Entering Public Service: A New Kind of Thinking
My journey into public service began in Anambra State. I served as the SSA on Agriculture Investments, then as GM of ANSIPPA, and eventually, as Executive Director of ASBA.
Anambra State Government
Executive Director- Anambra State Small Business Agency (ASBA) June 2015- October 2019
Relevant Transaction Experience
- Financed the construction of the N800 Million Anambra State Shoe & Leather Products Industrial Park (yearly cumulative turnover is currently at N2.75 Billion [~US$7.6 Mn]- Completed March 2018
- Financed the construction of the N750 Million Anambra State Textile Products Industrial Cluster (Completion Date- December 2019)
- Developed and implemented the ASBA N1 Billion Youth Entrepreneurship Fund geared towards employability initiatives for undergraduates as well as job creation via technical training
- Developed and implemented the ASBA N500 Million Farmers Micro Credit Scheme which is geared towards supporting small scale farmers have the requisite working capital during the harvest season
- Developed and implemented the ANSG N1 Billion Commercial Bus Transit Scheme which supports youths and former “okada” riders transition into usage of shuttle buses for commercial purposes following the ban of okada’s in the State
- Developed and implemented the Anambra State Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development Fund in conjunction with the Central Bank of Nigeria. Currently managing the N2 Billion Fund for Anambra State
- Managing the government agency whose broad purview is geared towards providing a broad platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the State
ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Agriculture Investments | August 2014- May 2015
General Manager, Anambra State Investment Promotion & Protection Agency (“ANSIPPA”)
Relevant Transaction Experience
- Developed the Anambra State Farmers Enhancement Scheme which is a Value Chain Financing Model for smallholder farmers to break the vicious smallholder cycle and empower farmers in the State;
- Developed the Anambra State Abattoir Transformative Initiative that would ramp up the current Abattoir/Slaughterhouse Systems using “Semi-Mechanized Infrastructure”;
- Organized, facilitated and participated in the AgraInnovate Conference 2014 supported by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development and the Nigerian Agribusiness Group as Key Sponsors, Exhibitors and Keynote Speakers for ANSIPPA & Anambra State Government;
- Developed the Anambra State Government Agriculture Investment Teaser, Rice and Cassava Investment Opportunity Handbook and other investment related documentation
- Liaise with Developmental Agencies and Development Finance Institutions to provide capacity and financing support on agro-initiatives within the State;
- Appraised investor proposals, facilitated and supported private sector investments within the State in Agriculture, Transportation, Power, Industry, Health and other related sectors in ANSIPPA cumulating to US$1.6 Billion in committed investment funds in 2015;
- Member, Anambra State Budget Committee
- Member of the Afrinvest Strategy Execution Team responsible for originating presentations for Board Meetings, Annual and Quarterly General Meetings, Afrinvest specific transactions etc.
- Member, Anambra State Election Committee (Media Implementation Secretariat)
