Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has appointed Professor Chidiebere Onyia as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
The appointment was announced in a statement personally signed by the governor and released to the press by his media office.
Until his appointment, Prof. Onyia was the Managing Director of the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Facility.
He also Lead the strategy advisor for the Federal Government of Nigeria, World Bank Group Power Sector Recovery Programme.
He has over the years rendered services to different international organizations and countries, among them the United Nations, Germany, Russia and many more.
Mr Onyia is a visiting professor of education at Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, a former visiting professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka.
He also 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 had a post-doctoral scholarship in education policy from the Ivy League Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.
