Mr. Ehiorobo Friday Osaretin is the Director of the Edo State Office of the Niger Development Commission (NDDC) in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. He has been a Director in Corporate Governance, Commercial and Industrial Development (CID) and the Rivers State Office. 

He has also been the Commercial and Industrial Development desk officer in Edo and Akwa Ibom State Office of the Commission. 

For 26 years, he has served meritoriously in the private and public sectors of the Nigerian economy. He worked with Independent Television and Radio, Benin City between the year 2000-2004 before joining the Commission. 

His competencies cover Media Marketing, Business Management, Public Service Administration, Corporate Governance, Human Capacity Development, Skills Training, Entrepreneurship Development, Human Resource Management, Business Advisory Services and lots more. 

Born in Benin City, Edo State, he had a very humble and transformational family background. He attended Edo State University, now Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics. In the quest for further education, he proceeded to the University of Benin, where he obtained his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA). 

He is a member of several professional bodies which include; Nigerian Institute of Management (Associate Member), Institute of Strategic Management (Fellow), Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria APCON (Associate Member). 

He is a team player, passionate in his duties and always ready to champion courses that will pull people out of poverty into better condition of living. 

He loves playing old school music, travelling, studying the word of God, analysing national issues and building bridges. 

Mr. Ehiorobo is married and blessed with two children.