BREAKING NEWS The Real Reason Gaddafi Was Killed

· GADAFI was not killed for humanitarian purposes but for the oil and for money. His ideas of an African gold-backed currency were his major undoing.

·  The recent Hillary Clinton email leaks have opened a can of worms everywhere including in Africa. Wikileaks released an unclassified U.S. Department of State document emailed to Clinton, dated April 2, 2011. Sidney Blumenthal, the sender of the email confirmed what the world already suspected. Qaddafi was not killed for humanitarian purposes but for the oil and for money. His ideas of an African gold-backed currency were his major undoing.

In April 2011, then President of the World Bank, Robert Bruce Zoellick spoke at a panel discussion about how he hoped the World Bank would have some sort of role in the reconstruction of Libya along with other countries.

“Reconstruction now means (Ivory Coast), it now means Southern Sudan, it means Liberia, it means Sri Lanka, I hope it will mean Libya,” he said.

To the ordinary person, this was the World Bank hoping to come in to help a failing state but to Economist John Perkins, the World Bank was not to be considered as fulfilling its supposed mandate. It was in actual fact a U.S. bank together with its sibling, the IMF. The United States controls about 16% of the World Bank while the second largest member, Japan has a paltry 7%. The United States again has around 17% voting rights in the International Monetary Fund. His point was that these institutions were and still are extensions of the Western foreign policy.

“So, we might ask ourselves: What happens when a “rogue” country threatens to bring the banking system that benefits the corporatocracy to its knees?” he asked later saying the Western empire has a standing army (NATO) to violently protect its position.

Libya was the “rogue” nation but the question is: Just what did Gaddafi have in mind?

According to the IMF, Libya’s Central Bank is 100% state owned and in 2011, it was estimated to have 144 tons of gold in its vaults. Muammar Gaddafi’s plan was to introduce a gold-backed currency which he hoped African and Muslim nations would adopt. He felt it could rival the euro and the dollar, and rightly so too.

Sidney Blumenthal, in his email to Hillary Clinton confirmed, “Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver. During late March, 2011 these stocks were moved to SABHA (south west in the direction of the Libyan border with Niger and Chad); taken from the vaults of the Libyan Central Bank in Tripoli.”

He went on to say the gold and silver was valued at $7 billion and was one of the reasons Nicolas Sarkozy embarked on a French attack of Libya.

“Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues:

a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production,

b. Increase French influence in North Africa,

c. Improve his internal political situation in France,

d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world,

e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in, Francophone Africa,” wrote Blumenthal.

If Qaddafi had succeeded, the United States of America and Europe would have been forced to buy oil and minerals in the gold backed currency thus tipping the scales. This was a horror the West dared not experience. The situation would have been a more lethal re-enactment of Saddam Hussein’s currency wars when he supported the new Euro currency at the expense of the United States Dollar. At this point, the U.S. was highly insecure about the effects of the new currency to its economy. Hussein’s decision to sell oil in the then new currency was a blow to the U.S. worsened by the proclamation that the dollar was the “currency of the enemy”. Currency wars have therefore been a fact of history with the Hussein situation being a peculiar intra-Western conflict that culminated in the Middle East instability promulgated by U.S. interventionist policies. That Qaddafi would be killed for planning to introduce an African currency to the fray is not surprising but that does not make it acceptable.

The leaked Clinton email has far-reaching implications on the fluid state of post-colonial relations with the West. If anything, it is an eye-opener. Where Africa seeks to build an independent economic structure, the West is seen to try and derail those plans so as to retain its primacy in world affairs.

With regard to the creation of a new currency, Ministry of Peace Founder, Dr James Thring said, “It’s one of those things that you have to plan almost in secret, because as soon as you say you’re going to change over from the dollar to something else, you’re going to be targeted.”

And Qaddafi was targeted. He may not have been the most democratic leader in the world but Libyan citizens had arguably the best way of life in Africa. His plan of action (without the human rights violations) should be a blueprint for African development.

BENEFITS OF RECCESION

Recession, the two quarters of negative growth that makes our lives miserably.

Just a year ago, you swore to yourself that you must go on that magical vacation this year. You dreamed of that tear rubber car. You vowed that this Christmas, boys must feel you in the village, in fact, they must hear am. Then, this haunting thing called recession came around and messed everything up.

I was in a shop to buy a soft drink when a lady came in to buy just two cups of rice. The lady asked the owner the price of a cup. One twenty naira, the owner responded unconcerned. The lady was alarmed. I thought it was eighty naira, she said.

The owner first shoots her a look as if saying… where is this one from, is she even in this country.

In this Buhari regime, the owner said.

Virtually in every conversation, you will hear the phrase… in this Buhari regime.

Stop an Okada man and dares to haggle the price with him, he will defend himself that this is Buhari’s regime. Go to the market to buy pepper, fish, vegetable, anything, the response is all the same.

Times are hard. The collapse of oil prices has plunged our economy into recession. Food prices have gone through the roof, high energy costs have led to high transportation costs, the most family can barely survive.

This dire situation does not only affect individuals and companies, it has a devastating effect on the finances of our government thereby pushing the economy more and more into the abyss.

But how did we get here?

Just a year ago, everything was fine. We enjoyed a period of sustained growth between 1999 and 2015. Houses were rising around the country with speed never seen before. Millions were lifted out of poverty, the middle class exploded which led to massive sales of consumer goods. Banks became more efficient. You no longer have to wait for five hours or even the whole day waiting for the cashier and his piles of thick cover long notes. Virtually all of us now own a mobile phone and most have access to the internet.

Life was good.

All of a sudden, bam! It feels like we are back to the dark ages again. The recession is biting hard.

But the recession is a good thing.

Let me tell you why.

The Benefits of Recession

1. It removes waste

Can you imagine that a country like Nigeria which is known for its corruption is now blowing the fans of efficiency?

This is what recession brings you. You will agree with me that in the boom time, there was a lot of waste going on in the country, from the government, to companies and to individuals. Everybody was spending money with careless abandon. We didn’t care, after all, more will come in the next day.

Then the recession came around and jolted us back to our senses. Individuals who buy luxury items just to show off to their friends now think before they buy those items. Companies that engage in luxury expenditures has postponed those expenditures till God knows when. Our government now realize the waste and are giving corrupt officials hell.

You will think that fighting corruption is in APC DNA. But it may not have been this fierce had it not been for the dwindling revenue that has impeded their economic plans.

2. We go back to the basics

The federal government is now trying to get us back to agriculture. The reason? They don’t want us to depend on a single commodity any longer. Which is the right thing to do? But they didn’t do it earlier. Why? We were enjoying oil at $120, nobody cared, the petrodollars were coming in.

If not for the recession, the FIRS would not have the ambitious goal to raise five trillion naira from taxes for the government.

These are the basic things that a robust economy thrives on. But they were neglected because of economic boom.

Now the boom has gone bust and we are back to the basics.

3. We get more creative

During the recession, resources have thinned out. To survive, you must make use of the little you have. This forces you to be creative in what you do.

Companies that source their raw material abroad have found creative ways to make use of local raw materials because of the high cost of foreign exchange.

Individuals who have lost their jobs have found ways to survive in this difficult times.

4. Bad time is good for everyone

Finally, I believe that we will get out of this stronger.

The government will be better and more efficient, companies will be stronger and you will be better financially.

This is because bad times is exactly what we need to get us out of our comfort zone and switch on our creative juices that will enable us to push on to the next level.

If we woke up every day and we are comfortable with our lives, no challenges whatsoever, we will not have seen civilization. We might probably still be in the jungle, jumping among the trees and striving every day to escape wild animals.

The Lessons of Recession

The best lesson of recession is this… bad times will always be there.

No matter how hard economists, policy makers, financial experts have tried to banish recession away from our world, it has always come back, sometimes even stronger.

Why? Because we human are wired that way. No matter how our leaders try, some people will still be greedy, some will still cut corners, some will make poor decisions, there will still be bad management. All these will inevitably plunge us again into recession.

That is why you must learn to protect yourself by taking the pain to manage what you have in time of prosperity. You must start to do the right things with your money. Don't spend it as if there is no tomorrow.

During the credit crunch of 2008, discount stores Aldi and Lidl gave UK traditional retailers like Tesco and Sainsbury a massive scar because shoppers realized that it was a major waste of money to buy things at high prices. But in time of prosperity, nobody cared.

Let the lessons of recession remain with you that no matter how rosy things look at a particular time, there is always a chance that things might go wrong. It might be an accident, health issues, death of a loved one, even recession. There is always a chance

Guard yourself, do not be wasteful, because you never know what tomorrow will bring

Edo election: Drama, accusations trail Obaseki’s victory

BENIN CITY—Mr. Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, emerged governor-elect of Edo State upon his declaration as the candidate with the highest number of votes in the governorship election held Wednesday. Obaseki polled 51.3% of the total votes cast in the election, according to the results declared yesterday. He was trailed by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 40% of the votes cast, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Obaseki Obaseki The declaration was immediately challenged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which accused officials of INEC of conspiring with APC and Edo State government officials to rewrite results gathered at the polling centres. The returning officer for the election, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, who is Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, declared Obaseki winner with 319,483 votes to the 253,173 votes credited to the PDP candidate, Ize-Iyamu. The APC candidate was also credited with majority of the votes in 13 of the 18 local government areas of the state, leaving the PDP candidate with majority votes in five LGAs. None of the other 17 political parties that participated in the election won a majority in any of the local governments. The declaration of Obaseki as the winner was immediately welcomed by the outgoing governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and the victor (Obaseki). It’s good for democracy — Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, congratulated the government and people of Edo State for a peaceful conclusion of the election. In a telephone call to Governor Oshiohmole yesterday, the President noted with delight the victory of the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Godwin Obaseki. He commended the well articulated campaign programme of the APC in the state, the doggedness of the governor, governor-elect and party members in going round the state to reach the people with records of good governance. He said: “The victory is good for democracy, for Nigeria and for the people of Edo.” He applauded INEC, security agencies, corps members and the electorate in ensuring peaceful election in the state. Welcoming his declaration, Obaseki lauded the salutary roles played by President Buhari; his campaign manager, Osarodion Ogie; his wife Betsy Obaseki, even as he gave very special appreciation to the Governor Oshiomhole. We’ll fulfil campaign promises — Obaseki He promised to press ahead with his campaign promises saying: “By your votes, you clearly affirmed your faith in my ability to lead our state into a new era. This is a responsibility Philip Shaibu, my running mate, and myself do not take lightly. Our promise to build a state anchored on a productive economy that will transform and empower our citizens is sincere. “We promised jobs. We promised empowerment of our citizens. We promised improved social welfare services and a more secured state. We will strive to deliver on all of these promises. As we travelled all over our great state selling our programmes, we also took note of your concerns and problems, and I want to assure you that we will do everything in our power to address them. “Let me, at this point, sincerely salute the courage of all those, who came out to exercise their franchise in spite of the intimidating manoeuvres of merchants of violence to derail the conduct of a peaceful, free and fair election; you are the heroes of this election! You saw through their propaganda and lies, and you made the right decision.” We’ve retired PDP chieftains — Oshiomhole Welcoming the outcome of the election, Oshiomhole said he had now permanently retired some PDP chieftains from active politics. Speaking after a road show round the state capital, the governor said: “They said they would disgrace Oshiomhole in this election because they were plotting evil during the elections, but God thwarted all their plans, and I told our people these people wanted to kill us because of election, but they will never succeed. And I want to thank security agents, who worked so hard to ensure that those evil people were apprehended. “Just look at the result of the election, Igbinedion lost his ward, Ikimi was defeated in Igueben, and that is because these people have lost touch with the people. “We had a rerun in 2012 with all the godfathers on one side and new forces of change on my side. I won in all the 18 local government areas. Our people have spoken loud and clear that they believe in democracy, they just don’t want to be beneficiaries, they want to be the drivers of the process. This was shown by the way they conducted themselves on election day. “There is something unique in the way things have turned out. In Esan land, the senatorial zone of the PDP godfather, we won two out of the five local governments. We gave him a fight that he managed to escape. He used the factor of his age to play on the emotion of the people. It is a victory for the people of the state.” Drama, intrigues accusations The declaration of results at the INEC collation centre was, however, characterised by much intrigue and drama starting from the night of the election, when declaration of results was suspended at about 1.30 a.m., yesterday. The PDP immediately cried wolf, alleging that the suspension of the declaration was part of the plot by the APC and its collaborators in INEC and security agencies to cook fake result sheets. The party, through its spokesman in the state, Chris Enehikare, had declared that based on results from the polling units, the PDP candidate was having a comfortable lead across the state and warned that efforts to subvert the results would be stiffly resisted. Meanwhile about the same time, the APC running mate, Philip Shuaibu led a group of APC partisans to the INEC collation centre in Etsako West Local Government area over disputes arising from collation in the area. The collation officer for the area alleged that Shuaibu pulled a gun at him to force his imprint on the result. Shuaibu, however, disputed the account, saying he was shocked by the report of the local government area collation officer. “The same collation officer that went on air lying that I was harassing him with a gun is the same man who promised that the matter will be sorted out in Benin. So, we left the collation center with that mindset that we were leaving for Benin to take decision on the matter because the duty of the collation officer in that ward was to collate what is given to him and not to cancel and there was no element of violence in my unit that will result in the issue of cancellation of any result,” Shuaibu said in defence of the allegations against him. KOWA governorship candidate, Mr. Osadolor Kingsley, also joined the fray as he called for cancellation of the election, citing irregularities in the election process. He alleged that the voters were financially induced in most of the wards and units across the 18 local government areas of the state which made them vote against their will. Ize-Iyamu rejects results Rejecting the result at a press conference, yesterday, Ize-Iyamu, who expressed amazement at the way it turned out said the results did not reflect the figures collated at the polling centres and the wards. “First, we are in total amazement at the details of the results released by INEC because all of them are fake and not the figures announced at various units and as collated at various wards across the state. The fake results announced by INEC are entirely a fabrication which did not reflect the true picture of what transpired during the election.” “However, we are not totally surprised because long before now, we had anticipated this and had also warned INEC, security agencies and alerted Edo people at various press conferences and statements, on this situation.” “Secondly, based on the results emanating from across the state, PDP won the election fair and square, and with a very comfortable margin. So it is with disgust that we have been receiving fake results which were never recorded in either the units or the ward collations centres. Justifying the decision to reject the results, he said: “We know that a fair turnout of voters was recorded state-wide because the weather was very clement and voters were enthusiastic. However, unknown to unsuspecting Edo electorate, INEC had long provided the serial numbers of all result sheets to Adams Oshiomole and his APC government, to print fresh result sheets “This is not a mere allegation. From the benefit of hindsight, the 18 day period of postponement of the election was to provide enough time for the Governor and his government to print these result sheets and perfect the writing of fake results at the units and at all levels of collation. This scenario is further buttressed by the fact that on Monday, September 26th, 2016, when election materials arrived from the CBN at INEC state office for inspection, agents of the political parties including the APC and PDP were given pre-typed copies of the serial numbers of all result sheets and the ballot papers. This was a clear security breach and an infringement on the credibility of the process, as these are sensitive materials, which should not have been sighted even by INEC officers. “Everything that has transpired had been carefully designed by the Adams Oshiomole led Edo State government and their cohorts in INEC. They perfected a scheme to void thousands of ballot papers, to enable them to perpetrate their devices. It is widely recorded that over 88% of the voided ballots were PDP votes. He also cited several cases of the disruption of collation in some areas, including the case of Oredo where he said police, INEC, Department of State Services, DSS and other security operatives watched akimbo as thugs came and packed result sheets. Describing it as a travesty of justice, Ize-Iyamu also noted the open inducement of voters with sums of N2,000 to N5,000 saying that the state authorities poured out at between N4 billion and N5 billion to bribe voters. Official Result of Edo Gov Poll LG A APC PDP Reg. Voters Accredited Voters

 Akoko Edo 24,545 13,027 110,118 39,945

Ovia South West 12,820 8,810 79,964 24,061

Ikpoba Okha 33,469 26,096 260,965 55,348

 Etsako West 29,199 10,843 136,664 45,620

 Etsako East 18,078 12,552 66,277 33,032

Etsako Central 10,373 8,827 43,049 20,145

 Esan Central 9,781 10,180 50,603 21,400

 Owan East 21,233 12,889 76,455 36,271

 Owan West 12,862 10,1232 54,406 24,487

Oredo 37,612 30,492 73,712 69,401

 Egor 26,177 19,514 184,296 49,802

 Igueben 7,802 7,560 42,655 16,482

 Uhunmwode 10,911 8,667 62,987 21,927

 Esan North East 9,130 16,220 74,293 27,121

Esan South East 9,554 11,466 66,698 22,522

 Orhionmwon 15,262 16,446 102,921 34,270

 Esan West 13,114 16,311 87,867 31,866

 Ovia North East 17,561 13,141 126,391 33,664

 Total 319,483 253,173 1,900,223 622,039

Nigerian Soldier tells how a child was born in the heat of a Boko Haram attack

Nigerian soldier, Celestine Nwabueze (pictured), revealed via Social Media how he assisted a woman who gave birth in the heat of an impending attack by Boko Haram. Sharing photos of the baby, he also revealed that the woman, out of gratitude, wanted to name the child after him.

"This is where I respect women so much. This child was born at my back when those idiots wanted to attack the villagers.
Despite the fear, the mother stood still, endured the pain and with the help of the old women at the village, had a safe delivery. The woman wanted to name the child after me, but due to me being a Christian and she is not, I have to give her a name Abukar that's in Igbo, it's Ebuka."

The man, Godwin Obaseki GOV EDO STATE 2016

Governorship election in Edo State was supposed to be among 19 candidates, but more attention, has, however, been on the two major candidates, Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ahead of today’s poll, the state has been nearly enveloped with a strong security cordon with at least 25,000 policemen deployed around the state. That is besides detachments from other security organisations. Not surprisingly given the high stakes involved, the two major parties were as at press time still engaged in mutual accusations of rigging with the PDP accusing the ruling party of conspiring with the election management body to pre-empt the vote. That accusation was thrown back by the APC which accused the PDP of not being prepared for the poll. By Simon Ebegbelem MR Godwin Obaseki was born in Benin City, the Edo State Capital to the famous and illustrious Obaseki family. He had his early education at St. Matthews Anglican Primary School, Benin City from where he proceeded to Eghosa Anglican Grammar School, also in Benin City for his secondary education. Thereafter, he attended the University of Ibadan where he obtained a BA in Classics. He took his search for quality education to the United States of America and attended the Columbia University and Pace University in New York obtaining an MBA in Finance and International Business. Illustrious career Obaseki Obaseki Armed with good education, the young Obaseki, who is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers, Nigeria and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School Chief Executive Programme did not have problems carving out a successful career in the finance industry. Obaseki, who was nominated a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) by the World Economic Forum in 2001, began his career over 30 years ago and has established track records in Investment Banking, Asset Management, Securities Trading and the Public Sector both internationally and in Nigeria. He started out in 1983 with Capital Trust Brokers Limited, Lagos as a stockbroker where he excelled and subsequently worked with International Merchant Bank (an affiliate of First Chicago Bank). In 1988 he joined AVC Funds Limited, Lagos where he served as a Project Manager and led the core team that set up two of the new generation banks, which eventually reshaped the face of the banking industry in Nigeria. Between 1993 and 1995 he worked in New York as principal of Equatorial Finance Coy, a Financial Advisory firm with a focus on Africa and providing Structured Trade Finance for African related transactions through credit, financial advisory and risk insurance. Obaseki founded Afrinvest West Africa Limited (formerly Securities Transactions & Trust Company Limited (SecTrust)) in 1995 as the pioneer Managing Director. The firm has since grown to become a leading Investment Banking and Investment Management firm in Nigeria. In 1995 SecTrust was appointed the correspondent stockbroker for Nigeria by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). And in 1996, SecTrust established the first derivative product, the Nigerian International Debt Fund (NIDF) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, which allowed Nigerians invest local savings in US Dollar instrument. This fund has outperformed projections on returns. SecTrust pioneered and was local adviser on the first global offering by a Nigerian bank through the issuance of Global Depositary Shares (GDS) to raise UD$50 million from the international Capital market. Afrinvest has acted as advisers on some of the largest and most significant transactions in the Nigerian capital market since 2005. Afrinvest is one of the most trusted advisory firms in the domestic corporate finance market, pioneering major innovations and providing leadership in the Nigerian Securities market. The Firm has advised on numerous landmark transactions including the first Eurobond Issue by a Sub-Saharan Africa Corporate (outside South Africa); the first ever simultaneous merger and tender offer transaction in Sub-Saharan Africa and the largest ever listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Afrinvest has been ranked as a major Investment Research firm, which is at the forefront of playing instrumental roles in the introduction of new financing products such as Eurobonds and Global Depository Receipts to Nigerian Companies. Mr. Obaseki is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the firm, which won the Best Asset Management Firm in Nigeria (2014) Award by the Wealth & Finance International Magazine Finance Awards. Economic engineer of Edo State In his native land, Obaseki served as the Chairman of the Economic and Strategy Team (EST) of Edo State until recently when he reigned to vie for the governorship of the state. He held the position of the EST chairman for over seven years starting from March 17, 2009. His key achievements as chairman of the economic team include: *Documentation of State Economic Development framework through Sectors’ Strategic Planning which is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis; *Introduction and enculturation of retreats as a platform to ensure all parties engagement not only in planning and executing state development initiatives but also in monitoring and evaluation of outcomes; *N25 Billion Infrastructure Development Bond from the Nigerian Capital Market in 2010; *$225 Million Concessionary rates Development Loan from the World Bank with the 1st Tranche of $75 Million already accessed. *Successfully hosted Sector based Economic Summits and Policy Dialogue Series including the Power Round Table in 2010, 2011 Education Round Table and 2012 Agribusiness Round Table. These summits have translated in measurable and desired outcomes including: Azura-Edo IPP project with over $1 billion in FDI currently under development in Ihovbor, Uhunwode LGA; Education Reforms, which have translated to significant improvement in educational infrastructure and student performance in WAEC and other examinations. Following the 2012 Agribusiness Summit, the state has attracted investment in the Rubber Sub-sector for the development of the single largest Rubber Plantation project in Nigeria in Sokponba in Orhiomwon LGA under a privately developed and financed initiative. A framework for Local Economic Empowerment through out-growers schemes is being finalised to attract funding into the development of key crops for which Edo State has natural endowment including Oil Palm, Rubber, Cassava, Cocoa, Rice and other grains. *Apart from the EST, Obaseki was in a number of other committees that constituted the live-wire of the Governor Adams Oshiomhole Adminstration. He was Chairman, member of the Tax Assessment Review Committee for Edo State Internal Revenue Service (TARC); Chairman, Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME); Chairman, Committee on the Implementation of the Law Establishing the Edo State University of Science and Technology, Uzaire; and Secretary, Committee on Contributory Pension Scheme. Others are: Member, Edo SEEFOR/DPO Steering Committee; Member, Committee on the Report of the Audit of the Credentials of Teaching Staff in Public Schools in Edo State; and Land Use Charge Committee; and Chairman, State Steering Committee on the European Union Assisted Niger-Delta Support programme (NDSP) Component 3 (Development of Edo State Water & Sanitation Policy and Law. Service at national level At the natioanl level, Mr. Obaseki served on the Presidential Committee on the Reform of the Nigerian Pension System; the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission Committee on the Re-activation of the Nigerian Bond Market and the review of the Investment and Securities Act. He served as a member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Council between 2006 and 2009. Vast experience He also serves on the board of some companies such as Dorman Long Engineering Limited, Pillar Oil Limited, Seric Impianti International Limited. He was the founding secretary of a New York based US Africa Chamber of Commerce in 1992, which promoted US organisations doing business in Africa. He was a Director in Junior Achievement of Nigeria – the local affiliate of the worldwide Not for Profit organisation which trains students to appreciate market economy values. He also participates actively and serves as Trustee, in the Dr. Jackson Owen Obaseki Foundation, a family owned NGO, which is involved in providing free educational and health services to the less privileged