Francis Alimikhena information

Senator Francis Alimikhena
Senator Francis Alimikhena
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Edo North Senatorial District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 June 2015 Serving with Clifford Ordia; Urhoghide Aishagbonnriodion
Preceded by	Domingo Alaba Obende
Deputy Chief Whip ; 8th National Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 June 2015
Preceded by	Ayoola Hosea Agboola
Vice-Chairman of the ; Senate Committee on Housing
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 November 2015
Preceded by	Bukkar Abba Ibrahim
Personal details
Born	Francis Asekhame Alimikhena; 20 September 1947 (age 76); Etsako East, Edo, Nigeria
Political party	Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Residence(s)	Abuja (official); Auchi, Edo (private)
Alma mater	University of Buckingham, United Kingdom (LLB); Nigerian Law School (B.L)
Profession	Businessman; politician; retired military officer
Awards	Forces Service Star (FSS)
Website	https://senatoralimikhena.wordpress.com/
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Years of service	1972–2000
Rank	Major
Commands	Multinational Joint Task Force

Francis Asekhame Alimikhena (born 20 September 1947) is a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Edo State. He served in the Senate from 2015 to 2023, representing Edo North Senatorial District. He was first elected in 2015 and reelected to a second term in 2019. However, he lost his re-election bid in 2023.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4][1] Senator Alimikhena was the vice-chairman, Senate Committee on Housing and also a member of the Senate committee on Constitutional Review.

Alimikhena is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) (PDP). He was the Deputy Chief Whip of the 8th National Assembly.

Edo North Senatorial District covers six local government areas: (Etsako West, Etsako Central, Etsako East, Owan East, Owan West and Akoko Edo).

^ Nigeria, News Agency of (25 February 2019). "Elections: Senator Alimikhena retains Edo North senatorial seat". TODAY. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ Ibeh, Nnenna (25 February 2019). "Oshiomohole delivers senatorial seat to Alimikhena for second term". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ Olowolagba, Fikayo (25 February 2019). "Nigeria Election Results: Alimikhena of APC defeats Momoh, wins Edo senate seat". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ "APC wins Edo North Senatorial seat again". Punch Newspapers. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[1] Nigeria, News Agency of (25 February 2019). "Elections: Senator Alimikhena retains Edo North senatorial seat". TODAY. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[2] Ibeh, Nnenna (25 February 2019). "Oshiomohole delivers senatorial seat to Alimikhena for second term". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[3] Olowolagba, Fikayo (25 February 2019). "Nigeria Election Results: Alimikhena of APC defeats Momoh, wins Edo senate seat". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[4] "APC wins Edo North Senatorial seat again". Punch Newspapers. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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Senator Francis Alimikhena


Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Edo North Senatorial District
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 June 2015 Serving with Clifford Ordia Urhoghide Aishagbonnriodion
Preceded by	Domingo Alaba Obende
Deputy Chief Whip 8th National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2015
Preceded by	Ayoola Hosea Agboola
Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Housing
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 November 2015
Preceded by	Bukkar Abba Ibrahim

Personal details
Born	Francis Asekhame Alimikhena (1947-09-20) 20 September 1947 (age 76) Etsako East, Edo, Nigeria
Political party	Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Residence(s)	Abuja (official) Auchi, Edo (private)
Alma mater	University of Buckingham, United Kingdom (LLB) Nigerian Law School (B.L)
Profession	Businessman politician retired military officer
Awards	Forces Service Star (FSS)
Website	https://senatoralimikhena.wordpress.com/
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Years of service	1972–2000
Rank	Major
Commands	Multinational Joint Task Force