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Rufus Eseoghene Egbeba

Rufus Eseoghene Egbeba (born in 1963) is a Nigerian Environmentalist and politician who is currently the peioreer Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency NBMA.
He is a former director at the federal Ministry of environment in buja.
He was first appointed in 2015 as the NBMA by the president Goodluck Jonathan administration and got another reappointment serve again in a second bid for a perfect job done from the present president Muhammedu Buhari's administration.
Rufus Egbeba is from the Evwreni clan of the Urhobo ethnic group in Ughelli North local Government area of Delta State.

*Early life*

Rufus Eseoghene Ebegba Was Born in 1963 to a polygamous farmer family.
He is a native of Evwreni in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta state.
He is Urhobo by tribe. He had a rough background, despite this he surmounted the odds of life and rose to prominess.
He lived most of his life with his relatives because his father died while he was a child.
He owes his early education to the support of his aunty Chief Mrs Victoria Ivbijaro and her husband and his secondary and university education to his elder brother Prof. Dickson Ufomata and his dear wife.
He attended Arinze Primary School in Benin City(1975), Agbarho Grammar School(1981). While he was at the Secondary school he was a class prefect throughout all his classes before been elected as a Senior Prefect of the School in form four.
While he was in the secondary school, he was a member of various clubs and held executive positions in the clubs.

*Education*
He attended Arinze Primary School in Benin City(1975), Agbarho Grammar School(1981). While he was at the Secondary school he was a class prefect throughout all his classes before been elected as a Senior Prefect of the School in form four. While he was in the secondary school, he was a member of various clubs and held executive positions in the clubs.
As an under graduate at the University of Benin, he was the pioneer President of the National Association of Agric students of the University.
He was also the pioneer speaker of the Parliament of the Association, He held these positions because of the admirable behavior and love for man.

*Career*
He attended Arinze Primary School in Benin City(1975), Agbarho Grammar School(1981). While he was at the Secondary school he was a class prefect throughout all his classes before been elected as a Senior Prefect of the School in form four. While he was in the secondary school, he was a member of various clubs and held executive positions in the clubs.
As an under graduate at the University of Benin, he was the pioneer President of the National Association of Agric students of the University.
He was also the pioneer speaker of the Parliament of the Association, He held these positions because of the admirable behavior and love for man.

*Social life*
He is a community leader and he loves giving support to the less privilege.
He has supported various community projects, particularly in Jikwoyi Abuja where he currently resides.
He hold traditional titles of the Urhirin {Meaning the glory of the city) of Evwreni Kingdom, the Dagba(meaning the elephant of the town} of Jikwoyi and the Atunluse (meaning the builder of the city} of Jikwoyi.
He is also an active member of the Police Community Relations Committee.
He is a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club International.
He has received numerous awards for professionalism, hard work and service to humanity.
He is a philanthropist.
His vision is to provide quality leadership for socioeconomic transformation of people where everyone counts.

He is a devout catholic and he is a Noble Knight of Saint John International, where he has served in various capacities before becoming the Worthy President of One of the Commanderies in Abuja. He also held various positions at the Abuja Archdiocesan Laity Council, amongst which were, General Scretary, Ex-Official and Vice Chairman. He was also a president of Federal Ministry of Environment Cooperative Society at two deferent times.

Rufus Ebegba has over 33 years of working experience in the areas of Administration, Biosafety Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Biotechnology and sustainable utilization of renewable natural resources , Strategic planning in Biosafety and Biodiversity.
He started his career at the Defunct center for Democratic studies in 1990 as admin Officer,. He then moved to the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in 1996 which was transformed into the Federal Ministry of Environment in 1999, where he worked before being appointed a Director General in 2015.

*Personal life*
He is a devout catholic and he is a Noble Knight of Saint John International, wherPo he has served in various capacities before becoming the Worthy President of One of the Commanderies in Abuja. He also held various positions at the Abuja ArchdiocesanwherP Council, amongst which were, General Secretary, Ex-Official and Vice Chairman.
He was also a president of Federal Ministry of Environment Cooperative Society at two deferent times.
Rufus Ebegba has over 33 years of working experience in the areas of Administration, Archdiocesanwhernt, Biodiversity Conservation, Biotechnology and sustainable utilization of renewable natural resources , Strategic planning in Biosafety and Biodiversity
He started his career at the Defunct center for Democratic studies in 1990 as admin Officer. He then moved to the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in 1996 which was transformed into the Federal Ministry of Environment in 1999, where he worked before being appointed a Director General in 2015.

*Political Life*
Dr Rufus Eseoghene Egbeba have never ventured into practical Political practice anywhere in Nigeria since his name entered the superlative list of personalities mentioned to tke up the job of the delta state Governorship come 2023.
He is a man who is said to play his trade of politics in the institutional perspective of professional injection to leadership.
Egbeba has everything a quality leader requires in terms of building capacity leadership coupled with integrity and credibility as a person.
From the list of persons tagged to be suitable fir the position of the Delta Governorship Dr Rufus Eseoghene Egbeba is the most feared.
This is because he holds the delta youths valuablly reaponsive to take up Political positions as the electioneering activities of the 2023 General elections dress closer.
He believes that the youths are not the Leaders of tomorrow ad it is said in the past but Leaders of today.
With his center for youth leadership sustainability he has trained and will continue to retrain the youths in the need to Participate full-time in politics and Democracy.
Although Dr Egbeba hasn't publicly declare hia intension to run for the Governorship of Delta State but with the political noice made so far by some Political foot soilders across delta it is a clear manifestation that the people have already started grouping to form Political bridges that can build solid Political family that can deliver him as the delta State Governor come 2023.
And with the look of things everyone in Nigeria who can play the politics of electing a personality as Governor knows the pedigree of Dr Rufus Ebegba personality against others parading themselves as anointed governors to be.
We have seen political structures been built across the state on a daily basis, even the social media is not left out.
Dr Rufus Eseoghene Egbeba is the most popular name on social media that the people know and want as Governor come 2023.
Dr Rufus Ebegba is humble, credible amd resourceful to move the state to it's greater heights for the good of the People.