The
Lagos State Government has named Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru the Chairman of
the Employment Trust Fund (ETF), reports ITRealms.
Her
appointment comes a day after the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, signed
the ETF Bill into Law.
In
a statement released on Wednesday by the State’s Commissioner for Information
and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the ETF, which is one of the campaign
promises of the Governor has been established to create wealth by supporting
individuals, especially the youth, small and medium entrepreneurs with access
to soft funding and enterprise support centres.
Lagos
State is committing N6.25b annually which will amount to the N25billion
Governor Ambode promised in four years.
Omoigui,
a celebrated Chartered Accountant, was the Chairman of the Federal Inland
Revenue Service (FIRS) from 2004 to 2012.
She
started her career at Andersen Consulting, now Accenture, and has been at
various times on the Boards of Nigerian Breweries PLC, Central Securities
Clearing System, Diamond Bank Plc and Seplat Petroleum Plc.
According
to Ayorinde, she will be joined on the board by Mr. Dele Martins, CEO, HFP
Engineering Plc. Martins is a lawyer and real estate expert who has overseen
the growth of HFP to a major player in the Nigerian real estate and
construction industry.
Other
members of the board include Mrs. Bilkis Adebiyi-Abiola, a social entrepreneur
who has grown a successful business outfit of recycling waste plastic bottles;
Mr. Otto Orondaam, the founder of Slum2School, a
volunteer-driven organization that has provided access to education and
psycho-social support for disadvantaged children in slums and remote
communities.
The Trustees also include the Commissioners for Employment and
Wealth Creation as well as Finance, Mr. Tunde Durosinmi-Etti and Dr. Mustapha
Akinkunmi respectively; while Mr. Michael Popoola Ajayi from the Civil Society
sector is also a member. Others include Mr. Tunde Bank-Anthony and Mrs.
Olufunmi Olatunde Daudu.
Mr.
Akintunde Oyebode who was the Head, SME Banking at Stanbic IBTC, with over 10
years experience in banking, will serve as the Executive Secretary of the Fund.
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