Obi of Onitsha was a well known global player in the oil industry before becoming an Igwe. He studied abroad too

I was reading a recent book on Africa's development when I discovered another global player who ended up as an Igwe.

King (Igwe) of Umuoji, HRH Dr Cyril Enweze(Ebubedike I) of Umuoji, an Economist who retired from the IMF as Director Of Operations IFAD and Vice President of ADB, is from Ifite in the Ifiteora quarters of Anambra State.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umuoji_people

There are many more in Enugu, Abia and Imo

Igwe Dr. Enweze with world leaders, including Obasanjo, when he was still at IMF/IFAD. He is the tall black man behind Obasanjo by the left.

The Traditional ruler of Umuoji, Igwe Dr. Cyril Enweze has described Anambra as one of the leading states in the country.
The Royal Father, who spoke to the press at his Umuoji Palace, attributed the feat to the administrative ingenuity of the state governor.
In the area of security, he said Anambra state is unarguably the most secured state in Nigeria, followed by issues of governance in which he said it has equally assumed the leading position, earning the Governor coveted 2015 Sun Newspaper Best Governor Award to be celebrated in Lagos on the 20th of this month.
Igwe Enweze said through the instrumentality of the Anambra State Investments Promotion and Promotion Agency, (ANSIPPA), the State has attracted massive investments topping three billion US dollars in less than two years, adding that the state has also done marvelously well in Nigeria and Abroad.

http://www.absradiotv.com/index.php/state/2612-anambra-is-one-of-the-leading-states-in-the-country-dr-enweze


Hahaha! You see, our boasting is not only on Nairaland. Even our Igwes can boast in real life

HRH IGWE CYRIL ENWEZE


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A distinguished, seasoned internationally-respected economist, administrator and community leader, HRH lists, among his academic credentials: B.Sc. (Econs.) (Honours), Banking and Finance, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, M.Sc. (Econs.) University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; M.Phil (Econs.) Columbia University, Ph.D Econs. (Can) Columbia University, USA. Postgraduate areas of concentration: Monetary and fiscal policies, Macroeconomics and Econometrics. At UNN, HRH was the Best All-Round student in his class during the Degree Programme; the Best Student in the final B.Sc. Economics Examination; and the recipient of the Academic Excellence in the Department/Faculty of Economics Prize.

HRH began his career as an Economist under the Young Professionals Programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the first young economist recruited, world-wide, (straight from Cambridge University) under the programme at the IMF. During his 27 year career at the IMF, HRH rose to Senior Economist, Division Chief, Advisor and Assistant Director, before leaving for the African Development Bank. HRH led to numerous IMF Country Economic and Programme Missions to various countries, advising and negotiating policy measures with Heads of State and Government, Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors as well as interacting with donor governments and agencies all over the world.

At the African Development Bank (AFDB), HRH was Sole Vice President (Operations) directing, managing and supervising the AFDB’s multi-billion dollar programs and projects, as well as the preparation of operations policies and guidelines. HRH spearheaded the establishment of the AFDB’s Central Operations Department; the upgrading of the Private Sector Unit to a full department; and led the efforts which resulted in the establishment of the AFDB’s Microfinance Initiative for Africa (AMINA). HRH was the Chairman of the Executive Committee (EXCOM) of Phase 2, Project Africa and guided the work of numerous task forces on key areas that contributed to the revamping of the Bank Group’s Policies Procedures and Guidelines. HRH broke and/or set new records on both the volume and quality of the AFDB’s lending program. HRH was senior management participant in several African Development Fund (AFD) Replenishment negotiations and ADF med-term reviews including at the Hague, Ottawa, Copenhagen, Bonn, Valencia, Maputo and other places, Chairing and guiding the Bank’s working groups on the preparation of Key replenishment and policy papers.

HRH was the first Vice President from a developing country at IFAD, where he supervised and Chaired several corporate initiatives including, IFAD’s participation in the OECD-MDB Harmonization Initiative; the Steering Committee for IFAD’s Strategic Change Programme; and the Oversight Committee, charged with the investigation of allegations of irregularity of IFAD officials and/or within IFAD financial projects. At various points, HRH simultaneously combined his Vice Presidency with temporary leadership of both Finance and Administration as well as the External Affairs Department at IFAD.

Among several positions held by HRH at various times include: Member Eminent Persons Advisory Group Roundtable at the Rockefeller Foundation, New York; Member, Unilever Africa Advisory Council, London; Alternate- member UN Steering Committee on both the Mid-term and Final Review of UNPAARED; member UN-IATF for the UN Agenda for the Development of Africa (UN-NADAF); member UN-IATF for the UN PAARED.

HRH has published numerous articles on economy, finance and international economics and has received several awards from governments all over the world including from Guaternala (Latin America), Qatar (Middle East), Rwanda (Africa), Valencia-Spain (Europe). HRH’s other (community and social) awards/titles include: Distinguished Traditional Ruler Award; Most Outstanding Traditional Ruler Award; Distinguished Personality Award.

Adelaide2:
Obi of Onitsha was a well known global player in the oil industry before becoming an Igwe. He studied abroad too

I was reading a recent book on Africa's development when I discovered another global player who ended up as an Igwe.

King (Igwe) of Umuoji, HRH Dr Cyril Enweze(Ebubedike I) of Umuoji, an Economist who retired from the IMF as Director Of Operations IFAD and Vice President of ADB, is from Ifite in the Ifiteora quarters of Anambra State.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umuoji_people

There are many more in Enugu, Abia and Imo

Yeah. They would have retired as King of York or Duke of Edingburgh right?

Always think before you write

Adelaide2:
Obi of Onitsha was a well known global player in the oil industry before becoming an Igwe. He studied abroad too

I was reading a recent book on Africa's development when I discovered another global player who ended up as an Igwe.

King (Igwe) of Umuoji, HRH Dr Cyril Enweze(Ebubedike I) of Umuoji, an Economist who retired from the IMF as Director Of Operations IFAD and Vice President of ADB, is from Ifite in the Ifiteora quarters of Anambra State.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umuoji_people

There are many more in Enugu, Abia and Imo

Yeah. They would have retired as King of York or Duke of Edinburgh right?

Always think before you write

cecegorz:


Yeah. They would have retired as King of York or Duke of Edinburgh right?

Always think before you write

My question is do they have to become kings? Why not politics, consultancies, business or something else?