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The Honourable Kingsley Kuku | |
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| Born | 14 February 1970 Ondo State, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Ondo State University, Ekiti State University, University of Cambridge and Igbinedion University |
| Occupation(s) | Political and environmental rights activist |
Kingsley Kuku (born February 14, 1970) is a Nigerian political and environmental rights activist, the special adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Niger Delta Affairs and the chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.[1][2]
During his university days, he was once a student activist, a student leader and a one time National Association of Nigerian Students mobilization officer. He joined the campaign for the return of democratic government to Nigeria. He has remained a pioneer in the development and restoration of lasting peace in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.[3]
Kingsley Kuku after his involvement with the Ijaw youths, contested and was elected as member of Ondo State House of Assembly and thereafter became the chairman of the house committee for a period of four years. He was appointed as a special adviser to the former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.[4] In that same year he was a guest speaker at Chatham House, an institute for international affairs, where he delivered a paper. He received several honorary awards in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.[5]
- ^ Ijaw Monitoring Group. "Ijaw Leader Lauds Kuku Over Amnesty Donation to Victims". IMG. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "Between Kingsley Kuku and his critics". Vanguard News. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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