Ohoba Ward Holds Political Summit to Promote Growth, Devt

Arrangements have been concluded for the Ohoba Ward 2023 political summit to hold on Sunday, October 15, 2023.

The event which has Prof. G.N. Ogbonna of the University of Port Harcourt as its Chairman, is being convened by Dr. Goddy Esom Obodo. The theme of the summit which is, ‘The Political Growth and Development of Ohoba Ward, Ohaji Egbema LGA,’ would hold at Central School, Umunwaku, in Ohaji, Imo State.

Ohoba Ward is made of polling units in communities in Ohaji/Egbema local government area such as Ohoba, Umunwaku, Obogwe, Adapalm Obosima, Umuaforukwu, Umuakalabuo, Obokwu, among several others.

Prof. Ogbonna graduated from University of Port Harcourt with BSc in Accounting in 1995; an MBA in Accounting  in 2001 and PhD in Accounting  in 2012. He also holds a Masters Degree in  Financial Management Technology (MSc). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria;  Member of Nigeria Institute of Management as well as the Nigerian Institute of Taxation.

He was the Acting Director, Revenue Bureau between 2007 and 2008 and was appointed the Assistant Director, University of Port Harcourt Business School in 2014. He was the Acting Head of Department of Accounting up to 2016. Prof. Ogbonna was appointed External Examiner to the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa in 2014 and was appointed the Leader of the Accreditation Team for Academic Sessions Review of 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 of Abia State  University, Uturu. In 2018, he was appointed the Institute of Chartered  Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Ambassador. He is a visiting Lecturer/Adjunct Lecturer/Resource Person and Consultant to many Universities, Institutes and other organizations within the state and outside the state. Ogbonna has been a Board Member to many companies and institutions and has participated in many conferences within and outside Nigeria.