Akolisa Ufodike

Akolisa Ufodike (born October 6, 1973, in Maiduguri) is a Nigerian-Canadian entrepreneur, finance executive and politician.[1] He is the CEO of Kainji Resources Ltd, an oil and gas company in Nigeria.[2]

Akolisa Ufodike
Born (1973-10-06) October 6, 1973
Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian and Canadian
OccupationEntrepreneur
Political partyUnited Conservative Party (UCP) Alberta, Canada ;Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) Canada
Board member ofCanadian Nigerian Chamber of commerce

He currently serves as assistant professor of Auditing (data analytics) and public policy and law at York University in Toronto.

Early life and career

Ufodike was born in 1973 in Maiduguri to the family of Colonel Leonard Ufodike and Ebele Ufodike of Umudim and Otolo, Nnewi.

Education

Ufodike attended Nigerian Military School, Zaria and Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. In 2006, he attended and obtained Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University, Canada. In 2008, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University and in 2017, obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Management degree from University of Calgary.

Career and employment

After graduating from Nigerian Defence Academy, Ufodike started a career in banking, working for Intercontinental Merchant Bank in Onitsha. He sits on the provincial audit committee for Alberta and is also a board member of the Canadian Nigerian Chamber of commerce helping in the facilitation of trade between Canada and Nigeria.[3]

In 2015, he ran for the Alberta provincial election.[4]

Membership

Ufodike is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Canada, Chartered Professional Accountant Canada, Certified Professional Accountant USA and Certified Chartered Accountant UK.[5][6]

Award and recognition
  • Fellowships of CPA Canada (FCPA)[7]
  • Fellowship of CGA Canada (FCGA)

References
  1. "Thursday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. "Kainji Int'l Board of Directors". Kainji Resources Nigeria Limited. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  3. "Bilateral Trade and Investment Relationships Between Canada and Nigeria". canadanigeriachamber.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. "Thursday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. "Institute of Corporate Directors- ICD.D" (PDF).
  6. "Directors Education Program".
  7. "Fellowships of CPA Canada (FCPA) Recognition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2017.
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