Eugene Lihwu AKEH

Biographical record

Surname

AKEH

First Name

Eugene

Other Names

Lihwu

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

January, 1948

State of Origin

Cross River

Place of Birth

Obudu

Name of Spouse

Mary Unung Akeh (Nee Mary Unung Uzembe)

Number of Children (Male)

3

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

meteorologist, civil servant, philanthropist, administrator, multilinguist. technocrat

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Patrick's School, Udei, 1956-61: St. Theresa's School. Kakum. Obudu, 1961-62; Government Secondary School. Obudu. 196-66; Maryknoll College. Okuku, Ogoja, 1967-70: University of Nigeria. Nsukka, 1970- 74; University of Ibadan, 1975-76; University of Reading. England, 1977-78; University of Kazhystand. USSR, 1986: Study tour ofdrought monitoring Centres in Nairobi and Harare. 1997

Educational Qualification

B.Sc. M.Sc;

Previous Appointments

National Youth Service Programme. 1974-75; Principal Officer. Applied Meteorology Activities. 1979-80; Chief Manager Applied meteorological Activities 1980-87; ag. asst.dir. Applied Meteorology/Co-ordinating Head, Agrometeorological. Hydro meteorological. Marine Environment Pupil Meteorologist; Directorate Cadre, 1993; Special asst. to dir. of Meteorology and Computer (DATA) Units. 1989-92; Officer-in-Charge Natural Disasters and Ecological Problems, sincc 1988: National Counterpart Expert on WMO/UNDP Agrometeological Project NIR/ 88/004. 1991-93; asst. dir. Agrometeorological Services and Special asst. to the dir. of Meteorology and Permanent Representative of Nigeria with WMO. 1991-93; Officer-in Charge. Preparation of Departmental Rolling Plan and Annual Budget, since 1993: d-din Applied Services Division/Departmental Project and Budget Development Officer. 1995-2001; ag.dir. ' Department °of Meteorological Services. 2001-03; dg./ceo. Nigerian Meteorological Agency and Permanent Representative of Nigeria with World Meteorological Organisation; v-presd. World Meteorological Organisation's Commission on Agricultural Meteorology. 1992; ch./ Co-ordinator. Aviation Information and Communication Technology Integration Programme. Project Manager/Coordinator. UNDP/World Meteorological Organisation, since 1993; National Consultant, National Planning Commission and UNDP, 1992-96; UNDP/WMO Consultant to ECOWAS Secretariat for the formulation of Four Development Meteorological for 16 ECOWAS region, 1994; Preparation of Departmental and Ministerial Reports and Memoranda, since 1993; Coordinator/ch: African Monsoon Multi-Disciplinary Analysis Experiment. 2004-07 Upper Air Sector; mm: Inter-Redonal Agricultural Meteorology, Bridgetown, Barbados, Seminars and Workshops in various capacities; World Meteorological Organisation Commission on Agricultural Meteorology, since 1980; World Meteorological Organisation Rappovtew on Drought and Desertification in Africa, sinccl987; World Meteorological Organisation. Rapporteur on Agricultural Meteorology, 1989-90; FAO/ World Meteorological Organisation Early Warming Crop Monitoring Project in Nigeria. 1987; National Technical Committee on Space on Earthquake Phenomena, since 1987; National Raw Materials Council, since 1988; National Technical Committee on Space Application in Nigeria, since 1989; Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee on Environment and Climate Change, since 1990: Federal Government mm. on the Inter-Governmental Committee for the Offer of Grand Satellite Receiving System by the Indian Government to Niseria. since 1992; World Meteorological Organisation Working Group DJ on followup action to the UNCED, Geneva, Switzerland, 1992; XHIth World Meteorological Organisation Congress, Geneva Switzerland 1999- Third United Nations Conference on Peaceful Uses of Outer/Space, Vienna Australia. 1999: 5 Conference of Parties Cop4 of UNFCCC Bonne Germany, 2000; Ministerial delegation. World Meteorological Organization, World Meteorological Organisation. HQS Geneva Switzerland and Conference on Air Port Security. Berlin, Germany,' 2002; 1 v-presd. Nigerian Meteorological Society; National technical Committee on Drought and Desertification, since 1995- Na.ional Committee on the Implementation of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, since 1995; Eight Session of the ACMAO Board of Governors, Niamey, Nicer, 1996- Sixteen mm. States ofECOWAS Technical Committee on Industry, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Lagos, 1996; 2 United Nations General Assembly, N.Y, USA Conference for Sustainable Development and Climate Change, 1997; Ghana for Formulation of UNDP/World Bank Global Environmental Facility Projects for ECOWAS, Accra Ghana, 1997; National GEF Projects on Climate Change, Solar Energy Solution and Energy efficiency, Abuja, 1997; National Advisory Committee on the Establishment of "National Emergency Management Agency, The Presidency, Abuja, 1997; Integrated Management of the Lake Chad Basin, National Regional Project, Abuja. 1997; World Meteorological Organisation Regional Association 1, Tanzania, 1998; v-presd. World Meteorological Organisation's Commission on Agricultural Meteorology, since 1999; Board of Governors; African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development, since 2001;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Ada Idaha Ke Efik Eburutu, 2005

Awards and Honours

The Order of the Niger, 2004;

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

He has presented so many technical papers in various conferences. Seminars and Workshops in various capacities; f: Nigerian Society of Remote Sensing, 1998; Nigerian Meteorological Society, 2004; Patron the Nigerian Society of Geoinformatics, 2003;

Outstanding Achievements

Germany Academic Exchange Services Award, DAAD award in Physics, by the Government of West Germany, 1971-74;

Hobbies

Reading, sports, traveling, learning languages and community based activities;

Social Clubs

IBB GulfClub, Abuja; ch: Bette Foundation, Lagos, 1988-93; Patron, Likam Bende Club, Abuja; Likpegie Women Club, Abuja;

Email Address

[email protected]

Phone Number

tel/fax: 234-9-4130709/711, 4130710; 234-8033018846, 8023619286

Residential Address

House 33, 3r Avenue, Gwarimpa Housing Estate, Abuja
pha: 1, Angiaba Close, Obudu Ranch Road, Obudu, Cross River State

Official Address

Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Plot 507, Pope John Paul Street, Maitama District, Abuja