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Nelson Effiong

PEP · Politician

Nelson Effiong is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Nelson Effiong · نیلسن ایفیونگ				[sources]
Alias	Nelson Asuquo Effiong				[sources]
Birth date	1953				[sources]
Place of birth	Oron				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Phone	+2347087161529				[sources]
Political association	All Progressives Congress				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q29363716				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2015-) · member of the Senate of Nigeria (2003-2007) · member of the Senate of Nigeria (2015-2019)				[sources]
Education	University of Houston				[sources]
Last change	2026-05-06	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Nigerian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories358,377

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata344,689

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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