Imasuen Neda Bernards

Neda Bernards Imasuen is a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Edo State, representing the Edo South senatorial district in the National Assembly since his election in 2023. He is affiliated with the Labour Party.

Born on June 29, 1958, Imasuen began his primary education at St. Thomas' Catholic School, Benin City, Edo State, where he obtained his Primary School Leaving Certificate. He proceeded to Edo Boys High School, also in Benin City, earning the West African School Certificate. After secondary school, he attended the University of Maiduguri, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1985 and becoming a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

He later earned a Master's degree in Public Administration from Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus in 2004. Imasuen was disbarred by the New York State Supreme Court in 2010 for professional misconduct.

In the 2023 Nigerian general elections, he defeated candidates from the PDP and APC to secure his position as Senator for Edo South.

Imasuen is married with children and has faced allegations of corruption, including reports that he and Senator Victor Umeh allegedly organized a meeting with Senate President Godswill Akpabio, where 87 senators reportedly received payouts ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 each to secure legislative support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.