The new Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah has appointed Prof. 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 on Tuesday in Enugu.
Until his appointment, Prof. Onyia was the Managing Director of the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Facility.
He was also the Lead strategy advisor for the Federal Government of Nigeria, World Bank Group Power Sector Recovery Programme.
Prof. Onyia is a visiting Professor of Education at the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, a former visiting Professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and serves on the Governing Council of two private Nigerian universities.
Prof. Onyia was a member of the Transition Committee, the technical committee that developed an actionable plan for the Gov. Mbah administration, based on his manifesto and social contract with the people of Enugu State.
