…Onyenkpa, Ifueko Okauru, Frank Nneji, Arunma Oteh makes list
Abia Governor-Elect, Dr Alex Otti, has announced a list of distinguished professionals and technocrats as members of his Transition Council.
The council according to a statement will be inaugurated in Aba on Friday
The list, as contained in the statement issued in Umuahia on Tuesday, is preparatory to his formal assumption of office on May 29, 2023.
The Council will be chaired by Victor Onyenkpa, Partner and COO, KPMG, and co-chaired by Ifueko Okauru, former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
Arunma Oteh, former Director-General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, former Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank and currently a Director at FSD Africa, is also on the Council.
Other notable members are Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, a Nigerian-born inventor who helped Apple design a semiconductor for the iPhone and Mr Uche Orji, the immediate past CEO of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).
Also in the Council are Mr Victor Okoronkwo, Group Managing Director (GMD) of Aiteo Oil and Gas; Mr Frank Nneji, Founder of ABC Transport Company; and Ide John Udeagbala, an Aba-based business mogul.
The statement said that the Transition Council would help to articulate a policy document that would forge a direction and developmental agenda for Abia, in line with Otti’s vision for the state.
The statement said that the Council would be inaugurated on Friday by the Governor-Elect in Aba.