{"id":16762,"date":"2017-03-21T13:04:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T12:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=16762"},"modified":"2017-05-30T17:32:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T16:32:28","slug":"shiwobi-godwin-ebere","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/shiwobi-godwin-ebere\/","title":{"rendered":"SHIWOBI, Godwin Ebere"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date of Birth: Wednesday (Nkwo) 19″‘ August, 1936 State of Origin: Imo Local Government Area: Nwangele Village\/Town: Umudurunna – Abba HRH. Eze Godwin Ebere Shiwobi is the Traditional Royal Father of Umudurunna Autonomous Community, one ofthe latest autonomous communities created by the Imo State Government in the last few years. Eze Shiwobi is the first to ascend to this revered ihrone of Umudurunna which has got long ancestral history in the lineage ofthe Old Abba Epic. Eze Shiwobi was born on 19lh August 1936. EDUCATION Iloly Trinity Primary School. Onitsha \u2022 Central School. Abba \u2022 St. Anthony’s School. Umuozu Isu. \u2022 Enitona High School. Port Harcourt \u2022 University of Northampton. England UK \u2022 Some in-services training courses in Germany and England. WORK EXPERIENCE \u2022 Employed as Leather Technologist 1968 \u2022 Chief Leather Technologist\/Project Manager of Federal Pilot Tannery Oji River Retired gracefully in 1992 He vvas in public service for over twenty years and was accorded commendable retirement award from the Federal Government-owned Leathermanufacturing Company. CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT \u2022 A very pious and religious man who fears God and loves his people. \u2022 Done a lot for both the Church and Society Elevated and elected into the Grand Order of Knighthood of St John International (KS.I). 24\u2122April 1982 at Owerri. \u2022 Became the Local Commander ofthe Christ The King Commandery. Aba at its Charter in 1985 \u2022 ADC\/Personal Assistant to the then Grand President in 1986 \u2022 Assistant Chief Editor of KS.I Quarterly Journal- The Noble in 1987 \u2022 Chief Editor in 1989 \u2022 Elected District President (VII) April 1989 and served two terms and attaining the rank of Major \u2022 Fleeted Worthv President ofthe Commandery No. 445 Aba in December 1991 and served for two terms Elected theGrand Second Vice President onthe creation ofOwerri Grand Commandery in 1992 and served for two terms. Elected Grand First Vice President in November 1998 and wore the rank of a Colonel. \u2022 Elected\/appointed the Supreme -Subordinate Commandery Nigeria. \u2022 Grand President Owerri Grand Commandery 6TH December 2003 and wore the rank of Brigadier-General till date. OTHER SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIETY \u2022 Member. Pious Society ofThe Catholic Church \u2022 Member of St Joseph’s Parish Council Aba for20 years \u2022 Served as Secretary and Public Relations Officer at different times. \u2022 Patron. Diocesan Youth \u2022 Patron. Mary League Girls \u2022 Patron. C.B.I.U. Patron. CCDand the Magnus Pater ofthe CatholicMenOrganisation. \u2022 P.TA. Chairman . St PeterCleverSeminary Okpala for 10 years 1985 1995 \u2022 Member. Aba Diocesan Peace Committee \u2022 Scout Commissioner \u2022 A Member ofRotary Club Former Pro-league Soccer Referee. Grade I 1985, \u2022 Presently Soccer Match Commissioner. Ilonourable President of Aba Sports Club- and elitist Club East ofthe Niger for two terms- 1996 1998 \u2022 Chairman ofthe Village Meeting in Umudurunna for 14years \u2022 Member. Aba City Fathers \u2022 Today, the Traditional Rulerof Umudurunna- AbbaCommunily. PUBLICATIONS \u2022 Love of Neighbour 1989 \u2022 Catholic Knights in Action 1990 Understanding the Catholic Knighthood 1992 \u2022 The Majesty of Forgiveness 1995 \u2022 Conference Papers include the following :You shall be my vv itnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria,yes even to the ends of the earth (Acts 1: 8) presented at the P1 National Pastoral Congress. Ibadan 11″‘ -14″‘ November. 2002 \u2022 Discipline in the Order- November 2002 \u2022 Question and Answer on Catholic Faith – (forthcoming) \u2022 Morals and Doctrines (forthcoming) \u2022 Ihe Ideal House wife (in print) Ilobbies: Eze Shiwobi is good at Lawn\/Table Tennis. Snookers and Golf Games. Eze Shiwobi is happily married to Sr Elizabeth Shiwobi a nursing sisler by profession who has served as Respected President of Laux 371 Aba for two terms and currently as the Grand Commandery. They are blessed with six children, five of whom are now graduates. Before Eze Shiwobi took over the mantle of leadership in the Community to serve as their Monarch, he had spent all his life in doing communily Service. He will as a King, continue to serve his people. 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