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| The News Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka |
OSITADINMA BENJAMIN CHIDOKA
Date of Birth: JULY 18, 1971
Place of Birth: OBOSI, ANAMBRA STATE
State of Origin: ANAMBRA STATE
Marital Status: MARRIED
Education Qualification
·
Senior
School Certificate, Union Secondary School Awkunanaw – 1988
·
Bachelor
of Science Degree in Management, University of Nigeria – 1995
·
Graduate
Diploma in Maritime & Ports Management, National University of Singapore –
2002
·
Certificate
in Global Strategy and Political Economy, Mansfield College, Oxford University
– 2004
·
Masters
Degree in Transport Policy & Logistics, School of Public Policy, George
Masons University, USA – 2006
Career (Working Life)
·
1996
– 1997; 1999 – 2000 Federal Capital Development Authority
·
1997
– 1998 Personal Assistant to Minister of State, Ministry of Works and Housing
·
2000
– 2003 Personal Assistant to Minister of Transport
·
2003
– 2004 Special Assistant to Senior Special Adviser to the President on Legal
Matters
·
2006
– 2007 Senior Advisor, Government and Business Relations, Mobil Producing
Nigeria, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation
·
2007
to Date Corps Marshal and Chief Executive, Federal Road Safety Commission.
Records of Previous
Honors
·
Deputy
Senior Prefect, Union Secondary School, Awkunanaw, Enugu State
·
National
Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Award winner – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – 1996
·
Papal
Commendation for contribution towards the papal visit to Nigeria – 1998
The special spectacular
contributions rendered by the candidate at Community/Local Government/State
Government/Federal Government/Private Sector Level e.t.c
·
Secretary,
National Committee for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Nigeria 1998 – Federal
Government
·
Assistant
Secretary, 1999 Handover Committee, Federal Republic of Nigeria – Federal
Government
·
Team
Leader, Committee on development of the current Port Policy – Federal
Government
·
Member,
Committee on drafting of the non-motorized transport mode policy to provide
infrastructure for safe walking, bicycling and other transport modes that are
sustainable and environmentally friendly – Federal Government
·
Member,
Committee on review of Abuja Master plan – Federal Government
·
A
public Policy advocate with various articles, essays and speeches covering
diverse topics in public policy
·
Corps
Marshal and Chief Executive, Federal Road Safety Commission – Federal
Government (the youngest in the history of the commission and a role model for
the Nigerian youth)
President,
African Group, International Road Safety Organisation (PRI)
Source:
FRSC website
