Biographical record
- Surname
- ABIA
- First Name
- Etim
- Other Names
- Charles Daniel
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- November 11, 1936,
- State of Origin
- Eket, Akwa Ibom State;
- Name of Spouse
- Elfrieda Umoren 1978
- Number of Children (Male)
- 1
- Number of Children ( Female)
- 7
- Profession
- Accountant, industrialist
- Schools Attended with Dates
- Atabong Group School and Ibeno Central School, Ibeno, Eket, 1942-49, St Patrick's College, Ikot Ansa, Calabar, 1950-54, University College, Dublin, 1959-62;
- Previous Appointments
- Appointed Clerical Officer, Eastern Nigeria Judiciary and Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation 1955-58; Clerk, Central Bank of Nigeria, 1959; Accountant, Federal Ministry of Finance, Lagos, 1966-67; Audit Senior, Whinney Murray and Company, Chartered Accountants, Lagos, 1967-68; Accountant -General, South Eastern State, 1968-70; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, South Eastern State, 1970-74; Chairman, Mercantile Bank of Nigeria and Chairman, Manilla Insurance Company Limited, 1972-74; Man aging Director, Kwantala Durables Limited, since 1974;Chairman/Managing Director, Dr Pepper Bottling Company (Nigeria) Limited, since 1977; Chairman/Chief Executive, Strade Ponti Nigeria Limited, since 1987; Chairman, Investment Trust Company Limited, Calabar
- Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- Yes
- If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates
- member, banned National Party of Nigeria, NPN, 1979-82;
- Membership of International Organizations
- fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ireland, 1975; fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) 1980; member, Rotary Club; member, Calabar Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture;
- Traditional Titles
- Atta of Eket
- Hobbies
- Reading
- Phone Number
- 085-401585.
- Residential Address
- 74, Eket Road, Eket, Akwa Ibom State;
- Official Address
- Dr. Pepper Bottling Company Nigeria Limited, 173 Eket Road, P0 Box 212. Eket, Akwa Ibom State;
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