SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio, has approved the appointments of Barrister Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff and Dr. Saviour Enyiekere as Deputy Chief of Staff.
This was contained in a statement from the media unit in the Office of the Senate President.
Okonkwo, who hails from Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, is an alumnus of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN),Enugu campus, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LL.B. Hons) and the Nigerian Law School. He attended Dennìs Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) Onitsha in Anambra State.
He is an astute politician with over two decades of experience as a corporate lawyer. He contested for a senatorial seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019.
Prior to his appointment, Okonkwo served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chinto Technologies Limited, an ICT and telecommunications firm.
Dr. Enyiekere, the Deputy Chief of Staff, hails from Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. He is an alumnus of the University of Calabar and has served as the Deputy Director General of the Godswill Akpabio Senatorial Campaign Organisation.
He has an impressive background, having previously held positions such as a two-term Executive Chairman of Ika Local Government Area, Senior Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Government on Boundaries and Conflict Resolutions, Board Member of the Akwa Ibom State Road Maintenance Agency, and Senatorial Aspirant for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District.
He is also a member of various professional organisations, including the Nigerian Environmental Society, Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria (ICEN), and the Emergency Crisis, Risk and Safety Management Institute of Nigeria.
