Otaru Salihu Ohize

Who is Otaru Salihu Ohize?

Otaru Salihu Ohize was elected Senator for the Kogi Central constituency of Kogi State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the Action Congress.

Ohize earned a B.Sc in Political Science from the University of Lagos and a Master of International Affairs & Diplomacy from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria He served for fifteen years in the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy. He was chairman of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State for two terms. 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. In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had not sponsor any bills.