Chris Ogiemwonyi

Engr Christopher Aigbovbiosa Ogiemwonyi (born 21 March 1951) was a former Minister for Works, state, at the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Works, a retired Group Executive director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is the current President of Energy and Engineering Technology Consulting Group since 2011. After defecting from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC), he has been declared as the Governorship aspirant of Edo State governorship election, 2016 under the umbrella of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party. He is married with 5 children.

Engineer Chris Ogiemwonyi was born on the 21st day of March 1951 to the family of Mr & Mrs Agbonkpolor Ogiemwonyi in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

Chris Ogiemwonyi attended Western Boys School, Benin City before proceeding to University of Benin in 1969 where he eventually graduated with a B.SC (Hons) in Applied Physics option in Electronics in 1974. He then proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he received a Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering in 1976 through an in-service programme.

Chris Ogiemwonyi is a great technocrat with a "father-degree" of experience in oil and gas industry, he has also attended several local and international courses, he's also a reckon product of the Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, also a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and former President of the Nigeria Gas association.

Chris Ogiemwonyi is a recipient of the Justice of Peace (JP) by Edo State Government and Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award, he's also a patron to several bodies including NANS – National Association of Nigerian Students, ACNPN – Association of Community Newspapers Publishers of Nigeria etc.

Chris Ogiemwonyi's educational qualification speaks volume, he got his WASCE certificate in 1969, in 1974 he became a B.SC holder in Applied Physics, Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering in 1976, became a Doctor of Engineering Ph.D (Honoris Causa) in 2008 and also got the Doctor of Science Ph.D (Honoris Causa) in 2008.

Chris Ogiemwonyi began his career as a Petroleum Engineer II in 1975 with the Conservation Department and in February 1977 Ogiemwonyi was seconded to SPDC (Shell Petroleum Development Company) Warri. This secondment was enriched by a four and half month Advance Petroleum Engineering Programme in SPDC Training Centre in the Hague, Netherlands.

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