Mr. Lawrence Chukwunike Osiegbu

Hon. Commissioner for Environment

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

 

CHIEF LAWRENCE. C. OSIEGBU was born on September 22, 1961 in Boji - Boji, Owa. He hails from Ika North East. He attended Texas Southern University, Houston Texas: 1980 - 1984 where he got a Bachelor of Bus. Admin. (BBA) General Business     1984, St Charles College, Abavo, Delta State: 1978 - 1979, West African school Certificate (WASC) 1979, Adolor College, Benin City 1973 - 1978 and NBC Primary school, Boji - Boji, Owa 1967 - 1973, First School Leaving Certificate 1973

Working experiences with dates; Manager: Kentuky Fried Chicken Inc:, U.S.A; 1984 - 1 985, Sales Manager, Honicomb Nig. Ltd (NYSC) 1985-1986, Executive Chairman, Lagoby Nig Ltd; 1989 -June, 2001, Managing Director / CEO Runola Nig. Ltd: 1997 - June, 2001, Executive Chairman, Delta State Rural Development Agency: 2001 - June, 2005 and Executive Chairman, Delta State Rural Development Agency: 2005 - May. 2007

Political position held: Member, Works Committee, PDP Campaign Organization 2003,  State Delegate to Imo State on PDP Party Membership Revalidation  2005 and Member, Finance Committee, PDP Campaign Organization 2007

Awards: While in RDA as the Executive Chairman, the State won the PHCN, Benin Zone Award as the best Performing State in the Rural Energy Development in 2006.

Seminars attended: Maiden Workshop on Windows of Opportunities in the Energy (Oil and Gas) Power and Telecommunications Sectors in Delta State.  22nd to 24th Oct. 2002 and Seminar on Productivity, Improvement and Wastages Control by Corporate
Development Consultant Ltd 15th to 17th June 2000.

Associations/ Club Membership: Member; lkoyi Club, Member, Nigerian Institute of Directors, Member, Nigerian-American Chambers of Commerce, Member, Texas Southern University Alumni Association

HOBBIES: Traveling and Tennis. He is married and is Christian.

Send a email to the Commissioner: runola1961@yahoo.com

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