Okafor Vitalis ABBA

Biographical record

Title

Chief

Surname

ABBA

First Name

Okafor

Other Names

Vitalis

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Enugu State, Nigeria

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Profession

Electrical Engineer
Philanthropist
Industrialist
Administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Elementary education, Ede-Oballa, 1977; Government Technical College, Enugu, 1982; Anambra State University, Awka, 1982-87

Previous Appointments

National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) LEE-Nobec, Aba, Abia State;
Engineer, Nigerian Cement Company, Nkalagu; Electrical engineer, Trident Steel Company, Port Harcourt;
Swiss Gears Materials Limited, Lagos;
Managing Diector/CEO., VEE-TEK Engineering Limited;
Chairman,VEE-TEK Group of Companies (comprising Engineering Consultancy, Switch Gears and Plastic Manufacturing) since 1993; Involved in Urban and Rural Electrification with over 50 Commissioned Projects for Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC); National Liquefied Gas, in Bonny, ASCON, Export Processing Zone, Calabar, Nigeria Breweries PIc;
Federal and State Government Supplier, Feeder Pillars and Switch Gears to National Electrical Power Authority, NEPA (now Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc, PHCN); .

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Membership of International Organizations

Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary international

Outstanding Achievements

Powered Nigeria Television Authority, Lagos and the Radio House, Abuja, for the Worldwide Transmission, Nigeria Soccer Fiesta;

Notable Quotes

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

Hobbies

Politics, Sport, Family

Other Relevant Information

Donated 36-bed Rural Health Centre to Ede-Oballa Community;
Instrumental to Rural Electrification Project and Sinking of Boreholes in his Community; Rehabilitated and funded for one year Ngwa Road Motherless Babies Home in Aba;
Awarded Scholarships to many indigent students through his Scholarship Trust Fund, since 1996;

Email Address

[email protected]

Phone Number

0806 079 9555