Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu.

PROFILE:

Prof. Oyebuchi Chukwu resigned as Minister of Health to contest as a candidate for the 2015 governorship election in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.]

Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu is an Afikpo indigene born April 22, 1962. He was the Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria until his resignation in October 2014.

Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has had a distinguished career in academia, medicine, administration, government and public service. His career highlights include:

Renowned professor of medicine with a post graduate specialist training in orthopaedic surgery.

Fellow of West African college of Surgeons.
Fellow of International College of Surgeons.
Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
As a student:

Professor Chukwu had Distinction in the First School Leaving Certificate Examination (1974), was the Federal Government of Nigeria Scholar at the Federal Government College Sokoto, and also had a Distinction in the West African School Certificate Examination (Best Result for 1979 at Federal Government College Sokoto). He was the Best All-round Student in Medicine in the Final Year Examination (University of Lagos 1986). He won awards as the Best Student in Primary Health Care (University of Lagos 1986), Nigerian Medical Association Annual Prize and May & Baker Prize for Best Performance at the Final Professional Examination for MBBS, (University of Lagos 1986).
On graduation:

He continued to excel. He won the 2nd Prize in the 8th Baxter Health Care/Africa Health Essay Competition (1990) (Title of Essay: ‘Financing Health Through Cost-Recovery’); He was an International Scholar of the American Academic of Orthopaedic Surgery 2003 (one of four surgeons selected worldwide; the second Nigerian to achieve this distinction).

He also won the Friend of Pharmacy Award of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (Ebonyi State Branch) 2004; Rotary International President’s Citation for Outstanding Effort in the Four Avenues of Service 2004/2005; Vocational Service Award of the Inner Wheel Club of Abakaliki 2005; Distinguished Service Award of the Nigerian Medical Association (Ebonyi State Branch) 2005; Special Award for Outstanding Performance of the Nigerian Union of Journalists Ebonyi State Council 2006; Fellowship Merit Award of Excellence for Effective Social and Human Development of the Institute of Treasury Management and Corporate Finance of Nigeria 2006; Honorary Fellow (FCPS) National Association of Professional Secretarial Staff of Nigeria (NAPSSON) 2007; Award of Excellence (In appreciation of numerous contributions towards medical education in Nigeria) of the Nigerian Medical Students Association (NIMSA) 2008 and was inducted into THE ROLL OF HONOUR of the Nigerian Medical Association (Ebonyi State Branch) in 2008.

Public Administration and Management:
In service to his Fatherland, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has also given his best in various managerial and administrative positions held:

He was Head, Accident and Emergency Department, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria (1996-1998); Senior Lecturer in Surgery/Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Abia State University/Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Nigeria (1999-2000); Head, Department of Surgery, Abia State University/Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Nigeria (1998-2000). He became an Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki in 2000; Chairman Medical Advisory Committee Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria (2000-2003); Senior Lecturer in Surgery/Senior Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon in Ebonyi State University/Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria (2000 – 2007)and the Chief Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (2003-2008).
In 2007, he was appointed a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki; the Deputy Provost, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki (4th November, 2008 – Date) and a Visiting Professor of Surgery, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus (with effect from 6th April 2010). He was appointed the Honourable Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in April 2010.

During his tenure as Chief Medical Director of the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (2003 – 2008), the hospital witnessed phenomenal growth in personnel, physical structures, utilities, clinical services, the number of clinical departments accredited for internship and residency training, and the number of staff who underwent in-service training. The management team, with the cooperation of staff, raised the hospital to a level of excellence that earned it the reputation as ‘the most functional teaching hospital in Nigeria’ and made it a major centre for undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in the country.

Community and Social Service:
The distinguished professor is not found wanting in the areas of community and social service. He served as president of Rotary Club of Abakaliki South, Captain of Abakaliki Golf Club and Assistant-Governor Rotary International, 2008/2009; 2010/2011, District 9140 Zone 22.
Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu holds the membership of many national and international professional bodies. He has also attended and participated in several academic and professional conferences and workshops.

As a Minister:
As Minister of Health, he championed the approval of the National Strategic Health Development Plan for the health sector by the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria and the signing of the International Health Partnership Plus (IHP+) Compact securing partners commitment to the implementation of the plan. He is the current Chairman of the Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers; Board member, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; First Vice President of the 64th World Health Assembly and the current Chairman of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) Nigeria of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He was the Chairman of the 60th Session of the Regional Committee for Africa of the World Health Organization.
As the first federal minister from Afikpo since the dawn of the 3rd Republic, in addition to his distinguished professional and personal background, status as a role model and a source of pride for Afikpo people, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu merits our distinction as a pace setter.

Goodluck in your pursuit. I admire you Sir.

Correct man!

Carry go!

Ebonyi State needs you and you answered their call!

Goodluck Prof!

He deserve to be the Governor.Congrats!.ride on!. Meanwhile,i want my fellow Coal city indigenes and South East in general to ask Sullivan Chime what he want to go and do in the Senate which our highly performing Senator Ike Ekweremadu is occupying.Ekweremadu has proved himself and deserve to continue.

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Hehehehe... Ekweremmadu indeed. What has he done for the past 12 years??. Well, not to talk much. The Pdp stakeholders of the South West have already bought him the form to go for the senate and among them is the Local government chairman of 4 local governments out of 5 which includes Awgu, Ezeagu, Udi and Aninri.. Ekweremmadu can manage Oji but for someone who transformed Enugu in 7 years, we can't risk him not representing Enugu West #fact Chime all the way.

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Prof, Onyebuchi Chukwu for Governor Ebonyi state

he is an efiko

The only minister in the WORLD to defeat Ebola.

With him taking lead in Ebonyi, Ihejirika, Elumelu taking Delta, my guy Obiano working wonders in Anambra, and Iheanacho HOPEFULLY taking Imo Igbo land is set for full development!

Good luck to him in his political career.

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So, why couldn't he influence elechi martins to avoid handing ebsuth over to federal govt?
Well, I hope he will build ebsuth again.
Mehn, that's some book smart chap o.
See brilliance Bikonu. Nwa magodi akwukwo to start with.

All these qualifications, he is going to dump them for politics. We need more surgeons!!!

Ikengawo:
The only minister in the WORLD to defeat Ebola.

With him taking lead in Ebonyi, Ihejirika, Elumelu taking Delta, my guy Obiano working wonders in Anambra, and Iheanacho HOPEFULLY taking Imo Igbo land is set for full development!

dont get excited over nothing...ihejirika is not going for governorship in abia....ndudi elumelu(politician) is not tony elumelu(ceo uba plc) though they are brothers....as for iheanacho i do not think he is going anywhere to be honest.

Good luck to him.

I rep Ebonyi ..he is a vibrant and resourceful administrator with hunger for excellence..we are solidly behind you prof...Dave Umahi can go and die

good for him.

Oga, before you resign where the balance of the 2bn meant to tackle ebola, hope non be em u wan go use for your election bid?

asha80:
dont get excited over nothing...ihejirika is not going for governorship in abia....ndudi elumelu(politician) is not tony elumelu(ceo uba plc) though they are brothers....as for iheanacho i do not think he is going anywhere to be honest.

Do you have a source to confirm the news about Ihejirika. I know that the owner or MD of one of Nigeriais main banks is going for the Abia seat so either way I'm happy for that state, the 2 Orjis have been a curse. I know that the brother of Tony is going for the position not Tony himself and I'm still very happy. The apple shouldn't fall to far from the tree with any family and even his brother has great credentials and an encouraging attitude towards development.

Iheancho in a better world would be our governor, and oddly enough the people want him..but the political class in Imo and the people live on different planets and they'll throw another pot belly tozo ridden thief at us as always...but there's still hope I believe. The candidates list looks the grimmest in all the Igbo states and this includes Rochas and his barbaric antics.

Governor in the making

Ikengawo:


Do you have a source to confirm the news about Ihejirika. I know that the owner or MD of one of Nigeriais main banks is going for the Abia seat so either way I'm happy for that state, the 2 Orjis have been a curse. I know that the brother of Tony is going for the position not Tony himself and I'm still very happy. The apple shouldn't fall to far from the tree with any family and even his brother has great credentials and an encouraging attitude towards development.

Iheancho in a better world would be our governor, and oddly enough the people want him..but the political class in Imo and the people live on different planets and they'll throw another pot belly tozo ridden thief at us as always...but there's still hope I believe. The candidates list looks the grimmest in all the Igbo states and this includes Rochas and his barbaric antics.

i know some people who are close to ihejirika and they have told me he is no longer interested in running but you you never know with politics in nigeria..the md(actually gmd or ceo) of the bank(diamond) you are talking about is alex otti however getting the ticket of the party to run is another matter...i know iheanacho is the owner of intergrated oil and gas however i am not too sure the kind of person he is or whether he would get his party ticket...feelers i get from imo though is that it might be difficult to upstage rochas

asha80:
i know some people who are close to ihejirika and they have told me he is no longer interested in running but you you never know with politics in nigeria..the md(actually gmd or ceo) of the bank(diamond) you are talking about is alex otti however getting the ticket of the party to run is another matter...i know iheanacho is the owner of intergrated oil and gas however i am not too sure the kind of person he is or whether he would get his party ticket...feelers i get from imo though is that it might be difficult to upstage rochas

I think Rochas is the top contender in Imo no doubt, PDP is extremely confused and APGA's Agbaso vendetta against rochas is going to make him the candidate and he won't win. If Otti or Ihejirika take over I'll be very happy for Abia but Imo i'm weary about. Okorocha has don't nothing for the economy. Beautification and social services has been his only focus and Imo needs the same type of economy that Abia Anambra and Enugu have not just tourism

Ikengawo:


I think Rochas is the top contender in Imo no doubt, PDP is extremely confused and APGA's Agbaso vendetta against rochas is going to make him the candidate and he won't win. If Otti or Ihejirika take over I'll be very happy for Abia but Imo i'm weary about. Okorocha has don't nothing for the economy. Beautification and social services has been his only focus and Imo needs the same type of economy that Abia Anambra and Enugu have not just tourism

what's the difference btw imo and Enugu economy?

Ok at least Ebonyi state can now have a voice and liberation

Nna eh nwa amadi a ma ajo akwukwo!

Ikengawo:


I think Rochas is the top contender in Imo no doubt, PDP is extremely confused and APGA's Agbaso vendetta against rochas is going to make him the candidate and he won't win. If Otti or Ihejirika take over I'll be very happy for Abia but Imo i'm weary about. Okorocha has don't nothing for the economy. Beautification and social services has been his only focus and Imo needs the same type of economy that Abia Anambra and Enugu have not just tourism

i am actually more weary about abia than imo.

9jatriot:
Oga, before you resign where the balance of the 2bn meant to tackle ebola, hope non be em u wan go use for your election bid?

Querry for the gods

Nigeria never lacked educated and school smart rulers, what we lack are leaders with empathy for the poor masses of this country, leaders that are ready to give up luxuries such as expensive cars, mansions,abroad medical care and education for themselves and their wards, leaders that would find it difficult to sleep in an air conditioned room when they remember that the rest of the city is in black out, with people not able to power their fans.
We need leaders that would starve so that the people would feed, leaders that would so much burn to uplift the people's standard of living that they would even give away they salaries in sympathy to the poor.

Leaders that would lower their standards of living, to elevate that of the poorest follower. So that the leaders and the followers meet at the middle.


We need a leader like Thomas Sankara and Michael Okpara, is Onyebuchi such a leader? I don't think so.

Ikengawo:


Do you have a source to confirm the news about Ihejirika. I know that the owner or MD of one of Nigeriais main banks is going for the Abia seat so either way I'm happy for that state, the 2 Orjis have been a curse. I know that the brother of Tony is going for the position not Tony himself and I'm still very happy. The apple shouldn't fall to far from the tree with any family and even his brother has great credentials and an encouraging attitude towards development.

Iheancho in a better world would be our governor, and oddly enough the people want him..but the political class in Imo and the people live on different planets and they'll throw another pot belly tozo ridden thief at us as always...but there's still hope I believe. The candidates list looks the grimmest in all the Igbo states and this includes Rochas and his barbaric antics.

am sorry for people like you. Rochas has done wonders in imo yet anti progressive cockroaches like you will always have something very unresonable to say about him. And for ihejirika, if it is in a civilized nation he would have at least not go for any elective post until his name is cleared for the massive fraud he is been alleged of.

TheIROKO:
am sorry for people like you. Rochas has done wonders in imo yet anti progressive cockroaches like you will always have something very unresonable to say about him. And for ihejirika, if it is in a civilized nation he would have at least not go for any elective post until his name is cleared for the massive fraud he is been alleged of.

I am alleging you of fraud and you haven't cleared your name of that. You are a fraud. Now clear yourself before moving forward in life