Nigeria, no doubt is passing through the toughest of times which requires only good leaders at all strata to pull the people through. Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of Great Britain once expressed her frustration about the absence of quality leadership in governance. Rhetorically, she asked: “do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?” Notwithstanding, the rarity of good leaders, we still have some great leaders who are willing to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people.
Among these limited set of leaders is Hon. (Evang.) Sunny Tatabuzogwu, the Executive Chairman, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. He is a glittering star and has been a candle, spreading light to the society.
Sunny Tatabuzogwu was born in Lagos to parents of Agbor descent. After acquiring primary education, he went to St. Glumbus Grammar School, Agbor, Delta State but later completed his secondary education at the famous Igbobi College, Lagos.
Having passed the West African School Certificate Examination (WAEC) in flying colours, Hon. Sunny proceeded to Yaba College of Technology, Lagos where he bagged a Higher National Diploma (HND) in 1988.
He had his mandatory one-year Youth Service of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Akure at the Ondo State Ministry of Lands and Housing. After his Youth Service, he went back to classroom for a Post Graduate Diploma (PDG) programme in Education. In quest to satisfy his burning desire for knowledge after acquiring a PGD, he proceeded to the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti where he obtained a Master Degree in Public Administration in 2022.
Hon. (Evang.) Sunny Tatabuzogwu worked briefly in one of the Nigerian Banks before venturing into the murky water of politics. He also taught briefly as a part-time lecturer at the College of Education, Agbor, teaching Political Science.
He joined the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) the party that prides itself as the largest political party in Africa in 1999. He had his first political appointment as a Legislative Aide at the National Assembly, Abuja in 2003 and was in that position till 2005.
Between 2008 and 2011, he was the Supervisory Councillor for Works, Health and Finance in his Local Government. From 2016 to 2021, he served as a member of the Governing Council of the College of Health Technology, Ughelli, Delta State.
Hon. Sunny Tatabuzogwu is a loyal and faithfully committed party man. He served as the Assistant Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State from 2020 to 2021.
In the 2021 Local Government election in Delta State, the people of Ika South Local Government Area preferred Hon. Sunny Tatabuzogwu to every other candidates vying for the chairmanship position because of his unblemished record and was overwhelmingly elected. He was sworn-in thereafter and the position he occupies till date. His contribution to the society has attracted accolades and honourary awards from far and near.
Hon. Sunny Tatabuzogwu is not just a leader who cares about thoughts and ideas but one who combines the qualities of a great man as listed by Dwight Eisenhower – vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation and profundity of character.
This noble man is happily married to Mrs. Theresa Tatabuzogwu and the union is blessed with three lovely children.