ANDREW Mr. Ichukwu Obeya

THE AKANABA OF IDOMALAND FEDERAL PERMANENT SECRETARY He was bomin Okpoga, Idoma Divisionin 1929. He attended the Roman Catholic Primary School Otukpo from 1935 and 194landalso went to the Christ the King Colkge Onitsha in 1942-45. He was later to go to the London School of Economics Englandfrom where hegyaduatedin 1957. Andrew Obeya had before pursuing higher Education worked as an Agricultural Assistant in 1947 and later as a Clerk in the Northern Regional Governmentfrom 1948-1956. Between 1957 and 1961, he served Northern Nigeria asDivisionalAdministrative Officerof Maiduguri and later Okene andPotiskumin that order. In 1962, he was transferred to the Federal Public Service where he rose to the position of Deputy Permanent Secretary in theMinistry of Works uptill 1965. It was whik in thefederal service that Andrew Obeya had the opportunity to show his classasa first rate administrator. This was responsibkforhis movement to the Federal Census Board as the Chief Federal Census Officer and later Secretary, Federal'Electoral Commission. In June…