The newly inaugurated Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has appointed Professor Chidiebere Onyia as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
Mbah announced the appointment in a statement he signed on Monday night and released by his media office.
The statement said until his appointment, Prof. Onyia was the Managing Director of the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Facility. He was also the Lead strategy advisor for the Federal Government of Nigeria, and World Bank Group Power Sector Recovery Programme, and has over the years rendered services to different international organizations and countries, among them the United Nations, Germany, and Russia.
The statement partly read, “Prof. Onyia is a visiting Professor of Education at the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, a former visiting Professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and serves on the Governing Council of two private Nigerian universities.
“He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Masters of Business Administration degree, and a Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership. He also had a post-doctoral scholarship in Education Policy from the Ivy League Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.”
With over 25 years of experience in leadership, innovation, strategy, institutional reforms, and research, Prof Onyia received numerous international and national awards and accolades for leadership excellence and his outstanding contributions to the education sector. He is well-published and a certified educational consultant, researcher, presenter, mentor, and author of many books.
“Prof. Onyia was a member of the Transition Committee, the technical committee that developed an actionable plan for the Peter Mbah administration, based on his manifesto and social contract with the people of Enugu State.”
Governor Peter Mbah makes first appointment, names respected educationist, technocrat, leadership, institutional reforms and innovation expert, Prof Chidiebere Onyia as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) pic.twitter.com/Iy0qJFVbjR
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In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the newly inaugurated Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has thanked the people of the state for the “great responsibility” given to him to preside over the state for the next four years.
He also assured the people that he will be the governor for everybody in the state.
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