Patrick AZIZA

Army officer, Administrator, Businessman

CFR, psc(+), fss,mss,mni,soldier, administrator, businessman;- b: December23,1947; p: Abakaliki,so: Delta; ed: General Certificate ofEducation, 'A' Level (Private Studies); Nigeria I DefenceAcademy RegularCourse 4;Commissioned 2"* Lieutenant, 1970; MortarPlatoon Course, 1971;Advanced InfantryCourse,USA, 1974; Army Command and StaffCollege, 1979; Defence Services StaffCollege, 1980; Senior Executive Course, National Institute for PolicyandStrateticStudies, Jos, 1992; cr:CommandingOfficer, 17Infantry Battalion, l970-7l;Aide-de- Campto ChiefofArmy Staff, 1972-74;BrigadeMajor, 3 Infantry Brigade, 1975-76;Ag.CommandingOfficer,146Infantry Battalion, 1976-77; Adjutant, Nigerian Defence Academy, 1977-78; General StaffOfficer, Grade II, Army Headquarters, 1979-80; Directing Staff,JuniorDivision,Command andStaff College, Jaji, 1980-82; Colonel,Administration andQuartering, Nigerian ArmySchoolofInfantry, 1982-84;CommandingOfficer, 65 Infantry Battalion, 1984-86; din MilitaryTraining,NigerianDefenceAcademy,1986-89;Chief ofOfficers, United Nations Iran-Iraq MilitaryObserverGroup, 1989-90; Commander, Lagos Garrison; Military Administrator,Kebbi State, 1991; mm: Provisional Ruling Council; Provisional MilitaryCouncil;ch. Special Military Tribunal,Jos, 1995;min. ofCommunications, 1997;Commerce& Tourism,1998-99;retired since 1999;ch. PeemosGroupofcompanies; h: 1- Vice President, UrhoboProgress Union,since2007; nh: Commander ofthe Orderofthe Federal Republic(CFR); dec ForcesService Star, Meritorious ServiceStar; tt: Aziza ofOkpe Kingdom,2009;AjagunaofOkukuland ;hob: travelling,watching football and reading; off: PeemosPlace,SapeleGRA, Sapele,DeltaState.