Otaru Salihu Ohize
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Otaru Salihu Ohize | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
| In office 29 May 2007 – 29 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Ohiare |
| Succeeded by | Nurudeen Abatemi Usman |
| Constituency | Kogi Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1953 Kogi State, Nigeria |
| Died | 30 October 2016 (aged 63) Abuja, Nigeria |
Otaru Salihu Ohize (5 February 1953 – 30 October 2016) was a Nigerian politician. He served as Senator for the Kogi Central constituency of Kogi State from 2007 to 2011. He was a member of the Action Congress (AC).[1]
Ohize earned a B.Sc. in political science from the University of Lagos (1987) and a Master of International Affairs & Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (2003). He served for fifteen years in the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy.[1] He was chairman of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State for two terms.[2] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 2007 he was appointed to committees on Sports, Police Affairs, Interior Affairs, Information & Media, Housing, Commerce and Agriculture.[1] In a mid-term evaluation of senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had not sponsored any bills.[3] He died at a hospital in Abuja on 30 October 2016.[4]
