Mr. Kenjika Linus Ekedede was born on 27^th October, 1951 in Ezinihitte Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria.

He obtained his early primary and secondary school education in Imo State. He proceeded to the University of Ife, Oyo State where he obtained a LLB (Hons) including studies in Public International Law in 1980.

After completing his National Youth Service Corp, a compulsory National Assignment, served in the Ministry of Justice, Lagos in 1981, he was appointed Foreign Service Officer (FSO VIII) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was deployed to the Department of Multilateral International Economic Cooperation as a Third Secretary.  His appointment was confirmed by the Ministry in 1983 after completing a one-year course in International Relations and Diplomacy at the Nigerian Foreign Service Academy.

Between 1983 and 1986, Mr.Ekedede served in Havana, Cuba as Second Secretary assigned to Political, Information and Cultural duties.

On returning to Nigeria in 1987, he was deployed to Legal and treaties Department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The same year, he was promoted First secretary to assume duties as Special Assistant to the Chief of Protocol with the Ministry. During this period, he was also appointed Secretary of the Land Allocation Committee and made responsible for the allocation of land to Diplomatic Missions, a position he held until he left for the University of Lagos for his Post Graduate studies. He was awarded Master of Laws LLM by the University of Lagos in 1989. After his studies with the University of Lagos, Mr. Ekedede proceeded, in 1990 to the Nigerian Institute of Advance Legal Studies for an Advanced Course in Legal Procedure and thereafter served as First Secretary (FSO VI) with the Legal and Treaties Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Between 1991 and 1994, already promoted Counsellor, he was posted to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) and assigned the duties of Head of Chancery/Charge d Affairs, a.i. On returning to Head Quarters in 1995, he was promoted Senior Counsellor (FSO IV) and deployed to the Administration Department to take charge of Disciplinary Matters.

Mr. Ekedede was appointed Minister Counsellor (FSO III) in 1998 and posted immediately to Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York.In New York, and till 2003, he was in charge of Legal Matters (6^thCommittee) of the United Nations and the Open-Ended Working Group on the Question of Security Council Reform alternating at the same period as officer on UN Peace Keeping Operations and Security Council Matters. He was also Vice-Chairman, 6^th Committee and 55^th Session of United nations General Assembly while serving in New York.

He was promoted Assistant Director (FSO II) on returning to Headquarters in 2003 and posted to the office of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2004, He was made the Head of the Directorate of Pilgrims Affairs and Secretary Christian Pilgrims Committee (CPC), a position approved by the President.  He was also in charge of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) between 2005 and 2006 when he was posted to the Embassy/Permanent Mission of Nigeria in Vienna, Austria.

In 2006, Mr. Ekedede was promoted Director (FSO Special Grade) and till date his assignments  include:

• Charge d Affairs a.i
• Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV)
• Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC)
• UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
• UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (UNCPCJ)
• United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)
• United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
• African Group, G77, and Non-Aligned (NAM)matters of UNOV, UNODC, COPUOS, etc.
• Mr.Ekedede was Chairman 17th Session of UN Commissionon Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) held in Vienna April 14 to 18,  2008.