Stephen Orise Oru is a Nigerian politicion. He is the current Minister of Niger Delta Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Early life and education
Stephen Oru was born in Delta State, Ughelli North L.G.A.. He attended Government College, Ughelli. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and a Masters of Arts in Education in 1976 from Ahmadu Bello University. He furthered his studies in the United States where he obtained a PhD from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 1978
Oru began his political career in 1982 with the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) as the Secretary of Youth Wing, Ughelli LGA, Bendel State. Since then, he has held various positions within Nigeria's political scene; some of which include:
State Youth Leader, NPN, Bendel State - 1983State Financial Secretary, NPN, Bendel State - 1983Member of Transition Committee, Bendel State - 1983Founding Member of the People's Democratic Party of Nigeria - 1998Deputy National Secretary, PDP - 2005-2008Secretary, PDP Disciplinary Committee - 2005-2008Member, Delta State PDP Caucus - 2005-2008Coordinator PDP Foreign Chapters - 2005-2008Acting National Secretary, PDP - 2007Member and Secretary, PDP National Reconciliation Committee under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, GCON - 2007Delta State Coordinator, Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization - 2010-2011Member, South-South Goodluck-Sambo Presidential Campaign Council - 2010-2011Member, Delta State Gubernatorial Campaign Council- 2010-2011Member, Delta State PDP Reconciliation Committee - 2011PDP National Vice Chairman(South-South) 2012-2014Other notable non-political capacities held by Oru in the past:
Member of Senate, University of Benin - 1982-1983Director, Integrated Development Services Limited (IDSL), a Subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - 2001-2004Chairman, National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) - 2005-2007Chairman, Governing Board of Delta State College of Education - 2007-2009Chairman, Governing Board of Delta State Polytechnic. 2009-2014Member, Ahmadu Bello University Council - 2009-2011Chairman, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross River State - 2013-2014
