During his campaign, Buhari promised he will involve technocrats in his administration to bring the desired change to Nigeria. A technocrat is simply a technical expert, especially someone with experience in an administrative or managerial position.
Some speculated that the promised technocrats that will bring the desired change would include Mrs. Ifueko Okaru Omoigui, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Professor Pat Utomi and Barrister Femi Falana.
Though it didn’t happen that way, here’s a profile of three of the technocrats that did make the list:
1. Okechukwu Enelamah M.D., CFA
Dr. Okechukwu Enyinna Enelamah, also known as Okey, has a very robust profile. He is the Chief Executive Officer, Partner, and Founder of African Capital Alliance (ACA). He founded the firm in 1997 and it has raised over $750 million.
Dr Enelamah, who is from Abia State, first graduated as a medical doctor and his journey into the world of finance began in 1988 at Arthur Andersen & Co. (now KPMG Professional Services WA) where he led project teams as senior consultant.
He is a chartered financial analyst and a chartered accountant with an MBA from the prestigious Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA. He was elected George F. Baker Scholar and designated Loeb Fellow for academic excellence in the area of finance at the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He was also awarded national prizes in ICAN examinations and the Dean’s List of the 1985 graduating class of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute. He was President and Chief Tournament Director of the Nigerian National Scrabble Club.
2. Aisha Abubakar
With over 20 years experience in banking, investment and business administration, Aisha Abubakar is the present Director of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate.
After her secondary school education in Queen’s College Yaba, Lagos, she got a B.A. in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick, England and an M.A. in Development Studies from the University of Leeds, England.
Aisha had steady growth and progress through the ranks. After her national youth service in Continental Merchant Bank, Lagos, she became the Senior Bilateral Cooperation Officer of African Development Bank, Ivory Coast and later Principal Manager II of African International Bank, Lagos. She later joined Abuja Enterprise Agency (a government body set up to help smaller firms) where she served as Office Manager for five years and went on to become the agency’s Managing Director/CEO.
She is passionate about women entrepreneurship and girl child education.
3. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
The 58 year Chief Executive of NNPC hails from Onicha-Ugbo, Delta State. He is a doctor of law who graduated with a first class in Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School. Kachikwu set a record with a Ph.D/SJD Harvard Distinction, specialising in Petroleum and Investment Law Strategies after completing his doctoral thesis in a record time.
Kachikwu has more than 30 years experience in policy- making positions in petroleum industry after serving as as a General Counsel/Legal Adviser in Texaco and Mobil and as Executive Director in ExxonMobil Group of Companies (2003). He has been the Executive Vice Chairman/General Counsel, ExxonMobil.
He has written several law books including the best seller – Nigerian Foreign Investment Law and Policy.
He has two wives, Elizabeth and Mariam, and three children – Nkem, Emeka and Uche.
He is expected to become junior oil minister as Buhari intends to keep the oil minister portfolio for himself.
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