{"id":14256,"date":"2017-03-07T15:57:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=14256"},"modified":"2017-05-16T14:02:41","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T13:02:41","slug":"orji-joseph-iloabanafor","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/orji-joseph-iloabanafor\/","title":{"rendered":"ORJI. Joseph Iloabanafor"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State of Origin: Enugu Contact Address: 1, Ahmed Sani Close, Off Jabi Road (East of Kaduna) Contact Telephone: 234-(062) 242355, 062-218800. 2348033494943 Group Captain Joseph I. Orji (Rtd) is one ofthe most brilliant military officers ever produced in this country. He served in the airforce as a gallant and brilliant aircraft engineer. Education Was moved around a lot due to parents&#8217; frequent transfer from one station lo the other. \u2022 CMS Central School UhuezeNenwe 1956 58 \u2022 Holy Trinity School Inyi, Oji River Enugu Slate 1959 1960 \u2022 Ajeromi District Council School, Ajegunle Lagos I960- 1962 St Andrews School Diobu. Port Harcourt 1962 1964 \u2022 Oku Group School Alalia Oku. Uyo Akwa Ibom State 1965 \u2022 Government Comprehensive Secondary School. Port Harcourt 1965 1967 \u2022 Government College, Umuahia 1970 1971 \u2022 Kaduna Polytechnic. Kaduna 1981 Advanced Instructional Technique Certificate \u2022 University of Ife. He Ife 1978 1980 Diploma in Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering \u2022 University ofAbuja 1992 2000 B.Sc in Economics \u2022 Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. M.Sc in International AlTairs and Diplomacy. \u2022 St. Clements University Turks &#038; Caicos Islands British West Indies Ph D 2003 2005 \u2022 DonierTraining School. Munich Germany. 1982 1983 Diploma in Advanced Instructional Techniques. Military Institutions attended in his Professional Formation \u2022 Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna 1972 1983 \u2022 Royal Air Force College Cranwell UK 1974 1975 \u2022 Central Officers Training School Frounze USSR 1975 1976 \u2022 Command and Staff College (Junior Division) Jaji Nigeria 1980 \u2022 Command and StalTCollege, ( Senior Division) Jaji 1985 -1986 \u2022 Special Military Professional Training in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering,specializing in Electrical and Precision Instruments.Advanced Aircraft System. Aircraft Auto Pilot and Systems Parameter Interpretations: ARB Certified. His experience and Rating on( Fixed Wings) certified Electricaland Instruments\/Systems Maintenance Engineering is legendary, which include M1G- 21 Combat Aircraft- Supersonic Nigerian Air Force Foremost Combat Jet. JAGUAR Combat Aircraft; C-130-1 lercules Transport Aircraft: HS- 125 ExecutiveTransport Aircraft; DO-128\/6 Light Liaison Transport Aircraft: Bull Dog Primary Trainer Aircraft: ABT-18( Air Beetle) Primary Trainer Aircraft, and In Rotary Wings- BO-105 Close Combat Liaison Helicopter: PUMA-Troop Ship Liaison Helicopter. Military Command Appointments and Positions Held \u2022 Director of Works and Logistics \u2022 Flight Line Officer and SQUARDRON Commander \u2022 Electrical and Instruments on MIGs 17 and 21 Aircraft types \u2022 Administrative Officer.4 Logistics Wing. Nigerian Air force \u2022 Engineering Control Officer Logistics Wing Nigeria Air force Kaduna \u2022 Instructor. Airmen Aircraft Maintenance School \u2022 Technical Training Group , Nigerian Air force Base Kaduna \u2022 Chief Instructor, Airmen Aircraft Maintenance School \u2022 Instructor, Officers Engineering School Technical Training Group \u2022 AG Commanding Officer- Officers Engineering School \u2022 Commanding Officer. Aircraft Engine Overhaul Centre. Nigerian Air Force Base Makurdi \u2022 Commanding Officer. 221 Engineering Wing Nigerian Air Force Ikeja Lagos. Executive Air craft Maintenance Wing Nigerian Air Force ( EAG) Ikeja Engineering Control Officer ( ECO) C-130 Hercules. Aircraft Maintenance Wing Ikeja \u2022 Staff OfficerGrade I in chargeof Co-ordination with Directorate of Air Engineering HQ.NigerianAir Force Lagos \u2022 Commander No. 3 EngineeringGroup. Nigerian Air Force Kaduna \u2022 Director of WorksHQ Nigerian Air Force Lagos (twice) \u2022 Director of Logistics. Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna Special Duties Resident Engineer in charge of Jaguar Aircraft Project Nigerian Air force in British AEROSPACE works at Warton UK 1984 1985 \u2022 Member. Committee which re-organized Kaduna State Sports Council Board 1988 1989 \u2022 Member. Greater Anambra States Sports Council Board 1987 1988 \u2022 Pioneer Military Administrator. Gombe State 1996 1998- proved he was a competent administrator and laid solid foundation for its take off. \u2022 Holds Memberships of professional bodies like the Institute of Training and Development ( ITD) UK 1982 \u2022 Member. Nigeria Institute of Management \u2022 Fellow. Nigeria Institute of Management Other Posts Held \u2022 He vvas Gubernatorial Aspirant ANPP Enugu State in 2003 Election. \u2022Vwards and Honours \u2022 PassedJiiniorSlalTCour.se ( PJSC) award \u2022 Passed Staff College ( PSC) Award \u2022 Ameritaward in recognition of his contributions towardsthe successful Air BeetleT- 18 Programme by AIEP ( DONIER) \u2022 FSS Forces Service Star of the Federal Republic of Nigeria \u2022 MSS &#8211; Meritorious Service Star ofthe Federal Republic of Nigeria Award \u2022 Chieftaincy titlesincluding JARMA SHONGON (Gombe State), UGOCHINYELU IOF1SUAWA. OCHENDO OF IHELAND. EBUBEDIKE of Greater AWGU. Contributions to Community Development \u2022 Founder\/ Trustee (N23.000.000) Nenwe Community Development Trust Fund \u2022 Building of 6 Classroom Block for Girls High School Nenwe Perimeter Fence forGirls High School Nenwe ( completed anddonated to the school through Enugu State Ministry of Education) Construction of an Office Block for Aninri-West Development Centre at Nenwe \u2022 Care for 10 Widows in Uhueze Nenwe since 1997 date \u2022 Completion of Emmanuel Anglican Church Uhueze Nenwe \u2022 Rehabilitation of Central School Uhueze Nenwe \u2022 Provision of Study Tables\/ Chairs for 60 pupils at Community Central School Uhueze- Nenwe Donation of N1.000 000 to the Communily in Support of their Catholic Church Development Several Donations to various Community Town Unions andOrganizations within Nenwe Community andCommunities spread across Enugu State. Hobbies include- Football. Table tennis. Intellectual discourseand Meeting people. He is also widely travelled particularly Europeand Asia. He is a passionate loving family man. married with four children. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[253],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-14256","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-military"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/14256","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\/14256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14256"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=14256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}