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Nelson Obiabo was born on the 20 of February, 1985 in Otukpo, Benue state to a family of 7. His Father, late Samuel Adole Abiche was a lecturer who had joined politics in the late 1980's and emerged winner of the APA/AGATU federal constituency seat of the house of representatives in the 1992 transition of Ibrahim Babangida. His mother was a teacher at a high school in makurdi, Benue state. He attended the Nativity Private school, makurdi from 1991 to 1996 when he left to Anglican Secondary school Makurdi. He was to later move Federal government college Ugwolawo after his mother passed away on the 6th of April, 1997 after a protracted illness. At the Federal government college, Nelson Abiche was enrolled into Junior secondary class 2 as he had a result showing he performed well from Anglican college where he came from. He was known to have been a class representative which was his first stint at leadership up until Senior secondary class. Nelson Abiche lost his Father in 2000 too illness, the late Samuel Abiche had been appointed commissioner in the civilian administration of Governor George Akume of Benue state. In 2002, he passed his O level examinations as they had introduced NECO to be written along with WAEC in 2002 when he was about graduating.

Nelson Abiche was admitted into the Benue state university in September 2002 to study political science, which he did until 2006 when he graduated with a degree.

He was called up for his mandatory youth corp service scheme in 2007 and was posted to Ondo state where he participated in the 3 weeks camp training and was posted to Okitipupa for his primary assignment. He was redeployed from ondo state to the federal capital territory Abuja shortly after that to complete his service as he served as the press secretary to the Director general of the NYSC at Yakubu Gowon house NYSC HQ, maitama, Abuja. On completion of his service year in 2008, Nelson Abiche joined the prestigious chartered bank as a sales representative and worked with the bank for a year till he left in 2009 to work at an information technology firm Jehvah Technologies owned by his in-law Mr Eddy Okorie. 2010 brought more adventure as Nelson Abiche left Jehvah Tech to Port Harcourt, Rivers state to take up an appointment in the newly established Non governmental organisation New Nation Initiative. After another year, Nelson was on the move again back to the FCT to join community life advancement project as a full program officer. He was to later head their KOGI, Taraba and Akwanga offices at different times. In 2013, Nelson Abiche got an appointment with the federal government of Nigeria as a staff with the National Identity Management Commission NIMC. His role took him to Benue state where he worked in APA LGA, serving his own people before being transferred to GUMA LGA where he worked for another year. The GUMA LGA office was later closed down due to the constant attack of Fulani herdsmen. Nelson Abiche and his colleagues in GUMA LGA were all moved to the state capital where he worked as a modifications officer. He contested the staff union position and narrowly won his opponent by one vote to emerge as secretary of the Benue state staff union of NIMC. He held this position from 2017 till 2018 when he contested the national union election for post of ex officio of the association of senior civil servant of Nigeria ASCSN. Nelson was victorious and beat his two opponents Sylvanus Tong with a wide margin, a shocking victory for a contestant from the state. Abiche was sworn in as ex officio on the 19 of August 2018 and presently works at the corporate communications unit of the commission. Links: https://www.nimc.gov.ng/docs/reports/NimcBigStory_13Jul2018.pdf