{"id":13958,"date":"2017-03-06T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T11:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=13958"},"modified":"2017-05-16T09:52:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T08:52:21","slug":"opara-hon-osita","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/opara-hon-osita\/","title":{"rendered":"OPARA, Hon. Osita"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Sc, MBA; politician,administrator, b: December 23, 1964; p:Uyo; ht:Amankuta Mbieri; Iga: Mbaitoli; so:Imo; ed:St George&#8217;s PrimarySchool, 1971-75; Central School, Mbieri, 1975-76;Obazu Community Secondary School, Mbieri, 1976-81; Univereity Nigeria, 1984-88; Lagos CityComputerColIege(l991);AllianceFmiia7to(French)Embassy Language School, 1991-92; UniversityofLagos, 1995-97; ImoStateUniversity, Owerri; cr: Manager, Fornac Hotels, Calabar, 1988-89; SalesExecutive, Eleganza Industry Ltd.,1999; Technical SalesManager, Theo&#038;TheoPaints, Lagos, 1990; Asst. Sales Mgr.Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, 1990-92; Sales Mgr., Bishopsgate Nigeria Ltd., 1993-94; Ch., Inter Millenium Investment Company, since2000; Ch.,TowerSecurities andInvestment Company Ltd., 1997-06; Transition Committee Chairman, Mbaitoli LGA, 2003-04; Executive Chairman, Mbailtoli LGA, 2004-07; President Fireworks Promotions, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus; Financial Sec, South East Reconstructionand RehabilitationAction Committee; Sec, Associationof Local GovemmentsofNigeria,AUjON,2005-066;Sec.,AdvisoryCommittee, Sustainable National Youth Coalition onSensitization\/Policy Dialogue on the Seven Agenda of President Yar&#8217;adua, 2007; mm: State Creation Committee, Imo State, since2008; State Creation Coordinating Committee, Imo State, Ch., Sub Committee on Media Publicity, since 2008; mem, Chartered Institute ofStock Brokers; Nigerian InstituteofMarketingofNigeria; f:Certified Board ofAdministration ofNigeria; award: Excellence inPolitics Award, Catholic Youth Organization, Mbaise Land; Merit Award, Boysand Girls Brigade Nigeria, St. Stephen&#8217;s(Anglican) Church, Amankuta Mbieri; Merit Award, National Association ofMbaitoli Students, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Akwa; Rare gem Award, Grand DefenderofPeaceand Safety, Great AchieverAward, Noble MenAssociation, Ubomiri;AwardofHonour, Federation ofOfekata Students, Mbaitoli, Imo State; Quality LeadershipAward;Catholic Youth Organization, Ubomiri Parish; Special MeritAward, Holy Trinity Church, Obazu, Mbieri; DefenderofHuman DignityAward, People&#8217;s Rights Organization; Perfect GentlemanAward, National AssociationofNigeria Nurses and Midwives; ExcellenceAward,Mbieri Union Federation, Meritorious Award, Student Union Government Imo State Univereity, Owerri; Patronship Award, Imo State Council ofNigeria; OutstandingContributorAward, Ohaneze Ndi lgbo Undergraduate Forum, Imo State Univereity, Owerri Chapter, Great AchieverAward, Federation of Mbaitoli Students Association, ImoState Univereity Chapters; Dynamic and Exemplary Leadership Award. Mbieri Union Federated, Lagos Branch; Distinguished Merit Award, People&#8217;s Democratic Party, Mbaitoli LGAChapter, DevelopmentAward, Chichetanyi WidowsWelfareAssociation; AwardofExcellence, Police Officers&#8217;Wives Association, ImoStateChapter, Leadership ServiceAward, Golden LeoClub, Owerri; Outstanding LeadershipAward,Owerri Recreation Club; Certificate for LeadershipAwar*,Righteous Leadership Ministry Int.; Winner, African Leadership Prize; National Distinguished Development Award, Peoples Democratic Party National Grassroots Forum; Best Local Government ChairmanImoStateAward,The GreatCouncil ofYouth, Art andCultureof lgboLand; Best Performed LocalGovernmentChairman Award,International Federation ofTrades andServices;Best Chairman Award,ImoStateFemale 1 Committee Forum; BestLocal Government Chairman inImoState; National AssociationofImoState Students, 2004;AwardofExcellence;Best Local GovernmentChairman onrural Electrification, Dairy Independent Newspaper, 2006; patron, Yitzhak Rabin Centre for African Development; Imo State Council of NUJ; JointNational Association ofDisabled Persons, ImoState Chapter, Righteous Leadership Ministry hit.; Mbaike Ministers Gospel Forum; Mbaitoli Ministers Gospel Forum; Mbaitoli Cyclists Union; Mbieri Christian Youth Association; Amankuta-Mbieri Youth Association; Ikeduru Cyclists Union; tt \/to\/\/of Mbaitoli, Mbaitoli Council of Ezes; Iheriohanma ofOfekata, Orodo; EkwuemeofUmueueze\/Abazu, Ogwa; Ekwemeaku,ofAmiri;Omereoha of Ihiagwa; hob:football, swimming, keeping fit; pp: Peoples Democratic, Party; off: ALGON House, 20, Yedseram Street Maitama, Abuja; tel: 08033816282; 08052514749; e-m: ositaopara@yahoo.com; res: Amankuta Amaike-Mbieri, Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,166],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-13958","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/13958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/13958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13958"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=13958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}