Rufus NkereAwaji Godwins is a lawyer and

civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

Rivers State, Nigeria Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa Ib ...

. He is the former Head of Service under the administration of

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Ezenwo Wike. Prior to his appointment, he had served as the Director of Public Prosecutions in Rivers State. He went on to serve as Permanent Secretary of

Rivers State Ministry of Environment The Rivers State Ministry of Environment (RSMENV) is a ministry of the Government of Rivers State established in 2003 to deal with matters relating to the environment. Its functions include formulating, implementing and reviewing of policies on th ...

and as Solicitor-General & Permanent Secretary of the

Rivers State Ministry of Justice The Rivers State Ministry of Justice is a ministry of the Government of Rivers State responsible for handling and coordinating matters relating to judicial administration. The headquarters of the ministry is located at the State Secretariat in Por ...

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Living people Rivers State civil servants Rivers State lawyers First Wike Executive Council Year of birth missing (living people) {{RiversState-bio-stub

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