Ebele Ofunneamaka Okeke // CFR and OON (Born 14, June 1948) is a Nigerian Civil engineer and former Head of Nigerian Civil Service.[1][2]
Ebele Ofunneamaka Okeke | |
|---|---|
| Head of Nigerian Civil Service | |
| In office July 2007 – July 2008 | |
| President | Umaru Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Yayale Ahmed |
| Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Water Resources | |
| In office March 2005 – July 2007 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1948 Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Relations | Ifeyinwa Morris (Sister), Chief J.C Okeke (Father), Nonyelum Okeke (Mother), Nonny Egbuna (Sister), Chuka Okeke (Brother), Ogo Okeke (Sister), Alex Okeke (Brother) |
| Children | Adamara Okeke |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton, England |
| Occupation | Civil servant (Rtd) |
Life and career
editShe was born on 14 June 1948 at Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria.[3] She had her secondary education at Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls' School Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, where she obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1965.[4] She proceeded to the University of Southampton, England where she obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil engineering (1971).[5] She holds a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in ground water from Loughborough University.[6] She also obtained a Post Graduate Degree (PGD) in Hydrology and Hydrogeology from the University College London in 1979. She then returned to Nigeria to obtain a Master of Business Administration, MBA degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2001.[7][8] In March 2007, she became the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and after months of service, she became the Head of Nigerian Civil Service, making her the first female to serve in that capacity from the history of Nigeria.[9] She held this position until 2008, when she finally retired from the Nigerian Civil Service.[10] She is one of the Nigerian Civil engineers who have contributed tremendously to engineering development in Nigeria.[11] She founded the Abuja Chapter of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) Archived 2020-11-23 at the Wayback Machine.[12] She was one of the six delegates that represented the retired civil servants at the 2014 Nigeria's National Conference.[13][14]
Awards and honours
editShe is a receiver of honours and award,[citation needed] which include:
Fellowships
edit- Fellow and Chartered Civil Engineer of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain and Ireland[citation needed]
- Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers.[citation needed]
- Member of Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)[15]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Rufus Kayode Oteniya. "Male And Female He Created Them. And So, Whatz Gender Got To Do With It". nigeriavillagesquare.com.
- ^ "Women in Business: Ebele Okeke (CFR, OON)". Businessday NG. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Thomson Reuters Foundation". trust.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "I'll bring more girls into engineering – Iniobong Usoro, APWEN president". Online Nigeria.
- ^ "Financial Nigeria - Development and Finance". www.financialnigeria.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "Africa News Service articles from September 2007, p. 220". Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "The Unfolding Staff of Yar'Adua's Presidential Office - Nigerian Muse". nigerianmuse.com. 4 February 2022.
- ^ Okafor, Victor Oguejiofor (30 July 2008). Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and Its Implications for Africa's Democratic ... Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-35586-8.
- ^ "Retired civil servants protest pension cuts". Vanguard News.
- ^ "Women in Business: Ebele Okeke (CFR, OON)". Businessday NG. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Apwen Honours Best Female Science Students - Worldnews.com". wn.com.
- ^ "Confab: Delegate seeks ban on open urination - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria.
- ^ Splendour and Marcus Articles. "Anyim names appointees to National Conference". Federal Government Of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ^ RapidxHTML. "The Nigeria Academy of Engineering :: promoting excellence in technology and engineering training and practice to ensure the technological growth and economic development of Nigeria". nae.org.ng. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-04.