Emmanuel Paulker was born on 15 October 1955 and is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Bayelsa Central constituency of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007.
14 Facts About Emmanuel Paulker
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Emmanuel Paulker obtained a BSc in biochemistry from the University of Port Harcourt in 1983.
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Emmanuel Paulker served as Chairman of both Upstream and Downstream Committees of the Senate.
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Emmanuel Paulker was one of the key sponsors of Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Bill which was passed on the floor of the Nigerian Senate on Thursday, 25 May 2017, sixteen years after its introduction to the National Assembly.
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Emmanuel Paulker vigorously worked for the compensation of those affected by the Bonga Oil Spill of over 40,000 barrels on December 20,2011, affecting over 20 Riverine communities across Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Delta States, like the Odioma community in Brass local Government area and two communities in Ekeremor local government area as well as others in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State.
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Emmanuel Paulker made useful contributions through his Committee on Downstream Petroleum, especially on the issues of fuel subsidy removal and the entire deregulation agenda.
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Emmanuel Paulker sponsored motions to scrap FERMA and create a Federal Highway Authority instead, and to stop universities from conducting post-JAMB examinations.
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In September 2015, Senator Paulker Emmanuel, sought to contest the 2015 Bayelsa state gubernatorial elections but was disqualified under controversial circumstances.
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Emmanuel Paulker was disqualified from the governorship race because some members of the opposition All Progressives Congress attended his thanksgiving service.
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Senator Paulker Emmanuel set the record as the first Senator from Bayelsa State to serve three consecutive tenures as a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th Senate.
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Emmanuel Paulker was the Deputy Minority Whip in the 8th Senate and served as chairman, Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service.
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Emmanuel Paulker supported and vigorously promoted the Bill for the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Investigative and Forensic Professionals of Nigeria.
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Emmanuel Paulker was an influential and respected member of the Committee of Ten of the National Assembly until he voluntarily stepped out of the Senate in 2019 to contest the Governorship Primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party for Bayelsa State Government House along with twenty other contestants.
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Emmanuel Paulker lost the primaries to Senator Douye Diri, who had the backing of the incumbent Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson.