By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has appointed Barr. Mrs Theodora Igwegbe as the new Head of Service.

She will be replacing Barrister Harry Uduh who is retiring from service effective 1st January, 2022.

Barrister Mrs Igwegbe, a career civil servant rose through the ranks in the state Ministry of Justice, and was until her appointment the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Public Enlightenement.

According to her appointment letter seen by Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Solo Chukwulobelu, the state government hopes that the new Head of Service will bring her wealth of experience to bear in the discharge of duties in her new position.

An indigene of Nteje, Oyi Local Government Area of the state, Barr Igwegbe was born on September 6 1965.

She is a graduate of English Education from University of Nigeria Nsukka, and also holds LL.B from University of Nigeria (UNN).

She was appointed into the Anambra State Ministry of Justice as a Legal Officer II in 1997.

Her working career has been fulfilling with uninterrupted promotion profile.

She rose to the position of a Legal Officer 1 in 1999, Principal State Counsel II in 2002 and Principal State Counsel I in 2005.

She was promoted to the positions of Assistant Chief State Counsel in 2008, Chief State Counsel in 2011, Deputy Director in 2015 and was appointed Deputy Clerk in the Anambra State House of Assembly. In January 2019.

she became a Director and was appointed a Permanent Secretary in the Service of Anambra State Government in 2020 prior to her nomination to attend the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 43 2021, at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. Barr

The new Head of Service is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants.

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