He is from the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. He holds a PhD Degree with specialization in Environmental Management from the University of Nigeria. His PhD research work incidentally was on the Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Polluted Soil in the Niger Delta Region by Enhanced Natural Attenuation, using a site in Goi in Ogoniland and a site in the Bonny Terminal, Bonny Island respectively, representing the Low Land Ecosystem and the Barrier Island Ecosystem as the study sites for adequate comparison of the studies. He has bountiful hands-on field and academic experiences in the area of oil spill management and environmental remediation, having worked in the Oil and Gas industry [Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria and Clean Nigeria Associates Limited] for more than 17 years. He has supervised several oil spill emergency response as coordinator and on scene commander for SPDC. He has also supervised and delivered over 120 Cleanup and Remediation Project Sites, for SPDC. He is very well equipped in knowledge and practical field experiences both in and out Country in oil spill response and environmental management.