Retired soldier, administrator, politician, born September 1, 1947, Nupe, Lokoja, Kogi State; married, wife(deceased) has one son; Education: Maiduguri Primary School, Nigerian Military School, Zaria, 1962-67, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, 1967- 70, attended several military courses in Nigeria and abroad, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, 1987; Career: Enlisted in the army and was commissioned- Second Lieutenant, 1970; held various Command and Staff appointments including Defence adviser in the Nigerian High Commission in Zimbabwe; former Nigerian Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea; Battalion Commander and Brigade Commander, I Mechanized Brigade, Nigerian Army, Minna, 1985-87; appointed Military Governor, Akwa Ibom State, 1987-88, Governor, defunct Bendel State, 1988-90; elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999- Date; Political Party: member, Peoples Democratic Party, 1998-date; Hobbies: foot ball, squash; Official Address: National Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, PMB, 148, Garki, Abuja.