Shedrack Chukwu

Sir, Dr
Shedrack Ogbogu Chukwu
DSSRS, JP
Shedrack Chukwu
Executive Chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area
Assumed office
1 September 2025
DeputyNwokocha Chioma Happiness
Commissioner for Power, Rivers State
In office
2017–2019
Commissioner for Energy & Natural Resources, Rivers State
In office
2016–2017
Personal details
BornShedrack Ogbogu Chukwu
(1965-04-11) April 11, 1965
CitizenshipNigerian
SpouseChukwu Stella Obiani (Late)
EducationUniversity of Ibadan (B.Ed, Political Science, 1994) ·
Rivers State University (PGD, Business Studies, 2005) ·
Imo State University (M.Ed, Education Technology, 2009) ·
Rivers State University (MA.Ld, Law & Diplomacy, 2016) ·
Rivers State University (LLB, 2021) ·
Nigerian Law School (BL, 2024) ·
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (Ph.D, Instructional Technology, 2025)
OccupationPolitician
Legal practitioner
Educator
Security Expert
ProfessionLawyer, Academic
AwardsDSSRS, JP, Knighthood (Sir)

Shedrack Ogbogu Chukwu is a Nigerian politician, lawyer, academic, and public administrator from Oboburu Town in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) of Rivers State, Nigeria. He currently serves as the Executive Chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government[1] Area. He assumed office as Chairman of ONELGA in September 2025.

In 2015, Chukwu was appointed as Commissioner of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, a position he held until 2017 when reappointed as Commissioner of the Ministry of Power.[2][3]

Over a career spanning more than three decades, Chukwu has held senior positions across the public and private sectors, including serving as Rivers State Commissioner for Energy & Natural Resources and Commissioner for Power under the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike. He has also worked in community relations for major international oil and gas companies, and currently serves as Director of Operations at Traceguard Security Company Limited.[4]

A scholar by training, Chukwu holds multiple advanced degrees including a Ph.D in Instructional Technology from Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, an LLB from Rivers State University, and a call to the Nigerian Bar. He is a member of several professional bodies including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

References

  1. ^ "ONELGA Chairman Assures On Partnering Traditional Institutions". October 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Amadi Gilbert (14 June 2017). "Stakeholders Commend Gov. Wike On Successful PDP Convention". National Network. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ Jimitota Onoyume (21 September 2017). "Wike assigns portfolio to Commissioners 19". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ "TRACEGUARD SECURITY COMPANY LTD Nigeria company profile - address, contacts, owners".