PROFILE OF LATE ICHIE FIDE CHUKS NWAOGU ESQ. (ODOBRO)
April 30, 2021
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu
was born on 4th February, 1948 at Umuowa in Orlu L.G.A. as the
second son and second child of Nze Duruiheoma Nwaogu & Ezinne Agnes Uhie
Nwaogu both of blessed memory.
He attended St. Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Omanelu, Ahoada in Rivers State from 1956 – 1961 and passed First School Leaving Certificate Examination in Distinction. He gained admission into Stella Maris College Port-Harcourt in 1963 and was in class five in 1967 when the Civil War broke out and all the schools in the then Biafra enclave was closed in July 1967.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu then enlisted into Biafran Army and served as a Senior Signal Officer in the 14 Division of the Biafran Army in Owerri Sector.
When the Civil hostilities ended in January 1970, and it was impossible for the Igbos to return to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was admitted into Class 5 “Special” at Bishop Shanahan College (BSC), Orlu where he passed the West African Certificate Examination in Division two. He immediately entered Bishop Shanahan Teachers Training College (BSTC), Orlu where he graduated in 1972. He taught very briefly in 1973 and gained admission into the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) to read Political Science. While in the UNN, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was one of the visible undergraduates on campus as he took part in most of the Students Union’s activities and other Social Clubs in addition to academics.
He was a member of Student Representative Council (SRC) in 1974 – 1975 and contested the Presidency of the UNN Student’s Union in 1975 – 1976 as well as organized the Cultural Week of the Student Union of the University as the Chairman of that Cultural Week, in the session.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu graduated from the University of Nigeria in Political Science in June 1977. On graduation, he was posted to the then Borno State for the primary assignment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from 1977 – 1978 where he served as the Asst. Sec to Kukawa LGA in Borno State. On completion of the NYSC Programme in August 1978, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu taught briefly at the Higher School Section of Holy Ghost College Owerri, Imo State before joining the Imo State Civil Service in January 1979. He started his Civil Service Career in Government House, Owerri from where he was moved to various Ministries/Non-Ministerial Departments and Parastatals within Imo State. In Oct. 1987, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was posted to the Imo State Liaison Office, Victoria Island, Lagos as the Chief Information Officer, and there he served for 6years before he was deployed to Owerri, Imo State, and appointed the Chief Press Secretary to the then Imo State Governor Chief Evan Enwerem in 1993. In 1994, he was promoted the Director of Information in Imo State and later deployed as the Director of Printing Service/Government Printer in 1996.
However, in 2001 Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was appointed the Administrative Secretary of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), and it was there that he was elevated to the post of Permanent Secretary in the Imo State Civil Service in 2003 and posted to Government House, Owerri as the Principal Secretary to the Imo State Executive Governor.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu served as the Principal Secretary to Governor Achike Udenwa from 2003 until the end of that administration on 29th May 2007.
After the handover to Governor Ikedi Ohakim, His Excellency, Chief Sir Ikedi Ohakim reappointed Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu as his Principal Secretary. Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu finally retired from the services of Imo State Civil Service on 25th June, 2007.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu had a bachelor of Law degree from the Imo State University Owerri and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2013.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was a member of many professional bodies and social organizations. He had served as the Secretary of the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association, Owerri Branch under Late Senator Emeka Echeruo as the President; he had also served as the Vice President, University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association Lagos under Chief Onyema Ugochukwu as President. Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was a member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), as well as a member of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He was most importantly, one of the patrons of the University of Nigeria Alumni Association, Owerri branch and Special Marshall FRSC, Imo State. Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu loved football, reading and watching interesting films.
He was a people’s person, greatly loved by all and is acclaimed to have helped many individuals to secure employment into the Imo State Civil Service and other Public Institutions. He was a prime son of Umuowa, Orlu LGA, Imo State where he holds the esteemed traditional title of ENYIOHA UMUOWA. Ichie as he is fondly called was a long standing member of the Eze’s cabinet and the recipient of the UMUOWA HALL OF FAME award, an exclusive preserve of distinguished sons and daughters of Umuowa, Orlu.
He attended St. Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Omanelu, Ahoada in Rivers State from 1956 – 1961 and passed First School Leaving Certificate Examination in Distinction. He gained admission into Stella Maris College Port-Harcourt in 1963 and was in class five in 1967 when the Civil War broke out and all the schools in the then Biafra enclave was closed in July 1967.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu then enlisted into Biafran Army and served as a Senior Signal Officer in the 14 Division of the Biafran Army in Owerri Sector.
When the Civil hostilities ended in January 1970, and it was impossible for the Igbos to return to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was admitted into Class 5 “Special” at Bishop Shanahan College (BSC), Orlu where he passed the West African Certificate Examination in Division two. He immediately entered Bishop Shanahan Teachers Training College (BSTC), Orlu where he graduated in 1972. He taught very briefly in 1973 and gained admission into the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) to read Political Science. While in the UNN, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was one of the visible undergraduates on campus as he took part in most of the Students Union’s activities and other Social Clubs in addition to academics.
He was a member of Student Representative Council (SRC) in 1974 – 1975 and contested the Presidency of the UNN Student’s Union in 1975 – 1976 as well as organized the Cultural Week of the Student Union of the University as the Chairman of that Cultural Week, in the session.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu graduated from the University of Nigeria in Political Science in June 1977. On graduation, he was posted to the then Borno State for the primary assignment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from 1977 – 1978 where he served as the Asst. Sec to Kukawa LGA in Borno State. On completion of the NYSC Programme in August 1978, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu taught briefly at the Higher School Section of Holy Ghost College Owerri, Imo State before joining the Imo State Civil Service in January 1979. He started his Civil Service Career in Government House, Owerri from where he was moved to various Ministries/Non-Ministerial Departments and Parastatals within Imo State. In Oct. 1987, Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was posted to the Imo State Liaison Office, Victoria Island, Lagos as the Chief Information Officer, and there he served for 6years before he was deployed to Owerri, Imo State, and appointed the Chief Press Secretary to the then Imo State Governor Chief Evan Enwerem in 1993. In 1994, he was promoted the Director of Information in Imo State and later deployed as the Director of Printing Service/Government Printer in 1996.
However, in 2001 Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was appointed the Administrative Secretary of Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC), and it was there that he was elevated to the post of Permanent Secretary in the Imo State Civil Service in 2003 and posted to Government House, Owerri as the Principal Secretary to the Imo State Executive Governor.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu served as the Principal Secretary to Governor Achike Udenwa from 2003 until the end of that administration on 29th May 2007.
After the handover to Governor Ikedi Ohakim, His Excellency, Chief Sir Ikedi Ohakim reappointed Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu as his Principal Secretary. Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu finally retired from the services of Imo State Civil Service on 25th June, 2007.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu had a bachelor of Law degree from the Imo State University Owerri and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2013.
Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was a member of many professional bodies and social organizations. He had served as the Secretary of the University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association, Owerri Branch under Late Senator Emeka Echeruo as the President; he had also served as the Vice President, University of Nigeria Nsukka Alumni Association Lagos under Chief Onyema Ugochukwu as President. Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu was a member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), as well as a member of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He was most importantly, one of the patrons of the University of Nigeria Alumni Association, Owerri branch and Special Marshall FRSC, Imo State. Ichie Fide C. Nwaogu loved football, reading and watching interesting films.
He was a people’s person, greatly loved by all and is acclaimed to have helped many individuals to secure employment into the Imo State Civil Service and other Public Institutions. He was a prime son of Umuowa, Orlu LGA, Imo State where he holds the esteemed traditional title of ENYIOHA UMUOWA. Ichie as he is fondly called was a long standing member of the Eze’s cabinet and the recipient of the UMUOWA HALL OF FAME award, an exclusive preserve of distinguished sons and daughters of Umuowa, Orlu.