President Muhammadu Buhari has
nominated Professor Stephen Ikani Ocheni (Kogi State) to replace Barrister James Ocholi (Minister of State for Labour
and Employment) who died in a ghastly motor accident along Kaduna-Abuja road in March 2016.
Prof. Ocheni is currently awaiting Nigerian Senate confirmation to become a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We compiled seven things about the academia set to turn to a politician:
1. He is a Professor of Public Sector
Accounting at the Faculty of Management sciences at the Kogi state university, Anyingba
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2. He hails from Uwowo, Igalamela/Odolu local government area, Kogi.
3. He was born on 25th June 1959.
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4. Education qualification:
– Howard University, Washington DC, USA 2006
– University of Nigeria, Nsukka (M.Sc/Ph.D programme)
– Enugu State University of Technology, Enugu
– The Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State – Idah Secondary Commercial College, Idah,
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5. He will be replacing late James Ocholi, former Minister of State for Labour
6. He is a fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (FCNA), Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (FCE), member, Chartered Institute of
Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI) and Practising Licence – ANAN.
7. He is married with kids
