Obong Victor Bassey Attah was born on 20 November 1938 and is a Nigerian politician who served as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.
16 Facts About Victor Attah
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Victor Attah was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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Victor Attah gained a degree from Leeds College of Art and a postgraduate diploma in Building Science from Liverpool University in 1965.
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Victor Attah won the scholarship to study at Columbia University in New York, where he obtained an MA in Advanced Architectural Design and Planning.
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Victor Attah attended the Kennedy Graduate School of Governance at Harvard University.
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Victor Attah served as the national president of the Nigerian Institute of Architects.
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Victor Attah was part of the Peoples Democratic Movement led by Shehu Musa Yar'Adua in the aborted Sani Abacha transition program together with politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Magaji Abdullahi, Chuba Okadigbo and Sunday Afolabi.
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Victor Attah was elected Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum in 2003.
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In 2001, Victor Attah travelled to the United States with as many as 21 people in search of foreign investors.
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Victor Attah promised to improve telecoms, power supply, and air transport infrastructure, and to replicate Silicon Valley in Uyo.
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Victor Attah planned to build an airport in Uyo before he left office in 2007.
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Victor Attah laid the foundation for the establishment of the Akwa Ibom State University of Technology.
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Victor Attah ran for the presidential nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2007, but later withdrew.
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Victor Attah retired from politics after losing the PDP candidacy for presidency in 2007.
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Victor Attah spent time with his wife, Alison, who is suffering from type 2 diabetes.
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In March 2008, Victor Attah joined ExecutiveAction, a consultancy that helps firms manage problems in difficult business environments.