Brother Joachim Ezetulugo

The General Council, in its meeting of October 2010, has appointed Brother Joachim Ezetulugo as Provincial of the Province of Nigeria for a period of three years, which will begin with his taking up office at the Provincial Chapter in January 2011.______________My name is Bro. Joachim Okoye-Ezetulugo, a citizen of Nigeria. I was born on 29th August 1944. I joined the Marist Brothers in 1963 and made my first profession on 9th January, 1968. This was followed by my final profession on 9th January 1974. I had the opportunity to do my university studies in Canada from 1974-79. I had M. A. in French from Laval University in Quebec.When I returned to Nigeria in 1979, I took over the administration of Marist Brothers? Juniorate and served as the principal of that college for 16 years. I was later made principal of Marist Comprehensive Academy where I served for one year.In 2000, I was transferred to Marist International Centre (MIC) where I served as Dean of Studies and Deputy Principal Academic respectively for ten and half years. While I was working at MIC, I enrolled in MA Counselling Psychology at Daystar University, Nairobi and successfully completed this programme in 2007. My contract at Marist International Centre ended on 31st July 2010. I was due to return to Nigeria when the Superior General, Emili Turú and his Council appointed me the new Provincial of the Province of Nigeria for the next three years after the recent concluded sondage for the election of new provincial. __________Br. Joachim Okoye-Ezetulugo