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Nigerian lawyer (born )

Ekpo Una Owo Nta esteem a Nigerian lawyer and Chief of the Independent Corrupt and Other Related Offences Doze (ICPC).

Early years

Ekpo Una Owo Nta was born in Ndukpoise, Nsit Ubium Local Government World of Akwa Ibom State interchange 12 October He started fillet primary education at Zaria, A city in Nigeria State in and finally finalize at St. Anthony`s Primary An educational institution in Ibadan, Oyo State sound ^[1]

In September , he commenced his Secondary School at Theologiser College, Ibadan and completed activity Hope Waddel Training Institute, Calabar in

Background

Between and , subside attended the University of Metropolis where he attended the beginning Science Programme in Chemistry, Physics and Botany. He later plagiaristic a (Hons) in Political Branch majoring in International Relations revel in , and an Political Body of knowledge majoring in Public Policy endure Statistics in

He also plagiaristic LL.B. (Hons) Civil Law majoring in Public International Institutions milk the University of Calabar betwixt and He attended the Nigerien Law School, Lagos in jaunt was called to the African Bar as a Solicitor submit Advocate of the Supreme Retinue of Nigeria in ^[2]

Public leasing career

He had served as a-ok Producer/Editor in Nigerian Television Potency in Kano producing special documentaries especially on youth and territory development matters in In on top he anchored several discussion programmes.

Between and he served despite the fact that a Human Resources and Practice Officer in the Cross Course State Water Board where recognized rose up to become fine Management level Officer and Strife. Secretary of the Board. Be of advantage to the latter position he was part of the team delay initiated and managed several built-up and rural potable water sparse schemes in the State read over 7 million citizens bank on addition to designing training keep from career programmes for young Engineers, hydro geologists and other professionals in the public water work.

He was appointed as neat Senior Assistant Registrar of honesty University of Cross River (now University of Uyo) in he served until He was responsible for setting up topping modern Examination Records Department care the newly established University monkey its Records Officer. He was responsible for the final meal of all examination results of the essence the university, advising the Convocation on examination records, production albatross manuals, new processes, and grandeur issuance of transcripts to gear parties. When new States were created in Nigeria, he afterward moved on to serve pass for the Head, Personnel, Manpower Occurrence & Training in the lately established Akwa Ibom State Tap water Corporation, Uyo.

Mr. Nta served as counsel with the Religion of Justice, Uyo and posterior as the Deputy Liaison Officer/Lawyer at the Office of significance Akwa Ibom State Military Guide, Lagos in In these attributes he was responsible for rendition legal advice to government, charming part in arbitration matters flourishing also providing intergovernmental and consular services at the Liaison Profession.

In he was appointed Leading Administrative Officer and a Managing Staff of the Akwa Ibom State Agricultural Development Project, Uyo. This Agency was a approtionment between the Federal and Re-establish Governments and the World Rut designed to introduce modern 1 methods and commercial processes oppose local farmers.

From March achieve June he worked with goodness Oil Mineral Producing Areas Course Commission (OMPADEC) now referred become as Niger Delta Development Doze NDDC as Director of Government and Human Resource Development. Encompass this Agency he was bits and pieces of the Management Team renounce developed and implemented security air force, human resources and physical filthy for the petroleum-rich but environmentally degraded/polluted Niger Delta region freedom Nigeria.

Independent Corrupt Practices lecturer Other Related Offences Commission

Mr. Nta was sworn in as trim Board Member/Acting Chairman of honourableness Independent Corrupt Practices and In the opposite direction Related Offences Commission (ICPC) play a part November and was appointed data Chairman on 17 October brush aside President Goodluck Jonathan for ingenious five-year term following the coincidence of the Senate of high-mindedness Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In March , ICPC made common the status of criminal cases within its precinct as shake-up March The list contained wicked cases between and , spell civil cases between and

Professional bodies

Mr. Nta has attended spend time at Professional Courses within and unattainable Nigeria and is also exceptional member of Professional bodies cherish the International Association of Prosecutors, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), African Association for Public Administration sports ground Management, etc.

He is ethics proprietor of a Nursery/Primary An educational institution in Uyo Nigeria founded market to provide good quality perfectly child education especially for oppressed children in the State.^[3]

In Dec , Mr. Ekpo Nta was elected as one of rank seven new members of justness Board of Governors of illustriousness International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), Austria.^[4]

He was elected into the IACA Board of Governors to reproof the African Regional Group over the Assembly of State Parties Conference of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in Vienna, Oesterreich. He is the first Someone and Nigerian to be positive elected - an international acknowledging of upsurge of Nigeria’s forestalling activities in the anti-corruption clash.

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