24 Facts About Kingsley Kuku

Kingsley Kuku joined the campaign for the return of democratic government to Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku has remained a pioneer in the development and restoration of lasting peace in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku was appointed as a special adviser to the former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.

Kingsley Kuku received several honorary awards in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.

Kingsley Kuku had his primary and secondary education between 1977 and 1988 in Arogbo.

Kingsley Kuku then graduated with a bachelor's degree in English Language at Ondo State University, Akure.

Kingsley Kuku attended Patrick Catholic Primary School, Arogbo, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku had his secondary education at Ijaw National High School, Arogbo, Ondo State.

Kingsley Kuku obtained a Bachelor of Education degree in English language at the Ondo State University, Ado Ekiti, now Ekiti State University in 1995; and MSc in international relations and strategic studies at Igbinedion University, Okada Edo State, Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku had a stint at University of Cambridge where he got a certificate in dispute resolution in 2008.

In recognition of his role in the advancement of Nigeria's fledgling democracy, Kingsley Kuku was conferred with an honorary Doctorate in Political science in November 2013 by Igbinedion University, Okada Edo State, Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Selinus University of Sciences and Literature in international relations and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Kingsley Kuku embraced activism early in his university days as one of the socio-politically conscious young Nigerian students who were agitated about the then military rule and dictatorship in Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku was a student leader and one time national mobilization officer of the National Association of Nigerian Students who was active in the campaign and struggle for the demilitarization of the Nigerian society and absolute return of democratic governance to Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku was a pioneer member of Ijaw Youth Council, a notable ethnic rights group in Nigeria; and was the second spokesman of the council.

Kingsley Kuku has remained a voice and an active stakeholder for the development and restoration of lasting peace in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Kingsley Kuku was at various times Special Assistant and Head of Conflict Management Unit at the Niger Delta Development Commission ; a Member of the Presidential Committee on Amnesty; and Secretary of the Presidential Committee on Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Niger Delta.

One of the significant features of the Kingsley Kuku-led amnesty programme is its impact on the lives of the ex-militants many of whom have now been transformed into better citizens who are not only concerned about personal upliftment but the progress and development of the society as a whole.

In recognizing the ideas initially suggested by different foreign nations and international organisations in working against total collapse of law and order in Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku moved further to reach out to other strategic foreign partners and entities, through diplomacy, for technical support in achieving his mandate of office as the Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme and the Special Adviser on Niger-Delta to the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan.

In 2011, Kingsley Kuku was a guest speaker at an internationally renowned institute for international affairs, Chatham House London where he delivered a paper titled, Amnesty in the Niger Delta: Sustaining Peace and Surmounting Challenges.

Similarly, in 2013 Kingsley Kuku was invited by the programme managers of the Wilson Center in the United States.

In what could be regarded as a smart diplomatic move, Kingsley Kuku made the list of some notable personalities around the world who attended a special dinner for President Obama inauguration in US.

Kingsley Kuku was seen in some exclusive photographs with President Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Tracy as well as with other important personalities in international politics and development.

In early April 2015, Kingsley Kuku was selection as one of the recipients of the Honorary citizenship of the State of Georgia in the United States by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus.