HEAD OF SERVICE - Mr. Chidi Ezeoke

HEAD OF SERVICE   Mr. Chidi Christopher Ezeoke Head of Service, Anambra State Government. Mr. Chidi Ezeoke's Resume NAME:           EZEOKE, CHIDI CHRISTOPHER mni DATE OF BIRTH:           12th September, 1955 PLACE OF BIRTH:         Umuchu L.G.A.:                              Aguata STATE:                            Anambra NATIONALITY:            Nigerian MARITAL STATUS:    Married NO. OF CHILDREN:    Five OCCUPATION:             Civil Servant EMPLOYER:                 Anambra State Government DUTY POST:                Office of the Head of Service, Jerome Udorji Secretariat Complex, Awka. EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED AND QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED S/N INSTITUTIONS QUALIFICATIONS DATE a. National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru Department of State Services NHQ Abuja Member of the National Institute (mni) Security Awareness Course for Administrators 2007 2003 b. Administrative Staff College of  Nigeria, Badagry, Lagos. Certificate in Project Management 1990 c. -do- Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration 1985 d. University of Lagos, Lagos B.A. (Combined) Honours English/History 1980 e. Federal Government College, Enugu GCE Advanced Level 1977 f. Afikpo High School (Government College, Afikpo). W.A.S.C. 1975 g. Christ the King College,  Onitsha W.A.S.C. 1974 h. St. Paul’s Catholic School, Owerri F.S.L.C. 1966 RECORD OF SERVICE NYSC – 1980/1981                -           Academic Instructor, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. Date of First Appointment        -           2nd October, 1981 Post:                                        -           Administrative Officer VII, GL 08 iii.  Duty Posts: a.    Federal Electoral Commission, Enugu   -           1981 – 1983 b.    Government House, Enugu                   -           1984 – 1986 c.  Ministry of Health, Enugu/Awka             -           1986 – 1998 d.  Ministry of Agriculture, Awka                -           1998 – 2000 e.   Office of the SSG, Awka                      -           2000 – 4th August 2004. f.   Office of Lands, Survey and Urban Planning, Awka. (Perm. Sec) -           4th August, 2005-May 3, 2006 g.   Ministry of Environment, Awka Perm. Sec.) -           9th April, 2008 - Date      iv.   Promotions: Administrative Officer VI, GL. 09         -           2nd October 1983 Administrative Officer V, GL. 10          -           1st December, 1986 Principal Personnel Officer GL.12         -           1st January 1990 Assistant Chief Personnel Officer GL.13-           1st January 1993 Chief Personnel Officer GL.14              -            1st January 1996 Deputy Director Administration GL.15  -           1st January 1999 Director Administration GL. 16             -           1st January 2003. v.         APPOINTMENTS        a.    Permanent Secretary                                   -              23rd July, 2004        b.   Secretary to the Anambra State Government     -  3rd May, 2006 – April 2007        c.  Head of service                                                        -  1st November, 2010 to date vi.   Important Assignments Handled: Supervisory Electoral Officer Abakaliki & Nsukka Zones, 1983 Elections. Member, Panel on Rationalization of Staff of Anambra State Civil Service 1984. Protocol/Passages Duties for Ministry of Health, Government House & Cabinet Office, 1986 – 1991. Transport Officer, Ministry of Health, Enugu, 1986 – 1988. Administrative/Finance Officer, UNICEF-Assisted WATSAN & Japan Inter. Corporation Agency (JICA) Projects, Ministry of Health, Enugu. 1988 – 1991. Anambra State Representative at the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lagos for JICA Project. 1988 – 1990. Officer-in-charge Import Duty Matters/Clearing of goods for Ministry of Health. 1986 – 1991. Project Manager, Anambra State UNICEF-Assisted WATSAN Project. 1991 – 1998. Member, Asset Sharing Committee between Anambra/Enugu State. 1991 – 1993. Focal Person for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Anambra State. 1995 – 1997. Chairman, Personnel Audit, Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. 2003 Secretary, Inter-Ministerial Committee on Review of Tariff on Land. 2003. Chairman, Committee on Boarding of Government Vehicles in the State. 2004 Overseeing, Office of Lands, Survey and Urban Planning Awka  2006  -2007 Chairman Presidential Committee on the visit of the Head of State Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR to Anambra State 2006. Chairman Anambra State Committee on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) 2009 –date. Permanent Secretary in charge of new Ministry of Science and Technology 2008 -  2009 vii.   Judicial Appointment; Sworn in as Justice of Peace (JP) at Enugu High Court by the Chief Judge of Anambra State. 16th August, 1982.