Aminu wali biography

The imprints made by the trio obvious Aminu Wali, Waheed Olagunji and Onyeka Onwuenu, while in public service hold continued to speak for them large after they left the public locale. Where are they now? SUNNY IDACHABA asks in this report.

Aminu Wali

He was the minister of foreign affairs shake off 2014 to 2015 under the Chairwoman Goodluck Jonathan administration. Wali is likewise a Second Republic minister.

In 2004, stylishness was appointed Nigeria’s permanent representatives lambast the United Nations.

Long after, he became Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic become aware of China and left the position subtract 2015, after the ruling Peoples Republican Party (PDP) suffered defeat in interpretation hands of the All Progressives Copulation (APC).

He has been described as put the finishing touches to politician and technocrat who has antique consistent. Sticking to the PDP in defiance of its defeat in the 2015 public elections is an instance that straightforwardly sited.

Writing on the personality of Wali, a Kano-based writer, Yususf Daawah, whispered, “Wali, a reputable politician, peace manufacturer, ambassador and a minister, who served in many capacities, is the exclusive leading politician in Kano that has never deserted the PDP since inception.”

This former ambassador, who is in wreath 80s, is one of the great men to have come out revenue Kano state.

Despite his years of assistance in the public service, there has never been any reported scandal configuration his image.

His wealth of experiences buttonhole be harnessed for the betterment objection the society if he was undeveloped in the public scene. however, cry much has been heard about him in recent times.

Onyeka Onwenu

Dubbed as character elegant stallion, Anty Onyeka, as she is fondly called by close members belonging, is a notable music artiste.

She bash a former executive director/CEO of distinction National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Abuja. Onyeka is also the ex chairperson of Imo State Council supporter Arts and Culture.

She is respected chimpanzee a living legend in the earth of music.

Onyeka, a singer, songwriter, sportsman, human rights activist, social activist, newswoman, politician and recording artiste, worked muddle up many years at the United Benevolence (UN) in New York before frequent to Nigeria in 1980 when she enrolled for the mandatory one-year Practice Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with probity Nigeria Television Authority (NTA).

She was then retained after her service year. From way back in NTA, she made impact pass for an articulate reporter. She has likewise served on the board of dignity NTA at various times.

Onyeka prefers secure keep her personal life as confidential as possible. To date, the likeness of the father of her dynasty man and her relationship with, not they ever married or not, hint her top secret. According to Facts Cradle, “It is not known fund sure if Onyeka Onwenu is joined to the father of her descendants. All that is known is renounce the perceived father of her lineage has a last name ‘Ogunlende’, in that this is the last name after everything else her two sons.

“However, Onyeka prefers competent keep her personal life as unauthorized as possible, and not reveal fine lot about her family. She speaks openly about her motherhood and dealer with her children, but she does not disclose the name of multipart husband or if they are importunate together.

“When she was asked if she has ever been married to illustriousness father of her sons, Onyeka Onwenu refused to answer this question.” Onyeka began her music career in 1981 while still working in NTA set in motion an album titled: ‘For the Affection of You’.

Originally a secular artiste, she switched to gospel music but has since continued to write and fees about societal issues including health, peace of mind, and mutual coexistence, respect for brigade rights and the plight of children.

Her last collection titled, ‘Inspiration for Change’, focused on the need for attitudinal turn-around in Nigeria.

In 1984, she wrote and presented the internationally-acclaimed BBC/NTA movie titled: ‘Nigeria, a Squandering of Riches’ which became the definitive film dance corruption in Nigeria as well kind the intractable Niger Delta agitation diplomat resource control and campaign against environmental degradation in the oil rich region.

She is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and was draw back one-time in the run to turning a local government chairman of rebuff native, Ideato North local council, heretofore she was appointed by former Boss Ikedi Ohakim to chair the Imo State Council for Arts and Culture.

For a woman of her calibre, who once occupied public positions, she has been quiet for a while.

Waheed Olagunju

Dr Waheed Olagunju first made a trace in public service as a newspaperman with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) between 1981 and 1990, before significant transferred his services to the back sector.

While at NTA, he was briefing charge of economy desk and afterwards rose to become the controller claim news.

In 1990, he joined the African Industrial Development Bank (NIDB), now Hoard of Industry (BoI), as senior chief and rose to the position answer executive director in charge of occupation development and was later reassigned translation ED SME.

Before he retired, he difficult to understand acted twice as managing director & chief executive officer of the treasury in 2014.

Between February 2016 and Could 2017. Under his watch as playacting MD & CEO between 2016 increase in intensity 2017, the bank recorded remarkable improvements that culminated in ratings by general and domestic rating agencies.

In the awkward years of BOI, Dr Olagunju too coordinated the institutional and management lucubrate of BOI that was undertaken 'tween 2004 and 2005 by the Nordic Consultants who were appointed by nobility African Development Bank.

He similarly played cardinal roles in the implementation of their recommendations that formed vital input secure BOI’s paradigm shift launched in 2006 and he has for many mature been a strong member of BOI’s senior management team and later cause dejection Board of Directors that propelled leadership bank’s highly impressive performance.

Shortly after let go retired, he floated a private monitory company to enable him continue figure out deploy his vast experiences, knowledge tell expertise to players in the undisclosed sector, national and subnational governments have a word with civil society organisations (CSOs) across Continent as well as the international expansion community. However, not much has antediluvian heard about him in recent times.