Dekeri Anamero Sunday
Dekeri Anamero Sunday is a Nigerian politician from Edo. Dekeri Anamero Sunday has contested 1 election, winning 1.
Biography
Anamero Sunday Dekeri is a Nigerian politician. He is a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives for Etsako Federal Constituency, Nigeria.
Anamero Sunday Dekeri was born in the village of Ogute-Oke, Okpella, Edo State, Nigeria. His family worked as pastoral farmers.
Dekeri obtained his First School Leaving Certificate from Ugbedudu Primary School and his Secondary School Certificate from Ogute-Oke Secondary School.
He then went on to earn a Bachelor of Law degree from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. He is also an alumnus of Nigeria Police College, Ikeja.
While pursuing his education, Dekeri sold palm produce to Eastern Nigerian merchants. This venture led him to travel to Ibadan to secure contracts with companies seeking palm products as raw materials.
He established Danco International Group, a multinational company, and its subsidiary, Gulf Treasure Ltd.
Dekeri established the Anamero Idofe Anamero Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to supporting the poor and needy.
He has made significant contributions to his local community, including building classrooms and staff offices for schools in Ogute-Oke and Itu Rogbe.
Amongst other contributions is an ongoing Anamero School Support program that has run for 13 years, covering distribution of school materials and scholarships to students.
The foundation expanded this program to cover 10,000 students across Edo State. The Foundation distributed 500,000 books in Edo State and awarded bursaries to students at the University of Benin.
The Anamero Foundation has provided borehole facilities, rural electrification, and road construction and rehabilitation projects across his community.
Other projects include the donation of wheelchairs to people with disabilities.
Dekeri entered the political arena in 2019 and was elected to represent the Etsako Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives under the All Progressives Congress (APC) party.
He has sponsored bills for the establishment of the Federal Medical Center, Uluoke, Edo State, and the Federal College of Technical Education, Okpella, Edo State.
In 2023, Dekeri declared his candidacy for the governorship of Edo State, under the APC banner. His campaign platform emphasizes education, health, agriculture and food security, infrastructural development, and industrialization.