Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor

Lieutenant General Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor // ⓘ OFR FSS MSS DSS CMH IG QS psc(+) GFISMN NPOM (born 18 February 1951) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general who until 2010 served as Military Adviser, Assistant Secretary General Office of Military Affairs, United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations (UNDPKO), UN Headquarters New York.

[2][3] Previously, he was the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), a position UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed him to in January 2006.

[4] Isaac Obiakor hails from Awka-South Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria.

[6] He has served as the Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Artillery Brigade in Liberia (1996 and 1997), the ECOMOG Chief Coordinator of the Liberian elections in July 1997, and as the General Officer Commanding, Second Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army.

He obtained a Master of Science degree in strategic studies from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and has participated in numerous international military courses.

[13] He was one of the eminent Nigerians invited to witness the signing of a Peace Pact by the 14 Presidential aspirants in January 2015 before the 2015 General Elections at a session chaired by former Commonwealth Secretary General Emeka Anyaokwu with a keynote address delivered by Mr. Kofi Annan, a former United Nations Secretary-General.