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04/06/2010 Nigeria Appoints New Foreign Affairs Minister

The Nigerian Government has appointed Mr. Odein Ajumogobia as the new Foreign Affairs Minister. Mr. Ajumogobia replaces Mr. Ojo Maduekwe who was in that position from 2007 – March 2010.

Prior his appointment, Mr. Ajumogobia was the Minister of State for Energy.

Born in 1956, the new Foreign Affairs Minister is an accomplished lawyer who held the post of Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General of Rivers State from 2003 – 2007 (see C.V. below)

Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong was also appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. He was formerly a junior Minister in the Ministries of Culture and Tourism and Health.

Both Ministers have since resumed duties.

curricular vitae
Name	Odein Ajumogobia
Surname	Ajumogobia
First Names	Odein
Alternate Name	Odein Ajumogobia
Title	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Date of Birth	29 Jun 1956
Country of Birth	Nigeria

Positions
From	To	Organization	Position
April 2010		Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister
2008		APPA Member Countries	Country Representative - Nigeria
2007	March 2010	Ministry of Energy	Minister of State for Energy - Petroleum
2007		National Energy Council	NEC Member
2003	2007	Rivers State Government	Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice - Rivers State
1987	1988	Harvard University	Postgraduate Student - LLM International Law
1984	2003	Ajumogobia & Okeke - Barristers and Solicitors	Founding Partner
1983	1984	Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd - Nigeria LNG	Legl Consultant - LNG Consultants
1979	1983	University of Lagos	Graduate Assistant Lecturer - Dept of Commercial & Industrial Law
1975	1978	University of Lagos	Undergraduate Student - LLB Law at Nigerian Law School