The Acting High Commissioner

Adah Simon Ogah, erstwhile Head of the Information, Culture and Sports Section at the High Commission, assumed duty as the Acting High Commissioner on 21st December, 2015

He holds a Master Degree in International Law & Diplomacy obtained from the University of Lagos in 1991 and a Bachelor of Arts Degree obtained from the University of Jos in 1981. Mr. Ogah joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in August 1982 and has served at various times in Kampala, Uganda; Windhoek, Namibia; Brussels, Belgium. He attended a Diplomatic Training Course at the Malaysia Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Kuala Lumpur in 1999. Mr. Ogah was the Deputy Chief of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2007– 2009. He is a member of the Nigeria Society of International Law and the Nigeria’s Institute of International Affairs

Mr. Ogah, who is an avid chess player, also enjoys playing Badminton and watching lawn tennis and documentaries. He is married with three children.