THE MAN FUNKEKEME SOLOMON

Rt. Honourable Funkekeme Solomon was born on April 21, 1962 in Ojobo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

He started his educational pursuit at Zuokumor Primary School in 1971 and later attended Gbesa Grammar School, Ojobo, College of Education Abraka, Bendel State University Ekpoma where he bagged the Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Education before proceeding to Leeds Metopolitan University, United Kingdom for his Master’s in Corporate Governance, specializing in Corporate Social Responsibility in 2010.

He did his National Service in Radio Nigeria Enugu in 1990 where he worked as Editor 11.

Rt. Honourable Funkekeme Solomon was English and Literature teacher at the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) Warri from 1990 to 1991, Part-time lecturer, Department of English, College of Education Warri 1991 to 1992, Chief Press Secretary to the pioneer Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly 1992 to 1993, Deputy Project Coordinator, Pointer Newspaper 1994 to 1995 and Media Consultant to late Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice James Omo-Agege 1997 to 1998.

He was elected into the Delta State House of Assembly in 1999 and was there till 2011 representing the Burutu Two constituency.

While in the Assembly Rt. Honourable Solomon served as Minority Leader from 1999 to 2005, Chairman Art and Culture Committee 2005 to 2007, Deputy Speaker and Chairman Tenders Board 2007 to 2008 and Chairman Public Accounts Committee 2008 to June 3, 2011 when he left the Assembly.

He was appointed Commissioner for Works by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in 2011 and held on to the position till 2015.

In the State Executive Council, Rt. Honourable Solomon also served as Vice Chairman State Tenders Board, member State Boundary Committee, Chairman Management Committee of Squash/Leisure club, Government House, member Procurement Reform Committee and member SEEFOR Steering Committee.

In the first tenure of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Rt. Honourable Solomon served as Chairman Governing Council of the Delta State Polytechnic Ozoro from 2015 to 2019.

As a loyal party man, he has been a member of PDP State Caucus from 2011 till date, member PDP Secretariat Building Fund Raising Committee 2011, Secretary PDP governorship re-run planning and campaign committee for the January 6, 2011 election, Secretary to Council and Director of Administration PDP Campaign Council 2011, PDP state agent in all 2011 elections and PDP agent , Local Government elections 2014.

Funkekeme Solomon was also a member PDP Campaign Council in 2015 where he was Director of Communications, PDP state agent in all 2015 elections and member 2015 Transition Committee.

Further more, he was Secretary Delta State PDP ad-hoc Reconciliation Committee 2016, Chairman Steering Committee PDP State Mega rally 2018,,Director-General PDP Campaign Organisation and Secretary to the State Campaign Council 2019 and member Transition Committee 2019. Funkekeme Solomon also served as member PDP National Convention Committee in 2018.

He was founding National Chairman of Delta Ijaw Collective Agenda, founding Publicity Secretary of the G-3 ), National Secretary of the group from 2006 till date, and Secretary Forum of Non Sitting members of the Delta State House of Assembly.

He is currently the Senior Political Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Funkekeme Solomon, who has many awards to his credit, is married with children.

His hobbies include reading and writing with special interest in biographies.