Victor Ndoma-Egba was born on 8 March 1956 and is a Nigerian politician and former chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission.
13 Facts About Victor Ndoma-Egba
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Victor Ndoma-Egba was a three-term Senator, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District of Cross River State in the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2015.
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Victor Ndoma-Egba was born on 8 March 1956 in Ikom, Cross River State.
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Victor Ndoma-Egba was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1978, and was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2004.
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Victor Ndoma-Egba has been Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Calabar Branch, and President of the Calabar Chamber of Commerce.
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Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba is a member of senate committees on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Human Rights and Legal Matters, and Information and Media, and is deputy chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Nigerian Senate.
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In May 2008, Victor Ndoma-Egba spoke in favor of reform of the Nigeria Police Act, which came into effect on April 1,1943 and has essentially been unchanged since that time.
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In September 2009 Victor Ndoma-Egba noted that several prominent people in Cross River had defected from the Action Congress and the All Nigeria Peoples Party to join the PDP, saying the event was a sign that opposition has crumbled in the state.
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In January 2013 Victor Ndoma-Egba said that the solution to Cross River community clashes was the National Boundary Commission becoming involved in the demarcation of boundary lines.
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Victor Ndoma-Egba was reelected as Senator for Cross River Central on 26 April 2011 on the PDP platform, winning 143,537 votes, while the runner up was Patric Iwara of the Action Congress of Nigeria, who gained 47,656 votes.
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Victor Ndoma-Egba was Deputy Leader of the 6th Senate and Leader of the Senate.
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Victor Ndoma-Egba is born to late Justice Emmanuel Victor Ndoma-Egba, a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, and Madam Regina Nentui, a school teacher and local, the first female chairman of a Local Government Area in Nigeria.
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Victor Ndoma-Egba is a devout Catholic and has made significant donations to the Catholic church in his home town of Ikom.