Soludo appoints pioneer CEO of Anambra investment corporation

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed Nwabunwanne Okonkwo as the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of the newly established Anambra State Development and Investment Corporation.

Soludo charged Okonkwo to execute the corporation’s mandate of attracting, financing and overseeing major business and infrastructure project development, as well as private sector investment in the state.

This was disclosed in a press statement released by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on Monday.

He added that Okonkwo is a finance lawyer with over 16 years’ experience in the financial services sector.

The statement read in part, “The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed Nwabunwanne Okonkwo as the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of the newly established Anambra State Development and Investment Corporation.

“He is to execute the corporation’s mandate of attracting, financing and overseeing major business and infrastructure project development and private sector investment in Anambra State.

“Okonkwo is a finance lawyer with over 16 years’ experience in the financial services sector. Prior to his appointment at ADIC, Nwabu was the Managing Director of DLM Advisory, the investment banking arm of DLM Capital Group, a development investment bank leading innovative transactions in Nigeria, where he helped mobilise in excess of $1 billion for different governments and corporates across several industries in Africa.

“Nwabu is 39 years old and holds a master’s degree in corporate finance from Wayne State University, Michigan, USA.”

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