HON. BETHEL AMADI BAGS NATIONAL HONOURS

Maurice O. Ezuruike

THE MAN BETHEL – A PERSONAL PROFILE: Relaxed and ready to absolve this National Honours, H.E. Hon Bethel Amadi said that he is exceptionally grateful to God that he was deemed worthy by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to receive the 2013 -2014 National Honours Award. In a brief media chart this afternoon, Hon Amadi proclaimed that he receives this award on behalf of the good people of Mbaitoli and Ikeduru Federal Constituency who gave him the privilege to serve as their representative in the House of Representatives. He however embraces this award as a challenge to surpass his current accomplishments and do more for his people in Mbaitoli and Ikeduru, the people of Imo and the country at large. Rt. Hon Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi was born on the 25th April, 1964 at Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. He attended the Federal Government College Warri and later proceeded to the University of Jos where he gained a Bachelors Degree in Law with Honors. He attended the Nigeria Law School Lagos and was called to Bar in October 1986. Immediately after National Youth Service in Benue State, Hon Amadi was engaged by Christaben Group Ltd – a business entity that specializes in Oil and Gas services as the company secretary where he eventually rose to the position of Executive Director of Operations. In 1991, he was appointed the Acting General Manager of Hunting Oil Field Services Nigeria Limited, a joint venture between Hunting Plc of the United Kingdom and the Christaben Group Limited. In 1993 he established and became the Senior Partner of the Law Firm, Hallmans Legal Practitioners (formally Amadi, Eyo, Olagoke and Chiagozie). He later established Akabb Technologies Limited, an Environmental and Laboratories company, PetroField Limited, a Petroleum Engineering and Oil Services Company and AlfaField Limited, a Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company. In 2000 he became Managing Consultant and Member Board of Directors of Bendel Insurance Plc., where he provided turnaround management. He is also the Chairman of two foundations - Legislative Initiative of Education (LIFE) and Green Economics Nigeria with focus on issues concerning Education and the Environment. He started the Bethel Amadi Foundation in 2003 with focus on Education, Skills Acquisition and Youth and Women Empowerment. It has over the past 12 years provided scholarship, bursaries and small scale business start-up support affecting the lives of thousands of Nigerians especially youths and women. A dedicated and committed member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Amadi has served in the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) from 2005 – 2007 and in the National Caucus in 2007. He has also served in several ad-hoc committees of the party at both the state and national level. Married to Barr Mabel Amadi and blessed with three children, Hon Amadi is a Knight of the Order of St. Christopher of the Anglican Communion. An avid chess player, who loves football and reading, he is known in his community as a silent achiever, a philanthropist and a man of great compassion. I join many other Nigerians to say Congratulations!!!