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Barr Daniel Chike Uwaezuoke- Born on 26th June, 1956 at Lagos, Barr Daniel Chike Uwaezuoke attended Jinadu Anglican Primary School, Awolowo Rd., SW Ikoyi between 1962 and 1967. He attended Ngwa High School, Aba between 1970 and 1974. He obtained a B.Sc (Hons) degree in Chemistry from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in June, 1979. After the compulsory National Youth Service Corp programme, he took up appointment with the Federal Civil Service Commission in August 1980 and was deployed to Federal Ministry of Education. He taught in three Federal Unity Colleges between 1980 and 1990 before his posting to the Federal Inspectorate Services where he served in two State Offices and headed Awka office between 2009 and 2012. He rose to the position of Director of Education in 2009 and was posted to Federal Ministry of Education HQ in 2012 as Director Basic & Secondary Education. In course of his civil service career, Barr. Daniel Chike Uwaezuoke obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Calabar in 1989 and Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Benin, Benin City in 1999. He attended the Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja in 2001/2002 and was called to Bar in May, 2002. As Director in charge of Department of Basic & Secondary Education, one of his schedules of duty was to oversee the Special Needs Branch which provided policy direction for the education of persons with special needs, including persons with (dis)ability. While in charge of the Department, he showed keen interest in seeing that persons with (dis)abilities were not unduly marginalised. He has travelled to over 12 countries attending professional workshops and seminars. He retired from the Federal Civil Service on August 13, 2015 and has since commenced Law practice at Asaba, Delta State. He is happily married with three children