- Experience -

003 - Special Adviser to the President On Utilities, Federal Republic of Nigeria

2003 - Chairman, PDP Campaign Organization Cross River State.

2000 to 2001 - Chairman, National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) Technical Board, Nigeria.

1999 to 2000 - Chairman, Presidential Committee On OMPADEC

1999 - Chairman, Transition and Policy Review Committee, Cross River State

1997 to 1999 - Director, Millennium Investment Trust Limited, Lagos

A financial consultancy and stock brokerage firm specializing in management consultancy services, investment/financial advisory services, asset management, private placements, corporate re-engineering, financial leveraging and trade and LPO financing. Turnover is estimated at over N100 million.

1993 to 1995 - Executive Director, Trident Petroleum and Gas Ltd., Lagos.

Oil Services, vessel providers and product marketers.

1995 to 1999 - Executive Chairman, Value Mart Limited, Lagos.

Supermarket and departmental store chain, wholesale importers and retailers and manufacturers representatives with an estimated annual turnover in excess-of 250 million naira.

1993 to 1999 - Managing Consultant, Telsat Communications Limited, Lagos.

A firm of telecommunication consultants specializing in digital wireless access systems and the provision of country wide rural and semi-urban wireless access network design and planning. Project implementation and monitoring and facility maintenance management services.

1990 to 1999 - Principal Partner, Liyel Irnoke & Co., Lagos.

Legal practitioners, Barristers, Solicitors, Trademark, and Paten I agents, Notaries public.

1987 to 1999 - Managing Consultant, MAT International Limited, Lagos.

Management Consultants with wide spectrum of activity-Consultants to the Petroleum Trust Fund on special projects development, planning and implementation. Project consultants for the planning, organization and management of the 7 th OAU/AEC All African International Trade Fair. Project consultants on the commercialization and management of the new ultra modern Kaduna International Trade fair complex. Consultancy services in development and adaptation of cost eflective and efficient building and construction systems.

1992 to 1993 . Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria .

Member, Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

Member, Senate Police Affairs Committee.

Member, Senate Services Committee.

Member, Senate Judiciary Committee.

Leader, Election monitoring Team, Togolese national Election,

Delegate, International Legislative conference, Ontario, Canada, 1993.

1988 to 1990 Associate, Ike Onyiuke & Co. (Legal Practitioners), Lagos.

1982 to1988 Trade Consultant, Global African Trade Group Inc., Washington, D.C., USA.

Trade consultancy services, Advisory services, market research, market development and procurement.

- Education -

1987 – 1988 B.L (Hons) Nigerian Law School V/Island Lagos.

1986 – 1987 Post Graduate studies (international law) American University, Washington DC.

1983 – 1985 LL.B Hons. (Law) University of Buckingham Buckingham , England .

1978-1982 B.A. (international Relations and Economics) University of Maryland Maryland, U.S.A.

1973 – 1977 Federal Government College, Enugu.

1985- 1988 Partner, International Law offices of Anwah and Lloyd Ukwu Washington D.C., USA

Attorney at law, legal Consultant services.

SKILLS - project management implementation

and supervision.

• Feasiblity studies development
• project design and management
• Financial leveraging and loan syndication
• Project co-ordination for turnkey development
• Organizational planning
• Development and implementation of

Cooperate financial restructuring

• Advisory services and strategic planning on operations.

1988 - Member, Nigeria bar Association.

2003 - Fellow, Chartered Institute of Public Administrators of Nigeria.

2003 - Distinguished award for excellent Performance in the Nigeria Public service.

Chartered Institute of Public Administrators of Nigeria.

2003 - Distinguished alumni award Nigeria Law School, Class of 1988

2002 - Distinguished alumni award Federal Government College Enugu.

2001 - Presidential merit award Nigerian Society of Engineers

2000 - Medal of Honor for Distinguished service Cross River state Government.