Fred Okem
Executive Chairman, Yala Local Government Area, Cross River State
All Progressives Congress Cross River State
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Dr. Fred Okem is the APC-elected Chairman of Yala LGA, Cross River State. A seasoned community health expert with multiple diplomas, HNDs, a Master’s and most recently a Ph.D., he has combined his professional expertise with public service. His tenure is marked by initiatives in agriculture, water & sanitation, healthcare access, and urban development. Under his leadership, Yala LGA has pushed for stronger internally generated revenue, dissolution of revenue agencies, and proposed creation of an Urban Development Authority to foster infrastructure and hygiene improvements.
Education
- Primary: St. Sylvester Primary School, Wanihem; St. John Primary School, Wanikade; St. Paul’s Primary School, Wanokom (all in North Ukelle, Yala LGA). (Authority NGR)
- Secondary: Mary Knoll College, Ogoja (WASC, 1979) (The Leader Nigeria)
- Diploma in Community Health, College of Health Technology, Mkar-Gboko, Benue State (1982) (Authority NGR)
- Diploma in Community Health Supervisor, College of Health Technology, Calabar (1987) (Authority NGR)
- Higher National Diploma (HND), Department of Community Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (Authority NGR)
- Another HND in Primary Health Education from Kaduna Polytechnic (in or by 2019) (The Leader Nigeria)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), University of Calabar (The Leader Nigeria)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health (PGDPH), Imo State University (The Leader Nigeria)
- Master’s Degree in Health Management (MHM) from Benue State University, Makurdi (2011) (The Leader Nigeria)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, in 2023 (The Leader Nigeria)
Professional Background
- Dr. Okem is a community health practitioner by training and has worked in multiple health / public health roles. (Authority NGR)
- He helped establish health institutions: Lutheran College of Health Technology, Iboko; FESTHINEM College of Health Sciences & Technology, Wanihem in Yala LGA. (The Leader Nigeria)
- He has been involved in disease control/outbreak responses in his LGA: measles outbreaks, onchocerciasis (river blindness), tuberculosis; also water & sanitation advocacy through programs like WASH etc. (Authority NGR)
- He has business / entrepreneurial engagements: hospitality, pharmaceuticals, educational institutions in Yala LGA.
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