Nwokike Becomes NCC New Director Of Public Affairs

Nnamdi Nwokike 

Nnamdi Nwokike has been appointed the director of public affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Nwokike’s appointment follows the retirement of Tony Ojobo who attained the mandatory age of 60 years.

Before his new position, the 58-year-old Nwokike, was the director, corporate strategy planning and risk management of the NCC. His appointment took effect from October 8, 2018.

Nwokike’s career in NCC began in 2001 when he became the deputy director and pioneer head, consumer affairs department, a department he started and renamed Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB).

While at CAB, Nwokike created the consumer parliament, consumer outreach programmes, consumer bill of rights and consumer factsheets which have remained veritable channels for handling consumer complaints, consumer education and general dissonance in the market.

In 2007, Nigeria, through the NCC, supported the candidature of Nwokike for the executive secretary position to head the West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly (WATRA).

Nwokike, who is a native of Anambra, contested and won the election, and went on to serve as executive secretary from 2007 to 2013.

Nwokike returned to NCC in early 2013 and traversed the Commission’s Project and Strategy canvass as Director, Projects Department.

He had worked with the Nigerian Breweries Plc, Seven-Up Bottling Company and Leventis Stores between 1996 and 2001.

Nwokike attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette USA and obtained BBA Economics (Cum Laude Hons) in 1982.

In 1985, Nwokike enrolled for MBA at the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus where he bagged Master of Business Admiration (MBA) in marketing.





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