Nestor K Binabo was a Nigerian politician and teacher who briefly served as the acting Governor of Bayelsa State, from January to February 2012.
16 Facts About Nestor Binabo
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Later, Nestor Binabo was elected to the Bayelsa State Assembly, and served as deputy speaker and the State Commissioner of Youths and Conflict Resolution.
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Nestor Binabo was elected speaker in July 2010, after his predecessor, Werinipre Seibarugo, was appointed deputy governor following the impeachment and removal of Peremobowei Ebebi.
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Nestor Binabo himself was initially floated as a candidate for the position.
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Nestor Binabo was made acting Governor of Bayelsa on 27 January 2012, after Timipre Sylva, along with four other governors nationwide, was removed by the Supreme Court.
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Nestor Binabo left office on 14 February 2012, and was succeeded by Henry Dickson of the People's Democratic Party.
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Nestor Binabo subsequently resigned the speakership, citing the fact that both he and Dickson hail from the same senatorial district.
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In June 2012, after Benson was impeached and removed from the speakership by a majority of the Assembly, Nestor Binabo successfully nominated his own former deputy speaker, Fini Angaye, to fill the vacant slot.
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Nestor Binabo was expelled from the People's Democratic Party in May 2015 due to alleged anti-party activities in the 2015 general election.
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Nestor Binabo was one of several prominent Bayelsa State APC politicians who endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari's 2019 reelection bid.
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Nestor Binabo was fired in 1987 for indiscipline, which later became a scandal in his political career.
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Nestor Binabo escaped by running along the banks of the River Nun approximately 24 hours after the initial kidnapping.
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Several months later, Oyeinmomoemi Nestor Binabo was killed in a hit and run car accident.
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Nestor Binabo was released with a bag of fish and a N18,000 transport fare.
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Nestor Binabo survived being physically attacked or assaulted at least three times, including a home invasion resulting in a fatality in 2010.
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Nestor Binabo died after a lengthy illness on 29 June 2023, in Abuja.