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Audu Innocent OGBEH

Administrator, Politician, Public Servant, Lecturer · b. 28 July 1947

Chief Audu Ogbeh is an administrator, educationist farmer, politician. Career: Lecturer, Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1972-76; Head, Department of Humanities, Murtata College of Arts, Science and Technology (now Benue Polytechnic), 1977-79; deputy Speaker,Benue House of Assembly, 1979-82; min. Federal Ministry of Communications, 1982-83; Federal Ministry of Steel Development 1983; chairman/managing director. Efugo Farms, Makurdi; chairman. Church Building Fund-Raising Committee, Catholic Church of Assumption Parish, Asokoro, Abuja; ch. Peoples Democratic Party, since, 2001; member: Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Incorporated, Philadelphia, USA; Political Party: defunct Nation Party of Nigeria (NPN); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 1998-2006; ch. National PDP, 2001-04; Founding member, Action Congress, 2006; Traditional Titles: Ochagwu Idomaland; Oka Ome of Iseagu (Delta State);

Biographical record

Title
Chief
Surname
OGBEH
First Name
Audu
Other Names
Innocent
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
OSSDATA Style
Date of Birth
28 July 1947
Status
Alive
State of Origin
Benue state
Place of Birth
Otukpo,
Father's Name
Pa Ogbeh Ejembi
Father's Status
Deceased
Mother's Name
Madam Egbi Ogbeh
Mother's Status
Deceased
Marital Status
Married
Name of Spouse
Justina Obehi Osime
Number of Children (Male)
2
Number of Children ( Female)
3
Profession
Administrator
Politician
Public Servant
Lecturer
Working Experience
Lecturer, Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1972-76;
; Head, Department of Humanities, Murtata College of Arts, Science and Technology (now Benue Polytechnic), 1977-79;
deputy Speaker,Benue House of Assembly, 1979-82
min. Federal Ministry of Communications, 1982-83;
Federal Ministry of Steel Development 1983;
chairman/managing director. Efugo Farms,
chairman. Church Building Fund-Raising Committee, Catholic Church of Assumption Parish, Asokoro, Abuja;
ch. Peoples Democratic Party, since, 2001
Federal Minister of Communications
Minister of Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Education Level
Tertiary
Schools Attended with Dates
St. Francis Primary School, Otukpo, 1956-60; St. Michael's Secondary School, Aliade, 1962-66;King's College, Lagos, 1967-68; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1969-72, University of Toulouse, France, 1973-74.
Educational Qualification
B.A., M.Litt
Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications
Fellowship of the Eisenhower Institute
Present Appointment
Minister of Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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
defunct Nation Party of Nigeria (NPN); Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 1998-2006; ch. National PDP, 2001-04; Founding member, Action Congress, 2006; APC
Traditional Titles
- Ochagwu Idomaland;

- Oka Ome of Iseagu (Delta State);
Awards and Honours
Officer of the Federal Republic
Creative Work/Major Exhibitions
PUBLICATIONS
The Belated Bridegroom: A Play inThree Acts, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1983;
Epitaph for Simon Kisulu, A Play, Fourth Dimension, Enugu, 1983;
Hobbies
reading, travelling, politics
Source
wikipedia

Source

wikipedia

Last Update Mon 30, Jul 2018

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