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Tuesday 13 December 2011

Dr Paul Orhii - ModeMen Magazine Man of the Year 2011

 
Dr Paul Orhii is the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

The Russian trained doctor got the award on Saturday Dec 10th at the ModeMen Men of the Year Award 2011.

Not that I'm proud to write this, but I've never heard his name or seen a photo of him until now. I hear he's a hard worker. He must deserve it. Congrats sir!

37 comments:

Atobatele said...

Kongrats to him.

Anonymous said...

Got award for doing what? Oh i forget that in Nigeria awards are meant for treasury looters.
One day Aoandoaka his brother will also get his own.
what has he done since Akunyili left NAFDAC?
Why must we continue celebrating rogues?

Mama somtee said...

Hope all this is not because Dr iyabo obasanjo is interested in your office --------- oh well may the. Most connected win . But you dey try sha .

Anonymous said...

Linda,

Do you mean you are just after celebrity gossips.

Girl, please expand your knowledge and information gathering scope.

Anonymous said...

Ok, I am not being smart. But that is one of the most ill fitting suits I have ever seen!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Please Please abeg,that is not a suit oh,it is a "Coat".

Anonymous said...

D guy needs a stylist a beg. Which kind bow tie and suit be this. Not very nice to look at...*smh*

CP said...

Linda, I swear you sound so uneducated and ignorant sometimes. Did you even go to school?
But, when it comes to gossip, oral sex, you will be first in class, is there more to you?

Why don't you go read about him first. I just googled him, and that's what you should have simply done.

Anonymous said...

Kongrats to him.He looks lyk he is abt to jump out of dat suit.I hate d suit

Anonymous said...

The fuck is he wearing?

ULTRAbeemBO said...

@CP - did id you really need to insult Linda??? gosh, the gal is speaking her mind.....wetin concern NAFDAC with Lollita hair weave.....Abeg stop for next bus stop

Anonymous said...

@ ultrabeembo.rub it in you hear!!!lol!

Anonymous said...

Which kind carpenter cut this suit? This guy must be living on a tree top to wear this obioma suit for his "award".

Anonymous said...

@CP you're very right, Linda is so ignorant...go to GOOGLE and you'll know ho much the guy's done.

zuzu said...

please if you do not know anything please keep quiet. i work at NAFDAC oshodi and pls and pls this is a no nonsense man that is trying to do his job and not a fame seeker like akunyily that worked for the tv cameras and now it has paid her cause she has gotten into politics like she wanted, but this man has no interest in that, he just wants to do a very good job

Anonymous said...

He needs to lose some weight first before collecting award. Did they give him award for eating the biggest quantity of foofoo/apu or what?
--Gbenga

kenny said...

@ CP. why all the abuse on Linda, if you are educated and you know so much, then keep it to yourself. I could tell your level of education is low... I 2 sabi

Anonymous said...

@CP. Ode ni e! Linda you are right joo. The man is relatively obscure to me the time of Dora' action mama' Akunyili where you dont need to scratch your head to remember who the director of NAFDAC was. It's an indicator of efficiency

Pumpin said...

Dr. Paul Botwev Orhii was born and raised at Lessel in Benue State of Nigeria. He attended St. Francis College, Otukpo, Benue State, which he successfully completed in 1980 with a "Distinction" in the West African School Certificate Examinations, excelling in both the science and the liberal art courses.

Pursuant to his childhood dream to become a lawyer, and also because of his unquenchable passion for the legal profession, Dr. Orhii briefly worked at the High Court of Justice in Makurdi, Benue State, where he clerked for Honorable Justice Sylvester Umaru Onuh (recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria), Hon. Justice Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu and Hon. Justice James Ogebe, both currently serving Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

In 1982, while attending the University of Jos, where he was admitted to study Medicine, Dr. Orhii won a highly competitive scholarship award and became one of the 23 successful candidates selected from a pool of more than 168,000 applicants to study medicine in Russia for the 1982 academic year.

Pumpin said...

Paul graduated with Honors from the Stavropol State Medical Institute, Russia in 1989, and was immediately offered an opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. in Medicine (emphasis in Chrono-Neuropsychopharmacology). That made him the first foreigner ever, to be sponsored by the school and to be awarded a teaching assistantship. Paul successfully defended his Ph.D. program in 1992, two years ahead of scheduled time. His work from that program immediately attracted international attention. Within his first year into the Ph.D. program, Paul was invited to make presentations at prestigious international scientific meetings. His abstract won a travel award to the 3rd International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry in Tokyo, Japan, 1991. He was also invited to continue his research work in many countries, including the USA, Israel, England, Japan and Australia, but he opted to come back to Nigeria and serve his fatherland.

From 1992 to 1993 Dr. Orhii served in the National Youth Service Corps, teaching Pharmacology to medical students at the Department of Pharmacology, The University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria. Unfortunately, he was forced to leave the country again when the universities were closed indefinitely during the 1992-1993 academic year. He arrived the USA as a Visiting Scientist in November 1993 and worked as a Biomedical Scientist with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, where he also supervised work conducted by graduate students, research assistants and volunteer students until August 2003, when he left research to attend Law School full time in Houston, Texas. Since his arrival in the USA, Dr. Orhii has authored or co-authored more than twenty peer-reviewed scientific publications. In the year 2001 his research activity was considered to be of National interest to the USA and on that basis, he was awarded a permanent resident status to continue to reside and work in the USA.

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During his years in Medical school, Dr. Orhii was the President of a student body made up of representatives from more than fifty countries. Working as a biomedical scientist, Dr. Orhii traveled the world extensively attending workshops and International scientific conferences and has visited more than twenty countries across the globe.

Pumpin said...

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While serving in the National Youth Service Corps as a lecturer with the University of Jos, Dr. Orhii met and married Mrs. Eugenia Ayam Orhii, then a third year Law student at the University. Immediately following their marriage, the couple moved to San Antonio, Texas, USA where they were blessed with four children, three sons: Russel Tiza Orhii (15) a Middle School American Football Star, Michael Chia Orhii (13), Nicholas Devaan Orhii (8), and an only daughter, Paulette Doofan Orhii (11).

Dr. Orhii is multilingual and very proficient in Tiv, Russian and English languages. He also has a vast exposure to divergent cultural, political, educational and economic systems of the world and a wealth of experience that cuts across different social and cultural strata. His medical training and excellent leadership qualities acquired from decades of interacting with people of diverse backgrounds in his capacity as a liaison between school administrations and the student bodies, coupled with his legal training, have adequately prepared him for a very successful career as a Pharmaceutical Litigator, seasoned administrator and a visionary leader.

It is therefore not surprising that on 13th January, 2009 the Federal Government of Nigeria appointed Dr. Paul Orhii as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), an agency charged with the responsibility of regulating and controlling the importation, exportation, manufacture, advertisement, sales and use of food, drugs, cosmetics, chemicals, medical devices and packaged water.

On the international scene, in July 2009, he was appointed the Vice Chairman of the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task force (IMPACT) in Geneva, Switzerland.

He is fully licensed as an Attorney and Counselor at Law in Texas and is a member of the Texas Bar, The American Bar Association (ABA), the American Society for Bone & Mineral Research (ASBMR), The Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria, The European Pineal Society (EPS) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

For his commitment to the values of hardwork, he has received over 15 Awards and Recognitions locally and internationally, prominent among which are:-

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Inspirational Leadership and Good Governance Award by the National Co-ordinating Council of SATBILA FORUM

Award of Excellence by Nigeria Legal Aid Council (2009)

Makir Zakpe Gold Award for Leadership by Cubanet, Publishers of "Who is Who in Tiv Nation" (2009)

International Service Award by Rotary Club of Trans-Ekulu, Enugu (2009)

Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award as Best Regulatory Administrator in Nigeria and Best Regulatory Agency in Nigeria (under his leadership) by the All African Students Union (2009)

International Distinguished Alumnus by Texas Southern University, USA (2009)

Award for Star Man of the Year by Catholic Diocese of Makurdi (2009)

National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award on NAFDAC (under his leadership) by National Productivity Center, Ministry of Labour & Productivity (2009)

CALLI Award for Excellence in Trial Simulation (2006),an Award at the Hewlett Packard Writing Competition on Technology and Leadership Development, at the 5th Annual Leadership Conference of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, New York,U.S.A. (2005)

Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association for NIH Consensus Statement on Optimal Calcium Intake by the Office of Medical Applications of Research, National Institutes of Health (1995)
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award for Excellence by the Stavropol State Medical Institute, Russia (11/89-08/92)

Doctor of Medicine Scholarship Award for Excellence by the Bureau of External Aid for Education, Federal Republic of Nigeria (09/82-06/89) and a Travel award to attend the 3rd International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry in Tokyo, Japan, by the International Union of Biological Sciences in 1991.

Anonymous said...

he dont deserve any award. what has he done since dora left the position? when dora was there, we hear of bullets flying over her head etc, but this one na bribe him dey chop for there. village man, see him suit, like watin tom n jerry dey use do cartoon.hissss

Anonymous said...

The guy outfit resemble turkey.. Na to give am NAFDAC number tooo

Anonymous said...

@CP. ur papa - for insulting linda. ur father no train you for house, idiot.

Anonymous said...

@CP,that insults on Linda is uncalled for,she just said her mind, U are not only ungrateful but rude...TEACHER

Chikaka said...

Aoandoka's cousin gets an award? *eyesrolling*

Anonymous said...

funny that linda dosnt know him.....

Anonymous said...

Yes, he is a hard worker but what has he done that Dora Akunyili have not done before. Well, mode men is not a serious magazine, all u see in the mag is what male designer item to pick, Nigerian men wearing yellow & bright colours and pictures from international men mags. What do the people behind Mode Men know any way!

Anonymous said...

for people that all they write is a comment on blogs go and start your own mag at least the guy is not like gbenga ashiru who is one edition a year and 13 parties.also scam people of their money

Anonymous said...

All dis wannabe fashion police on dis blogsite sef,no b evrybody dey fashion conscious,ow can u even say a man of means is nt fashionable,I bet u dt his pocket is quite fashionable *all d gals eyes go dey shook nw*no b wetin matter 2 una b dat..fashionable my ass...

Anonymous said...

one pumpin' just occupy space for everywhere say him dey giv us dat mumu profile. him don chop him own clean mouth. he said russia, usa, canada etc nothing of note he created and no reputable award given to him. paul way dey talk like woman. him and anambra state governor na thesame papa and mama born them, them dey talk like woman.

Anonymous said...

ungrateful critics that will do nothing if given d position. Hear them talk. Lng hisssss

Anonymous said...

what experience does this man have in pharmaceuticals to earn him this postion. He should better find his way to where he belongs. You can't perform where u hv no training!

Nomshan p. I. said...

Dr. Paul continue with de gud work u ar doing, nd don't bi discourange by critics speaking out of ignorance nd prejudice, with God on ur side u don't need anyone else.

Anonymous said...

Howdy Linda pls how can i get in touch with dis man? Its important

Salem Atsehe said...

Iam surprised that while Dr Paul Orhii has worked hard to achieve greatness some never do well fellows spend time thinking it is possible to rubbish a star .Orhii Ihas distinguished himself in all his chosen careers and there is nothing comments made in bad light from Wretched minds can do to change his focus and destiny. Keep it up

Anonymous said...

I can see that many people are jobless talking about things that can not contribute a little to their success if you want know if Dr Orhii is working and he has achieve success its very easy to know.

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