Distinguished Senator Magnus Abe, Candidate of the SDP in Rivers State at the weekend unveiled his running mate..
Below is her profile.
PERSONAL DATA
Surname: Ogbonnaya
Other names: Patricia Wodhiga (Nee Ikiriko)
Date Of Birth 8th August 1961
L.G.A Ahoada West/
SKILLS
Literature writing skills
Effective conflict resolution/mediation skills
Public speaking expertise and advocacy skills
Document management skills
Listening skills
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION
❖ PhD. Business Management- Apostolic Theological Seminary (An Affiliate of Cornerstone University & Seminary of Jerusalem – Israel, United States of America, And Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – 2002)
❖ M.Ed Management – Rivers State University, Port Harcourt – 2002
❖ B.Sc Education, Chemistry – University of Nsuka, Nigeria – 1990
❖ NCE Biology/Chemistry – University Ibadan 1982
❖ W.A.S.E – Government Secondary School Joinkarama, Ahoada West, Rivers State 1978
❖ First School Leaving Certificate – State School Edeoha, Ahoada East, Rivers State 1973
AFFILIATIONS
❖ Chairman, Ada Ekpeye Logbo in council of Ekpeye Ethnic Nation
❖ Member, Ekpeye Council of Tranditional Rulers and Chief
❖ Founder and CEO, Ada Ekpeye Logbo Skill and Empowerment centre
❖ Chairman, Education Committee of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture – PHACCIMA
❖ Rivers State PHACCIMA NAWORG Co-ordinator (NACCIMA Business Woman group)
❖ Founder/President, Ekpeye Woman Community Development Initiative Foundation
❖ Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Women in Me (TWIM) Foundation
❖ Member, Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries, Rivers State
❖ Member, National Council of Women Societies
❖ Member, Nigeria Council of Titled Women Association
❖ Member, the Governing Council, Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria
❖ President and Founder, Rivers State Daughters Association
❖ Ada Orashi (Queen of Orashi Region) – Orashi Region, Rivers State
❖ Ada Ogbologbolo Community – Ahoada West, Rivers State
PUBLICATIONS
❖ Social Studies for Nigerian Children 1987
❖ Chemistry for senior Secondary School Examination 1987
❖ Revised Education of Social Studies for Nigerian Schools 1997
❖ Nigerian History, Social and Environmental Education 2014
PROFESSIONAL/WORKING EXPERIENCE
❖ Permanent Secretary, Scholarship Board, Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Special Project Bureau Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Chieftaincy and Community Development Affairs, Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of Service, Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing Rivers State
❖ Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs, Rivers State
❖ Member of Council, Rivers State University of Science and Technology
❖ Member of Council, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
❖ Member of Council, Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State
❖ Member of Council, Elechi Amadi College of Art and Science, Rivers State
❖ First Branch Controller, National Examination Council (NECO), Rivers State
❖ First NECO Controller, for Rivers and Bayelsa States
❖ First Controller, NECO Regional Scanning Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
❖ Commissioner in the judicial Commission of Inquiry into Eleme, Ogu and Okrika Communal Conflicts
❖ First Rivers State P.T.A Co-ordinator
❖ First Rivers State Environmental Education Co-ordinator
❖ First Chairman of Environmental Education Curriculum Implementation Committee
❖ First Chairman, Schools
Conservation Clubs Committee, Rivers State
❖ First Head of planning, Research and Statistics Department of Former Ministry of Higher Education, Rivers State
❖ Chairman Organization Committee 2010 Women for Change Sensitization Rally Port Harcourt, Rivers State
❖ Member, Petroleum Task Force Committee, Rivers State
❖ Rivers State Secretary General, National Grassroots Association of Nigeria (NIGAN) Office of the First Lady of Nigeria – 2004
❖ Participant, Training Monitoring and Evaluation of Woman – UNDP
❖ Participant, National Workshop on Women Custodian of Sustainable Democracy – Zenith Consult Ltd.
❖ Participant, 2010 Beijing Follow-up Meeting in New York, USA
❖ Participant, Executive International Programme by Governance and Management Service International (GSMI) London, UK
❖ Participant, Dubai Leadership Development Forum for Women Executives
❖ Participant, Leadership and Mainstreaming (IIM) Las Vergas, United States of America
❖ 15 years classroom teaching experience
