Amadi Blessing Chigeru (Hon.)
Rivers | House of representatives
Rivers | House of representatives
Amadi Blessing Chigeru is a Nigerian lawyer and politician from Rivers State who represents the Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. She is a member of the 10th National Assembly and was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in December 2025. She subsequently emerged as the APC candidate for Port Harcourt II ahead of the 2027 House of Representatives election.
Amadi was born on 1 February 1954. Available legislative records identify her as a female lawmaker and list her highest educational qualification as an LL.B (Honours). She is a trained lawyer and has had experience in both the legal profession and public service. Public profiles also indicate that she has worked within the University of Port Harcourt environment before and during her public career.
Before entering federal politics, Amadi served as a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Her experience at the state legislative level provided an earlier foundation for her subsequent move into the National Assembly. She later contested for the Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency and was elected to the House of Representatives in 2019, before securing another term in the 2023 election.
As a member of the 10th National Assembly, Amadi has been involved in legislative activities relating to education, healthcare and infrastructure. One of the bills associated with her is a proposal for the establishment of a Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery in Isiokpo, Rivers State. The bill seeks to provide training and research facilities for nursing, midwifery and related specialties and was sponsored by Amadi.
Her legislative activities have also included interventions concerning infrastructure in her constituency and surrounding communities. In February 2024, she sponsored or co-sponsored a motion concerning the Igwuruta–Port Harcourt International Airport–Omagwa–Isiokpo–Elele–Omerelu Road, calling for attention to the condition of the road and requesting that its rehabilitation be considered in the federal budget.
Amadi has also been involved in parliamentary activities concerning women and public representation. During the 10th National Assembly, she has been identified as Vice Chairman of Women in Parliament, a parliamentary platform through which female lawmakers engage on issues concerning women's participation and representation in governance. Her public profile also associates her constituency activities with skills development, vocational and ICT training, education and community infrastructure.
Her political career took another significant turn in December 2025, when she was among six Rivers State PDP members of the House of Representatives who defected to the APC. The lawmakers cited internal divisions and leadership disputes within the PDP in their letters announcing the move. The defection placed Amadi within the APC political structure ahead of the 2027 electoral cycle.
In May 2026, Amadi contested the APC House of Representatives primary for Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency and emerged as the party's candidate. The APC's Rivers State primary exercise produced candidates for all 13 federal constituencies, with Amadi among those declared winners. The party's candidate platform subsequently listed her as its candidate for Port Harcourt II for the 2027 election.
The current 2027 candidate record lists Amadi Blessing Chigeru as the APC candidate for Port Harcourt II, while also confirming that the election remains a future contest. Her candidacy therefore represents a continuation of her federal legislative career under a different political platform. Her career has so far covered legal practice, state-level legislative service and federal representation, giving her experience across different levels of government.
Overall, Amadi Blessing Chigeru is a Rivers State lawyer and legislator whose political career has extended from the Rivers State House of Assembly to the National Assembly. As the representative of Port Harcourt II, she has participated in legislative initiatives involving healthcare, education, infrastructure and constituency development. Her defection from the PDP to the APC in 2025 and subsequent emergence as the APC candidate for Port Harcourt II in 2026 mark the latest stage of her political career as she seeks another term in the House of Representatives in 2027.