NIGERIA'S YOUNGEST COMMISSIONER

A King’s College, Lagos and University of Reading, UK alumnus. Asuquo Ekpenyong is a graduate of Economics from University of Reading, UK and also had Msc. Distinction in International Banking and Financial Services from same.

Ekpenyong has attended several training programmes including the Key Executive Program at the Harvard Business School, Boston USA, the Global Executive Leadership Program at Howard University Business School, Washington D.C.; the Executive Management Development Program at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; the Euromoney Oil & Gas School London, etc. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).

After a brief working stint in England, he returned to Nigeria to work as a Financial Analyst at Davandy Finance & Securities Limited, Lagos and then relocated to Cross River where he was appointed a lecturer in the Banking and Finance Department of the University of Calabar, Cross River State. As a young industrious entrepreneur, he established Iquasu Ventures Limited, a haulage and logistics company, in 2010; he later took over as Managing Director of Chamley Bureau de Change Limited. Asuquo’s expertise led to his appointment as Executive Director for finance at Pearland Energy, an indigenous Oil & Gas company, and Non-Executive Director at Ekondo Microfinance Bank Limited.

On the 27th of November 2015, Asuquo Ekpenyong was sworn in as the commissioner for Finance in Cross River state, and is now the youngest serving commissioner in the country. Though, his nomination came as no surprise as he played an integral role in the campaign that brought Governor Ben Ayade into power.

Ekpenyong hails from Odukpani local government area in Cross River, and was born on the 25^th of September, 1985.

A great honour introducing to you all, Asuquo Ekpenyong – Youngest commissioner in Nigeria.

Credit:   africanleadership.co.uk