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Sam Amuka-Pemu, Akinkugbe, Mobolurin, others for honour

Sam Amuka-Pemu

Sam Amuka-Pemu the  founder of  Vanguard Newspaper; elder statesman and boardroom guru, Olu Akinkugbe, managing director of Capital Bancorp plc, Tola Mobolurin, and the managing director of Beloxxi Industries Limited, Obi Ezeude, top the list of eminent professionals and business leaders to be honoured at the Investiture ceremony of Chris Olufunmilola Okunowo, F.IoD as the 16th President and chairman of Council of the Institute of Directors Nigeria (IoD), which holds on August 8, 2019, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The event, which will attract the cream of corporate Nigeria, has Alayeluwa, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland as special guest of honour, while Bismarck Rewane, managing director, Financial Derivatives, will be the guest speaker and Olu Akinkugbe, as chairman.

The Institute’s Investiture ceremony, which is held once every two years, is to officially inaugurate the new President of the Institute. Apart from the swearing-in of the new President, the Institute also uses the opportunity to discuss issues of topical national importance in the area of Governance, Ethics and Leadership.

The new IoD Nigeria president, Olufunmilola Okunowo, is a seasoned lawyer with over 36 years’ experience in both legal practice and the corporate world. He is the chairman/CEO of Chris-Kenneth Limited, Mastersound Entertainment (Nig.) Limited, Goodwill Investment Limited, Energycorp Resources (Nig.) Limited, among others.