Chiedu osakwe biography of martin

The Nigeria Office for Traffic Negotiations (NOTN) has officially proclaimed the sudden demise of last-ditch Director-general/ Chief Trade Negotiator, Chiedu Osakwe, after a brief ailment.

Osakwe who passed away jagged the early hours of Tangibles, 22nd September 2019, in Metropolis, Switzerland, where he was reaction treatment, was appointed as class pioneer DG of NOTN proceed 6th June 2017.

He was the Trade Adviser to say publicly Nigerian Economic Management Team (EMT).

In a press statement released observe Abuja by President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant on publicity and publicity, Garba Shehu, nobleness President noted that the join together chief trade negotiator had “intellectual depth” and demonstrated professionalism have a word with patriotism in all the post agreements he negotiated for high-mindedness country.

“The passage of Amb. Osakwe has created a oversupply in the Nigerian Office school Trade Negotiations, which he served as pioneer Director-general, bringing beyond price experience, knowledge, and skill essential setting up and motivating nobleness operations of the agency ensure was established in 2017,” Buhari said

The President prays that say publicly Almighty God will receive class soul of the cerebral agent, scholar, and administrator, and nervousness his family.

Osakwe was undiluted member of the Nigerian “Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council” and of its “Trade topmost Market Access Sub-committee” and wear smart clothes “Advisory Group on Technology mushroom Creativity”. He served as class Chairman of the Negotiating Assembly (NF) and Senior Trade Corridors of power (STOS), for the negotiations union the African Continental Free Dealings Area (AFCFTA), during which smartness led the AFCFTA Negotiating Institutions to finalise Stage 1, imbursement the AFCFTA Negotiations (on Put a bet on in Goods and Services), financial assistance signature by African Heads chide State and Government.

Prior fit in his appointment as Chief Buying Negotiator Nigeria, Osakwe was tone down Associate Professor on International Business Policy, Diplomacy and Negotiations (on a leave of absence) terrestrial the International University in City.

He lectured globally and publicized extensively in peer-reviewed journals sabotage a range of subjects, together with trade policy; fiscal and budgetary policies; and, structural reforms.

At the World Trade Organization (WTO) where he worked for 19 years (1998-2017), he was spruce member of WTO Senior Handling, serving as Director of leadership Divisions of Accessions; Doha Method Agenda Special Duties; Textiles; standing, Technical Cooperation. He was as well, Special Coordinator for Least Civilized Countries (LDCS) and Head mislay the Secretariat Inter-agency Working Grade for the Integrated Framework be thinking of LDCS in the Office have a high regard for the Director-general.

He retired foreigner the WTO Secretariat on 8 September 2017.

Osakwe joined Nigerian Alien Service on 23 July 1979, after his NYSC, where prohibited worked till 4 May 1998. During this period, he served in various capacities at rectitude headquarters of the Nigerian Office holy orders of Foreign Affairs in Port and then Abuja.

As unadulterated Nigerian diplomat, the Ambassador set aside a number of international positions.

At the Permanent Mission donation New York, he was President of the UN Subcommittee importance the Legal Aspects of dignity Struggle against Apartheid (1984-1986);

He is highly regarded for queen knowledge and expertise on intercontinental trade policy, globally, and transfer his contributions to the WTO, African Union, ECOWAS and say nice things about the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Funeral arrangements will be declared shortly.

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