Governor Godwin Obaseki is a Nigerian politician under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who was Reelected on September 19, 2020, after defeating Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu win a second term as governor of Edo State.
Governor Obaseki was re-elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly-contested poll conducted on Saturday.
Read the Complete Godwin Obaseki Biography, Age, Education, Net worth, including How he started his political career.
Governor Godwin Obaseki is a Nigerian politician under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who was Reelected on September 19, 2020, after defeating Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu win a second term as governor of Edo State.
Governor Obaseki was re-elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly-contested poll conducted on Saturday.
Read the Complete Godwin Obaseki Biography, Age, Education, Net worth, including How he started his political career.
Godwin Obaseki Biography
Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki is a Nigerian politician and businessman, who is currently the Governor of Edo State. He was sworn in as the governor on 12 November 2016.
He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers of Nigeria and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School Chief Executive Programme. He was also nominated as a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) by the World Economic Forum in 2001.
Wife
Mrs Betsy Obaseki is the wife of the governorship candidate of the APC, Mr Godwin Obaseki. She is a financial expert by profession and as a matter of fact, the Managing Director BOI Investment and Trust Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Bank of Industry.
She is the Managing
Early Life & Education
Godwin Obaseki was born on the 1st of July, 1957, in Benin city into a descendant of the famously illustrious Obaseki family in Edo State, Nigeria. The third Child Of Late Pa Roland Obaseki And Madam Stella Gbinigie (MON). He spent most of his childhood in his home state.
He had his primary education at St. Matthews Anglican Primary School. He attended Eghosa Anglican Grammar School, Benin City, before he proceeded to Ibadan to study at the University of Ibadan, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics.
Godwin, after that, did his National Youths Service Corps primary assignment in Jos, Plateau state.
However, his education did not stop there. Obaseki then went to New York, United States, where he studied at Pace University and Columbia University. He earned himself a Master’s degree in Finance and International Business.
INEC Returning Officer for the poll, Professor Akpofure Rem-Rukeh, declared the governor as the winner on Sunday at the electoral umpire office in Benin City, which doubled as the final collation center.
“That Godwin Obaseki of PDP having satisfied the requirements of the law in meeting the 25 percent in two-third of the local government areas in the state and having a margin of lead higher than the canceled votes is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Professor Rem-Rukeh who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Petroleum Resources, stated.
Personal Life
Obaseki was the founding secretary of a New York-based US Africa Chamber of Commerce in 1992, which promoted US organizations doing business in Africa. He was a Director in Junior Achievement of Nigeria – the local affiliate of the worldwide Not for Profit organization, which trains students to appreciate market economy values.
He also participates actively and serves as Trustee in the Dr. Jackson Owen Obaseki Foundation, a family-owned NGO that provides free education and health services to the less privileged.
Godwin Obaseki is married to Betsy Bene Obaseki, a financial expert. She holds BSc and MSc in Accounting from the University of Lagos, and an alumnus of the Kellog’s School of Business Executive Management Programme, USA.
Betsy Bene Obaseki comes from Buguma, Kalabari kingdom, Rivers State, where she was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ayibo Amachree.
Net Worth
Governor Obaseki is a successful businessman with a lot of properties, Godwin Obaseki net worth can be estimated to be $225 million.
Social Media Handles
Facebook: @Godwinobasekiofficial
Twitter: @Godwinobaseki
Instagram:: @governorobaseki
