Ehie Ogerenye Edison

Ehie Ogerenye Edison is a Nigerian politician who has served as the Chief of Staff at the Government House, Port Harcourt, since 2024. He previously served as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. He was elected to the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2015 and re-elected in the rerun elections of 2016 and 2019, representing the Ahoada East II constituency under the platform of the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party.

Early life and education Edison was born in Ahoada, Rivers State, to the family of Chief Clinton Dollars Ehie and Mrs. Salome Ehie, both from the Ekpeye ethnic nationality in Rivers State.

Edison attended UPE Primary School and following on, he attended Western Ahoada County High School, Ahoada Town. He is a graduate of law from the Rivers State University (formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology) and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration as well as a Master's degree in Petroleum Law. President Bola Tinubu intervened and brokered a peace deal, which subsequently led to Edison’s resignation as Speaker. On 29 January 2024, he was sworn in as Chief of Staff at the Government House by Governor Siminilayi Fubara.

Personal life Edison married Cynthia Obuzor, a pharmacist, in 2019 and they have two children.