President Muhammadu Buhari ministerial nominee for Cross River State, Prince Jedy-Agba, OFR, is son to paramount ruler of Obudu LGA of the State, HRH Uti JD Agaba. He is philanthropist, bureaucrat, and politician.
Prince Jedy-Agba
Agba was born in 1958 in Obudu, LGA of Cross River State. He bagged his first Degree in International Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, ABU Zaria before before proceeding to pursue a Master’s Degree in International Law/ Diplomacy from the University of Lagos, Akoka in 1989.
JD Agba started his civil service career with office of the head of service, federal secretariat Lagos and thereafter was post to the department of health services, federal capital territory, Garki, Abuja, In October 1985, where was subsequently reposted back to Lagos as a senior assistant secretary to the federal development authority, Lagos Liaison Office.
In 1990 JD Agba served the federal government as a personal assistant to the minister of state for foreign affairs, ministry of foreign affairs, Abuja. He was again, selected to serve as the personal assistant, to the of state in the ministry of petroleum mineral resources, federal secretariat, Ikoyi. In November 1993 where work and rose to the position of head market research, crude oil marketing department, NNPC.
In 1995 Agba was asked to head gas/gas liquids/condensate sales, GGLU Crude Oil Marketing Department, NNPC where he later retired home to pursue his gubernatorial ambition under the platform of PDP but unfortunately he was denied the ticket by Gov. Liyel imoke the then Governor of Cross River at that time.
