OROH, Hon. Abdul Shaibu

LL.B., BL; journalist, lawyer, politician, administrator, Iga: OwanEast; so:Edo;m: Married, haschildren; ed: Lagos StateUniversity, Ojo,Lagos; Nigerian LawSchool,Bwari,Abuja;Univereity ofLeicester, England; Nigerian InstituteofJournalism, Lagos; cr: Bendel StateCorrespondent The Guardian Newspapers; South-South Correspondent ThisWeek Magazine;asst News edit VanguardNewspapers, Lagos;asst edit African Guardian; e-dir. Civil LibertiesOrganisation (CLO), Lagos; electedMember,HouseofRepresentatives,representingOwanEastFederal Constituency, 2003-07; Counsel, Ricky Tarfa& Co., Abuja; comm. for Information andOrientation, since2008;mm: Nigeria BarAssociation(NBA); Association ofProfessional Negotiators andMediators; Presidential Committee on the LagosBomb Explosion Relief Fund; National CoreTeamto Draft Interim Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper; Economic Policy Coordinating Committee; HouseofRepresentativesCommitteesonArmy,Police, Judiciary, Justice,Information, MediaandPubIicAffairs;Ad hoc Committeeson Review ofthe PoliceAct; FreedomofInformationBill;Commonwealth Parliamentary Association WorkingGrouponFreedom ofInformation Legislation; dep.ch. Transition Monitoring Group, 1998-2002; Human RightsCommittee, House ofRepresentatives; Courses andworkshopsattended: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Effective Communication asaPoverty Reduction Strategy, World Bank& DFID Workshop, Paris; Talking Corruption, Upholding Human Rights,Commonwealth Parliamentary AssociationSeminar, Britain; The Role ofthe Media, London; Training on Millennium Development Goal; Capacity Building Workshop on Legislative Process;The Role of the Ombudsmanin Improving Public Service;off: Office ofthe Commissioner, Ministry of Information and…