John Owan Enoh

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John Owan Enoh
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Cross River Central Senatorial District
In office
2015–2019
Preceded byVictor Ndoma-Egba
Succeeded bySandy Ojang Onor
Personal details
Born (1966-06-04) 4 June 1966 (age 55)
Agbokim
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressives Congress]]

John Owan Enoh (born 4 June, 1966) is a Nigerian politician, farmer and philanthropist.

Personal life[]

Enoh was born and raised in Agbokim Waterfall community of Cross River State[1] and is married to Rachel Owan-Enoh and has children by her.[2]

Political Career[]

Enoh was a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015 representing Central Senatorial District of Cross River State in the 8th Assembly of the Senate.[3]

He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) up until May 2017 when he decamped to the ruling All progressive Congress (APC)[4] and contested for governorship[5] and lost to incumbent governor Ben Ayade.[6]

Farm venture[]

Aside from politics, Enoh own numerous farms where he conducts arable and livestock production. Farming venture he started 2000 has as at 2021 since cultivated about 2000 hectares of cultivated lands. Enoh's farm spreads across various parts of Cross River State. About 150 hectares of planted palms in his native Agbokim Waterfalls; and expanding to about 100 hectares of planted palms, and counting, at Etara-Ekuri. All communities in Etung LGA of Cross River State, where the politician hails.

Enoh is said to operate an out-grower scheme in communities where his farms are located. The out-grower scheme is a corporate social responsibility scheme that empowers local small scale farmers with arable and livestock to grow in their farms and later provides them with the market to sell these products.[7]

Philanthropy[]

Aside from politics, Enoh runs a philanthropy[8] including founding a foundation tagged JOE (John Owan Enoh) Foundation where he provides help for people living with diabetes in Nigeria. [1]

(APC) [3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Distinguished Senator John Owan Enoh at 54 | The Paradise". theparadise.ng. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. ^ "John Owan Enoh Biography and Detailed Profile". Politicians Data. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. ^ a b "Profile: Sen. JOHN OWAN ENOH Cross River Central". National Assembly of Nigeria. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Senator Owan-Enoh's defection, a blow to PDP ―APC chieftain". Tribune Online. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. ^ "Senator emerges Cross River APC governorship candidate". 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  6. ^ "Tribunal returns Ayade as Cross River chief executive". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  7. ^ "Inside Nigeria ex-Lawmaker farm ventures | The Paradise News". theparadise.ng. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  8. ^ "Senator Owan-Enoh tackles diabetes in 6 C'River LGs". Vanguard News. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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