Governor Peter Mbah has appointed Chidiebere Onyia as the new secretary to the state government.

The appointment was announced in a statement the governor personally signed and issued on Tuesday.

Until his appointment, Mr Onyia was the managing director of the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Facility.

He was also the lead strategy advisor for the federal government of Nigeria, World Bank Group Power Sector Recovery Programme.

Mr Onyia has, over the years, rendered services to different international organizations and countries, including the United Nations, Germany and Russia.

Mr Onyia is a visiting professor of education at Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, a former visiting professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and serves on the Governing Council of two private Nigerian universities.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, a master’s in Business Administration and a doctorate in Educational Leadership. He also had a post-doctoral scholarship in education policy from the Ivy League Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.

Mr Onyia, with over 25 years of experience in leadership, innovation, strategy, institutional reforms and research, has received numerous international and national awards and accolades for leadership excellence and outstanding contributions to the education sector.

He is well-published and a certified educational consultant, researcher, presenter, mentor and author of many books.

Mr Onyia was a member of the transition committee, the technical committee that developed an actionable plan for Mr Mbah’s administration based on his manifesto and social contract with the people of Enugu. 

(NAN)