Mr. Collins Aihebhoria Idiahi will be our guest this morning at 11am on the PDP Livestream studio. He is currently the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Contributory Pension Scheme and Special Duties in the Edo State Pensions Bureau.

He hails from Ehanlen Ewu in Esan Central L.G.A of Edo State. He attended Edokpolo Grammar School and Institute of Continuing Education (School of Secondary Education) Benin City from 1994-2000 and had his S.S.C.E in 2000. He then gained admission into the University of Benin where he studied Business Administration from 2001-2006 and obtained his B.Sc(Hons). He took part in the mandatory NYSC where he served in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State; the home of the first Prime Minister of Nigeria in 2008. He went further to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Busines Management (PGDBM) in 2013 also from the University of Benin. He worked with the Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) from 2009-2012 as a software personnel with a certification as a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). In November 2012, he was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Economic and Strategy Team, where he was the Policy-Head of the Enablers Cluster. While as SSA and Head of the Enablers Cluster, he served in several committees such as; Secretary of subcommittee on Contributory Pension Scheme implementation in Edo State, Secretary, Committee on Needs Assessment of Schools Infrastructure & Personnel (Etsako Central), Project Manager, World Bank Development Policy Operation (DPO-2) Monitoring & Evaluation and member Taskforce on Orphanages and Special Duties, Office of the First Lady, Edo State.

He also served in the Technical Committee for setting up Modalities for the Implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme at the Local Government Level in Edo State. He has attended several national conferences on the Contributory Pension Scheme and Pension Management. He was assigned the task in March of 2017 to head the Edo Jobs Initiative data gathering of eligible unemployed individuals for Edo Central Senatorial District. In June 2017 he was appointed the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Contributory Pension Scheme and Special Duties, as SSA CPS, he manages the State’s Contributory Pension Scheme. He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). He enjoys reading and travelling during his leisure. He is a devout Christian, married and blessed with children.
He will be speaking broadly on Governor Obaseki's audacious Pension Reforms. Don't miss it!