Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion (born 13 May 1957) was the governor of Edo State

Edo State

Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. Its capital is Benin City. It is bounded in the north and east by Kogi State, in the south by Delta State and in the west by Ondo State.-History:...

 in Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...

(PDP).

Background

Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion was born on 13 May 1957.

Governor of Edo State

Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion was elected governor of Edo State in April 2007, and held office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the PDP.

Later career

He was declared wanted by the economic and financial crime commission on a 142 count of financial fraud. He recently handed himself over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and is charged with 142 counts of corruption. This concerns claims that he embezzled $24 million (£12m) using front companies. The Benin Youth Council asked for an apology for statements implying he ran away from justice.