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Introduction:
Business Leaders of Excellence
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In this special feature on Business Leaders of Excellence,
Newswatch presents some personalities who have distinguished
themselves in the pursuit of their chosen careers.
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ALIKO
DANGOTE: Industrial colossus
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The Kano born sugar merchant got his first break in 1977 at the
age of 21 years. 1977 was the year he actually went into cement
business.
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DANIEL
OKEHI - Epitome of good insurance practice
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Okehi is not a new comer to the tricky but interesting business of
insurance. He is a prime mover and a key player in the industry
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DANIEL
OLUWATOYIN AMUSAN: Pushing upwards
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Since Amusan joined WAPIC Insurance Plc in April of 1998 as
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, the company has
maintained a steady rise to the top echelon of the business
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FESTUS
ODIMEGWU: First rate achiever
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Odimegwu, managing director/chief executive officer, of Nigerian
Breweries Plc, the world class brewers of quality lager, has been
able to position the company in such a way that it now dominates
the brewing sector of the Nigerian economy and the West African
sub-region.
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FIDELIS
TILIJE: Bringing fortunes to customers
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Tilije is one of the new discoveries of the banking revolution.
Currently the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Fortune
International Bank Plc., his greatest achievement was the raising
of a new bank from the ashes of the dead Commercial Bank for
Africa (CBA) in 1999
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FOLA
ADELOLA: Trust in service
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Adeola says the focus of Guaranty Trust Bank is going to be on
building an institution, and that the vision of the management is
to create a stable bank that would continuously serve the business
community better
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GODWIN
A. T. OBOH: Big, strong, reliable banker
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Oboh, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc’s chief executive officer, is
propelled and continues to be launched by the structures,
strategies and tactful pace-setting initiatives put in place in
the bank by the able management team which he leads
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GUS
WIGGLE: Taking CICO to the top
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Wiggle, like the biblical stone which the builders initially
rejected has become the engine house of the new-look CICO.
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HAKEEM
BELLO-OSAGIE: Strategist of note
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Bello-Osagie has not ceased to confound even his die hard critics,
on the way he has managed to keep the United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Plc afloat, despite the large-scale restructuring which led to
massive sacks.
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JOE
BROWN AGU: The Emily millionaire
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Agu, managing director/chief executive officer of Emily
MILLIONAIRE Cosmetics Industries Limited, has, by dint of hardwork
has become a household name in cosmetics manufacturing and
marketing.
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LEO
STAN EKEH: Indigenous computer manufacturer
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Ekeh’s commitment and devotion to the information technology
sector is never in doubt, and that is why when he introduced the
idea of having computers manufactured locally in Nigeria.
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MAIK
MOMAH - The magic man in auto care products
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Momah who lost his father early in life, started business in auto
parts trading early in life in his native Nnewi town in Anambra
State.
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MARC
WABARA - Hallmark magic man
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Wabara, a highly rated banker, is a performer and an achiever, who
has taken Hallmark Bank Plc to greater heights within the short
period of its existence.
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MFON
AMANA - Scientist par excellence
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Amana, managing director/chief executive officer of Management
Information Systems Company Limited, was born on May 11, 1947 in
the present day Akwa-Ibom State of Nigeria.
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MOHAMMED
BUBA MARWA: Excellent manager of men
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Retired Brigadier Mohammed Buba Marwa, former military
administrator of Lagos State, is not a new name in the Aviation
industry. He is famed for possessing the magic wand that offers
solutions to societal problems
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MOHAMMED
HAYATU-DEEN: Man with Midas touch
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Hayatu-deen is a hard core technocrat whose string of successes at
the hitherto conservative New Nigerian Development Company (NNDC)
brought to the forefront of Nigeria’s corporate power play.
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MOSES
ADEDOYIN: Charting a new future
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With a career spanning more than 33 years, Moses Adedoyin,
managing director and chief executive officer of Chartered Bank,
certainly ranks as one of the most experienced bankers in Nigeria
country today
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NDI
OKEREKE-ONYIUKE: Amazon in the saddle
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Onyiuke’s journey in the corporate world began at the New York
Stock Exchange where she rose to managerial cadre before she
answered the clarion call to come and develop her fatherland
(Nigeria).
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OLUSEUN.
O. AJAYI: Commendable leadership
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Ajayi has 19 years working experience out of which 11 years were
spent at NICON Insurance Plc where he acquired considerable
experience in various departments in the non-marine division of
the corporation.
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PAUL
OLISA ADAKA OJEIH: Doctor with deep perception
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Ojeih, the Lagos based comparative medical practitioner, is well
known for his claims on the miraculous in-roads into the cure of
such dreaded ailments as AIDS, Sickle Cell Anaemia, Cancer, and
Diabetes Milletus.
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SEYI
IFATUROTI: Insurance Amazon
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Ifaturoti, a tested amazon, with more than 18 years in life and
pension, says her company is not looking for geniuses but
individuals able to go the extra mile, develop ordinary qualities
to more than an ordinary degree and meet challenges headlong
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TONY
ELUMELU: A rare gem at STB
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Elumelu has continued to make a bold statement that the future of
Nigeria is truly in the hands of young men and women who have
focus and are ready to work hard.
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TONY
EZENNA: Entrepreneur extraordinaire
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Ezenna is the epitome of hard work and doggedness. An astute and
well focused entrepreneur, he has nurtured the Orange Drugs to an
enviable height.
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UCHENNA
OBIDIKE – Structured cabling whizkid
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Obidike has a strong analytical mind for business. He is focused,
straightforward, committed and sincere in his dealings. He has an
appetite for new technologies and better solutions
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YINUSA
MOHAMMED: The Mayor at MAYER
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Yinusa Mohammed is an ordinary Nigerian trying his best to add
value to whatever opportunity he is privileged to have.
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ZAKARIYA’U:
- Urbane professional
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Bala Zakariya’u, a Chartered Insurer has over 25 years working
experience in the industry. He is an Associate of the Chartered
Insurance Institute, London
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Newswatch Special Feature , Friday, 15 November 2002
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