THE MAN: OKEZIE VICTOR IKPEAZU As opined by Uduma Kalu, and edited by Woko Eze Icon. 20th Nov. 2014 Okezie Victor Ikpeazu PhD, a renowned Biochemist, is the Deputy General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs, and former Head of Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu State University of Science and Technology. He was born on October 18, 1964 to the family of late Pa Ishmael Ikpeazu and Deaconess Bessie Ikpeazu of Umuebere in Umuobiakwa, Isialaukwu Mbato Autonomous Community of Obignwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. He is married to Mrs. Nkechi Okezie Ikpeazu, and their marriage is blessed with four children, three of them are undergraduates at various federal and state universities. Dr Ikpeazu attended Amaise Central Primary School, Umuobiakwa. He also attended Eziama High School, Aba and Ihie High School, from 1975 to 1979 for his secondary education. He holds two degrees from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State; a Bachelor of Science Degree, Second Class Upper Division, on Clinical Biochemistry in 1984, and a Masters of Science Degree in Biochemical Toxicology in 1990. In 1994, Dr OVC Ikpeazu obtained a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, in Biochemical Pharmacology from the University of Calabar. Dr OVC Ikpeazu was an Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Ebonyi State University College of Basic Medical Sciences, from 2000 to 2002. From 1998 to 2001, he was Acting Head of Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu State University of Technology, having worked as Lecturer 1 in the same department in 1998. He was a part-time lecturer, Science Laboratory Technology Department, University of Maiduguri, from 1986 to 1987. He also lectured at Calabar Polytechnic from 1990 to 1992. He was a Masters Degree External Examiner, to the Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, from 2003 to 2004. In June 2002, Dr. OVC Ikpeazu was appointed the first Transition Committee Chairman of Obingwa Local Government Area. From 2007 to 2009, he was appointed General Manager, Abia State Passengers Integrated Manifest and Safety Scheme (ASPIMSS), after his appointment as Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia State on Environment and Sanitation. He was Chairman, Governing Council, Abia State College of Health Technology, from 2009 to 2010. He was appointed Deputy General Manager, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs in 2013, and resigned in November 2014. Dr. OVC Ikpeazu also worked as an Administrative Manager, Cash Bond Investment and Credit Ltd, in Lagos, from 1994 to 1996. He is a member of Biochemical Society of Nigeria, and also a member of Nigerian Environmental Society. He is the President, Eastern Ngwa Country Sports Club of Nigeria, and a member of Rotary Club International. Presently, he is an aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for the governoship seat of Abia State.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:40:17 +0000
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