{"id":13372,"date":"2017-03-02T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=13372"},"modified":"2017-04-19T22:48:02","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T21:48:02","slug":"ifejika-uju-catherine","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ifejika-uju-catherine\/","title":{"rendered":"IFEJIKA, Uju Catherine"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date of Birth: Saturday (Eke) 28′” October, 1961 State of Origin: Anambra Local Government Area: Idemili North Village\/low n: Ogidi Contact Address: 206B, Isale-Eko Crescent, Dolphin Estate Ikoyi (Residence) Texaco Petroleum Co. Pic, 8 McCarthy Street by Ghana Embassy, Onikan Lagos. (Office) Email Address: ifcjiuc(fl chevrontexaco.com Barrister Uju Ifejika has demonstrated a brilliant and excellent life style that can motivate young men and women toaspire for higher ideal and goals in life. She has not only made success in her career but has also lived a life ofhonour and integrity worthy ofemulation. Her days in the school as a young girl showed her as a child of promise. Schools Attended \u2022 Queen’s School Enugu WASC 1978. G.C.E. O-Level 1979 Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Diploma in Law 1980 1982 \u2022 Ahmadu Bello University Zaria LLB (Hons) 1983 1985 \u2022 Nigeria Law School BL 1986 London University (Distance Learning) LLM ( still in progress) Work Experience and Duties in the Company \u2022 Retail Marketing Department NYSC 1986 1987 Retail Marketing Department Full time Staff as Counsel to the Company \u2022 Secondment to Texaco Overseas Petroleum Unlimited Legal Officer I & II \u2022 Senior Counsel 1991 Assistant Chief Counsel after numerous successful operational jobs and achievements for the company- handling and co-ordinating the activities of all the solicitors throughout the country, effectively monitored and operated all the legal agreements ofthe company and updated Texaco Data Baseat their Coral Gable Office in Miami Florida USA Company Secretary 1997- made Public and Government Affairs Manager for operations in Nigeria. Shecarried out a lot of responsibilities in the Company- including making the statutory returns for quoted companies in line with the Stock Exchange. Securities & Exchange Commission and Corporate Affairs etc. Iler internal ramifications ol”her job description was obviously too demanding and tasking. \u2022 Maintained good corporate image ofthe companv. issued all press releases, liaise with all the company’s clients and stakeholder for mutual cordial relationship \u2022 Initiates and handles HIV\/AIDS Programmes for all employees\/their families in collaboration with UNICEF AND NGO’S \u2022 Organises and co-ordinates, all executive visits for Texaco Nigeria Pic. \u2022 She has other numerous national and international duties which she carried out in the company in addition to all these. Courses Among the numerous overseas and national courses and seminars she has attended, are: \u2022 Public\/Community Relations Course 1997 \u2022 Course on Negotiation Skills at Coral Gables Florida New Orleans 1991 Leadership Skill \u2022 London . Customer Service Training \u2022 Houston Texas . Public Relations Strategy \u2022 Washing DC Course on Public Relations \u2022 Course on Company Secretary Matters in London 2005 \u2022 Microsoft Training Office. Management Course . Performance, etc 2004 \u2022 Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliation 2005 \u2022 International Arbitration on Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques Membership in Professional Associations \u2022 Member. Nigeria Bar Association \u2022 Member. Institute of Arbitration and Conciliation \u2022 Member. Institute of Chartered Secretaries \u2022 Member of UMUADA IGBO Lagos Branch \u2022 Board of Director ol” Federal Government Dept of Arts and Culture. She is busy in her department and effectively co-ordinates all. This is an important responsibility to her as one who occupies strategic position in the company. She advises theyouth to excel in anything they are involved in especially focusing on education. To the Igbo Leaders. Uju says: “be reoriented and retrace your step, learn to speak with one voice and act with uniform power, rediscover the ideals and virtues that distinguished the Igbo from other races, build up good Igbo Brotherly Ideals again. Avoid the self-pity which has been the bane of all the way many see themselves and the Igbo agenda. Take the bold initiative to recapture allthe past glories ofthe Igbo. No matter the situation, we must show that we are Igbo in all we do “. 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