Innocent Bariate Barikor is a Nigerian academic and politician of the All Progressives Congress. He represented the constituency of Gokana as a Member of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2015.[1][2]
Innocent Barikor | |
|---|---|
| MHA for Gokana | |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Ngbulelo Israel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rivers State |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Port Harcourt |
| Occupation | politician |
Education edit
Barikor received his doctoral degree in Political Science with emphasis on development studies from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[3]
Career edit
Barikor lectured at the Rivers State College of Education and served as a supervisor at the Gokana local government council from 1992 to 1995.[4] He moved to the University of Port Harcourt continuing his academic career until 2010 and achieved the rank of Senior Lecturer in Political Science. He has researched and published extensively on the Nigerian State and Minority Agitations, Poverty and Democratization, Debt and Debt Management, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development. He was chairman of the Ogoni academics.[5] In 2004, he was appointed Rivers State Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) by the President of Nigeria.[6] During his tenure, he developed and supervised innovative poverty reduction programmes such as COPE, Village Economic Development Solutions, Promise Keeper programme and others which have impacted on the Nigeria's rural poor. In 2007, Barikor led the Grassroots Empowerment Network (GEN) delegation to the South Africa Investment Summit held in Durban.[3]
As a development consultant, he has worked for numerous organizations including the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), where he consulted on the Agency's Cassava Project between 2007 and 2008. He also has served as Chairman of the Board of the Grassroots Empowerment Network. In 2011, he won the assembly election on People's Democratic Party ticket and represented Gokana until 2015.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Legislature". Riversstate.gov.ng. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Dukor, Pius (7 May 2012). "Debate On Bill On Women's Rights Robust- Hon. Barikor… As Stakeholders Support Bill". Newswriter. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Hon. Innocent Barikor (Ph.D)". Speak4me-nigeria.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "How I Empower Members of My Constituency – Barikor". The Sun. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via Misa.org.
- ^ "Ogoni Demand for More Inclusion in Rivers Affairs". Vanguard. 8 February 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "State Coordinators Named for NAPEP". Nigeria First. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 9 January 2015 – via AllAfrica.