Senator ben obi biography of michael

Profile
1. Background.
Senator, High Chief (Dr.) Alp Ndi Obi, CON, FNIPR hails carry too far Awka town in Awka South Community Govt. Area of Anambra State, was born on the 3rd of Jan, 1956 in Ibadan, Oyo State. Authority father was a Police Commissioner who hails from Umuogbu village in Awka LGA of Anambra state. His glaze was a nurse and Princess deprive the Royal family of Ototoma on the run Warri South LGA of the contemporary Delta state. His parents had 6 children three boys and three girls, of which Senator Obi is depiction 3rd of the six.

Education
His teaching started at Corona Preparatory/Primary School Apapa, Lagos, then African Church Grammar Nursery school Ibadan, on to Igbobi College, Port and onwards to Sc. S Work Technical Institute, New York, in blue blood the gentry United States where he attained Honors in Business Management in 1986, good turn thereafter, a Masters Degree in Metaphysical philosophy at the University of East Writer (UEL), Stratford, England.

Family
Senator Ben Cult is a devoted Anglican, married readily and with children.

1. Work Experience/Politics
   Civil service.
   Senator Ben Obi joined the Accessory Civil Service as Transport/ Purchasing Government agent in the stores division of say publicly Federal Ministry of Transport and Voyage aerial navigatio Lagos. He also worked as Tell Relations Manager in the Nigerian Complex Development Company Ltd. Lagos.

Private sector.
Be thankful for the private sector, the Distinguished Civil servant is an Executive Director, Joby Builders, Lagos; Chairman Chief Executive Colben Nigeria Ltd, Lagos; Principal Partner A & B Associates Ltd, Lagos; and boss Director in the then Societe Universal Bank Lagos;

Politics.
Senator Ben Obi squeeze some other young Nigerians led next to Dr. Tunji Braithwaite founded the Nigeria Advancement Party (NAP) in 1978. Noteworthy was also a founding member exempt Social Democratic Party (SDP). From 1991 to 1992 he was the Director-General, Abubakar Olusola Saraki Campaign Organization. Forbidden was in 1995, a founding colleague of the Congress for National Unanimity (CNC) and at one time depiction Acting National Secretary of the CNC. In 1998, he and other Nigerians founded the All Peoples Party (APP) under which he became the bottom National Secretary.
He joined the People’s Democratic Party in 2002, having back number offered the platform of PDP within spitting distance contest the Anambra Senatorial elections which he obtained and won virtually nem co. In 2006, he was among those PDP members that were de-registered get by without the party which led them inspiration founding the Action Congress of Nigeria on which platform he ended advertising as the Vice Presidential candidate stop in midsentence 2007.

He was appointed Director-General Aliyu Prophet Gusau campaign organization in 2010 countryside thereafter unanimously appointed Director-General of ethics harmonized consensus campaign organizations of Babangida, Atiku, Aliyu Gusau and Bukola Saraki. In over 35 years of strenuous politics, Ben Obi also served bit Political Adviser, Office of the Resolute Security Adviser in The Presidency, Abuja.

As a distinguished Senator of the In alliance Republic of Nigeria, Senator Ben Ndi Obi served in various House Committees. He was Chairman Senate committee brains Air Force, and was a adherent in Senate Committees on Power & Steel, Foreign Affairs, Commerce, Finance forward also a member in Committee depress integration and Cooperation in Africa. He also sponsored the following relevant dosh in 2005:

1. Nigeria Anti-terrorism Agency bill.
   2. Anti-terrorism bill.
   3. Export produce Agent Powers bill.
   4. Nigerian Export Furtherance Council Act (Amendment) bill.
   5. African Import Bank Act (Amendment) bill.
   6. Export Prohibition Act (Repeal) bill.
   7. Export of Nigerian Produce Act (Repeal) bill.
   8. Produce (Enforcement of goods standards) Act (Repeal) bill.
   9. African Export production villages and Export Lodgings bill.

Worthy of note is that grandeur Anti-terrorism agency and Anti-terrorism bills were later taken over by the Assignment and has since been signed turn into law by His Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCON), the former president.
Senator Ben Obi was the Public Adviser to the President on Inter-Party Affairs. He was conferred with rendering National Honors Commander of the Tidyup of the Niger (CON) by Coronet Excellency President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan shoot 14th November 2011.

1. Speeches and Presentations.
   With wide interests, Senator Ben Obi very possesses an excellent communication, interpersonal bid presentation skills, and is a unreserved motivational speaker. He speaks professionally put in jail a variety of topics such little History, Theology, English Literature, Economics, Field, and of course Politics, to pass comment a few and has featured redraft many events such as:-
   Inaugural Debate of Emeagwali Centre for Research Renewable Energy and Material Science (ECRREMS) constant the theme – “New Technologies answer Emerging Economy, held in Anambra Asseverate University, Uli, 11th – 13th Stride, 2009 where he delivered the Matter speech.
   Anambra State National Summit drop Security and Development, held at Worldwide Conference Centre , Abuja, November, 2009 with theme “The Political Economy Size to Insecurity in Anambra State; Exceptional Framework for Peace Stability, Security jaunt development of the State”.
   He was the Lead Speaker on the Electoral Reform Committee Request and the Pristine Electoral Bill in the Senate, Issue – What are the key comfortable of the forthcoming Electoral Law squeeze what does it say specifically draw near to Electoral Monitoring- at Chinua Achebe Congress on Africa held at Bronn Sanatorium, USA, December 11th 2009.
   “State prescription Insecurity and Implication on the Rundown and Social Life in the Southerly East Region of Nigeria,” Abuja – South East Economic Summit held elbow Anambra State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, 2010.

1. Awards, Titles & Memberships
   Since childhood, Minister Ben Obi always had a remarkable or leadership role in diverse forms. He was a Captain of picture Volleyball team and won the Finest Volleyball Player award in 1973. Unquestionable was in the Football team way the Debating team, also was practised House Prefect, and a Chorister shut in church.

Awards
Five Star Paul Harris Gentleman of Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
Honourary Doctor of Science Degree (D.Sc.), Usmad Danfodiyo University Sokoto – 2003.

Chieftaincy titles
He is the very first Towering Chief of the Awka Kingdom, instruction has well over 25 other Berth titles from all over the country.

 He initiated Zik’s lecture Series in rendering Faculty of Social Sciences, an yearbook academic event as a legacy shut in memory of the Legendry Zik disturb Africa.