Sam Ifeanyi Hart

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Sam Ifeanyi Hart
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Sam Ifeanyi Hart
Born
Sokoto, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Education Abia State University
Occupation(s)Lawyer, development specialist
SpouseChika Hart
Children4

Sam Ifeanyi Hart is a Nigerian lawyer and development specialist with expertise in administrative management, policy formulation, and leadership training. He has worked in both government and private sectors. He has had a stint in the media where he worked as Group Editor at African Leadership Magazine [1] and as Chief Press Secretary [2] to Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State.

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Early life and education

Sam Hart was born and raised in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria, Hart hails from Ohuhu, Umuahia North Local Government Area in Abia State. He is an alumnus of Abia State University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Master of Environmental Law (LLM). He received the Acumen Academy Fellowship in 2021 [3] and is a member of professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria (IoD) and the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (ACIArb). He completed the Advanced Leadership Program at the GOTNI Leadership Centre, [4] the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos and the Public Leadership and Policy Certificate programme at the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG).

Career

Sam Hart has served as Director-General of the Abia State Marketing and Quality Management Agency, [5] [6] Special Adviser to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Communications/Speechwriter. [7] [8] His roles have involved policy formulation, protocol coordination, project management, and strategic communication. [9]

He chaired the Communications Technical Working Group for the Abia State Long Term Development Planning Committee [10] and served on the Manufacturing/Industry Technical Working Group for the Nigerian Medium Term National Development Plan 2021-2025 Committee. He also contributed to the development of the National Communications Strategy Document for the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA).

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References

  1. ↑ "African Leadership Magazine Appoints Hart As Editor". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ ""Govt Advises Opponents Over Criticism"". All Africa . Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  3. ↑ ""Sam Hart, 22 Others Named Acumen Academy Fellow For West Africa"". The News Gazzette. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ↑ ""Obasanjo, Akinwunmi Adesina To Speak at GOTNI Africa Leadership Conference"". The Cable. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ↑ ""Abia Governor Appoints Sam Hart"". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ↑ ""Covid 19: SON Undertakes Quality Assurance in Abia, Rivers"". Vanguard Newspapers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ↑ ""Sam Hart Rejoinder Chinedu Ekeke's Attack Orji, Ikpeazu "". The Daily Post. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  8. ↑ ""Abia Refutes Otti's Claim of Failed Assassination Bid "". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. ↑ ""ABA TO THE WORLD: Taking Nigeria Fabrics International – The Sam Hart Way"". The Culture Newspaper. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ↑ ""Abia Edo State Win Technical Support For Long Term Strategic Plans"". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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