Solomon Sunday , Akku EWUGA

Biographical record

Surname

EWUGA

First Name

Solomon

Other Names

Sunday
Akku

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

June 19, 1955

Place of Birth

Lagos State

Name of Spouse

Josephine Yop Dokotri, 1980

Names of Children

Has Children

Profession

Journalist
Legal Practitioner
Politician

Schools Attended with Dates

Sum/Ekas Primary School. Alushi. Akwanga, 1960-66; St. Joseph's College. Vom, 1967-71; St. Louis College. Jos, 1972; University of Ibadan, (Jos Campus), 1973-74; University of Ibadan, 1974-77; Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. 1980-81; University of Jos, 1984-87; Nigerian Law School, Lagos, 1987-88.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (Fellow);
Nigeria Bar Association (NBA);
Registered Advertising Practitioners (RPA)

Present Appointment

Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Nasarawa North Senatorial District under the platform CPC; Vice Chairman, Senate Committee, Land Transport; Member, Senate Committee, Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Relations, Police Affairs and Public Accounts.

Previous Appointments

Assistant Secretary of the Student Unions, University of Ibadan, Jos Campus, 1973-1974;

Teacher, Northern Annang Community College, Utu Etim Ekpo, Old Cross River State, 1977-1978;

Programme Officer, Head of Current Affairs, Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (later, Plateau Broadcasting Corporation, Jos, 1978-82;

Managing Director, Adpure Limited, Advertising & Public Relation Company, Jos, 1982- 88;

General Manager, Plateau Publishing Company Limited, Jos, 1988;

Special Assistant o Chairman, Technical Committee on Privitization & Commercialization (TCPC), 1989-1992;

General Manager(Compliance), Nigeria Provident Fund (NPF) now Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), 1992-1995;

Special Assistant to the Minister of Labour & Productivity, 1995;

Managing Director and Managing Partner Adpure ltd, 1995-1999;

Managing Director , Solomon Ewuga & Associates Law Firm, 1995-1999;

Deputy Governor, Nassarawa State, May-July, 1999;

Honorable Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. 1999-2001;

Chairman and CEO, Dilimi Investments ltd., 2001-2011;

Chairman and CEO, Adpure ltd., 2001-2011;

Managing Partner, Solomon Ewuga and Associates, 2001-2011;

Member, Board of Directors, Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), 2005-2007;

Senator representing Nasarawa North, Federal Republic of Nigeria 2012-2015

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

Publicity Secretary, defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Plateau State Chapter, 1982-1983;

National Auditor, UNCP, 1996-1997;

Assistant National legal Adviser North Central Zone, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 1998;

Governorship Aspirant, PDP, Nasarawa State, 1998;

Governorship Candidate of the ANPP Nasarawa State, 2007;

Member, CPC.

Hobbies

Reading, Psycho-analysis, Traveling, Photography, Squash and Golf

Email Address

[email protected]

Phone Number

080340080312; 08074225909

Residential Address

No. 1, Gold & Base Close, Rayfield, Jos, Plateau State.