Christopher Ebhodaghe ABEBE

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

ABEBE

First Name

Christopher

Other Names

Ebhodaghe

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

OSSDATA Style

Date of Birth

Friday, July 18, 1919

Status

Died

Date of Death

March 22, 2018

State of Origin

Edo

Place of Birth

Iruckpen Ekpoma, Edo State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Theresa Omosebhoa Anekwe, (1945)

Number of Children (Male)

4

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Names of Children

Dr. John Abebe, Rita Abebe, Henry Abebe, Edwin Abebe, Victor Abebe, Bess Abebe-Abiola and Stella Obasanjo

Profession

Industrialist
Administrator

Working Experience

Clerk. Untied Africa Company (UAC of Nigeria Limited). 1935-44; Chief Clerk. 1945-47; Manager, Personnel Division, 1951; Management Development and Training Adviser. 1958. dir. 1959; Group Personnel dir. 1962: depch. 1972-75; ch/md. UAC of Nigeria Limited. 1975-80; ch: Vitafoam Nigeria Limited, 1978: Nigerian Breweries Limited, 1980: dir: Wiggins Teape Nigeria Limited, 1982, Mulumba Insurance Company Limited. 1983, ICON Limited (Merchant Bankers), 1980-86; First Interstate Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited. 1986

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Uromi Government School, 1928-35. etc

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

mm: British Institute of Management, since 1952. British Institute of Personnel Management, since 1959. Nigeria / British Association, ch: Nigerian Institute of Management. 1961-70; f: Nigerian Institute of Management;

Previous Appointments

Member, Constitution Review Committee, 1979. 1987-88; Member, Bendel Development and Economic Recovery Council, 1983; v-presd/presd. Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, 1966-73; Member, National Universities Commission, 1967-74; pro-chancellor/ch. Council. The University of Benin. 1975-76: pro-chancellor/ch. Council, University of Nigeria. Nsukka, 1976-79; pro-chancellor/ch. Council, University of Calabar, 1980-83; Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Odionwere of Iruekpen

Awards and Honours

Officer of the Federal Republic, 1980.

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

Doctor of Laws, University of Benin, 1977.

Hobbies

Reading, Walking, Debate,

Residential Address

P.O. Box 40, Iruekpen. Ekpoma, Edo State.