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| Ugwu & Atiku. |
Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar has appointed Dr. Benjamin Chika Ugwu as Special Assistant and Coordinator of Southeast Support Groups.
Ugwu’s
appointment was announced in a statement by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja on
Thursday.
According
to the statement, Ugwu’s role covers Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo
states. He is, among other things, expected to coordinate, professionalise and
support all the Southeast-based support groups aligned to the former Vice
President.
Dr. Ugwu,
a distinguished academic, entrepreneur, public servant, and philanthropist
whose multifaceted career spans education, business, governance, and community
development, was born 22 December, 1970.
He holds a
Bachelor of Arts in English Studies, PGD in Economics, MSc in Economics and a
doctorate degree in Petroleum Economics.
He was at
different times Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan (2010-2015) on
Projects and Special Duties, Regional Director, African and Caribbean Business
Council (Northern, Eastern, and Western Africa), Director of Projects and
Programming, Project for Human Development NGO (UK & Nigeria), Manager,
Credit Control Management Fund (London & Lagos) and Director General,
Ikenga Award for Excellence Foundation.
Ugwu is also the Executive Director of Ben Ugwu Foundation, an organization with which he undertakes philanthropic activities. He is a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), Fellow, Corporate Institute of Administration and holds the traditional titles of Okeagu Ndigbo and Ezeanyanwu Edem.
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