By Nudoiba Ojen
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following qualified Nigerians to the Board of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP).
The Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement on Wednesday that the appointment was “to further expedite the process of expanding consumer credit access to Nigerians”.
The appointees are
(1) Otunba Aderemi Abdul – Board Chairman (Independent Non-Executive Director)
(2) Engr Uzoma Nwagba – Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
(3) Mrs Aisha Abdullahi – Executive Director (Credit, Risk & Portfolio)/CRO
(4) Ms Olanike Kolawole – Executive Director (Operations)/COO
(5) Dr Armstrong Ume Takang – Non-Executive Director (MOFI Nominee)
(6) Dr Peter Iwegbu – Non-Executive Director (NIMC Nominee)
(7) Mr Mohammed Nasiru Abbas – Non-Executive Director (FMITI Nominee)
(8) Mr Marvin Nadah – Non-Executive Director (FCCPC Nominee); and
(9) FMF Representative – Non-Executive Director (FMF).
Ngelale stated that “the President expects the new members of the Board of this pivotal institutional vehicle to bring their vast experience, competence, and dedication to bear in their functions to achieve CREDICORP’s mandate of accelerating access to consumer credit to millions of Nigerians”.
