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Election Season: LBSAA Takes To The Vote

Uzo Ofoma Chukwuma

In the first ever virtual election in the history of the Lagos Business School Alumni Association, the Governing Council, comprising all Alumni Class Presidents, voted for a new Vice President and Secretary. Per the tenure stated in the charter of the Association, the two positions are up for election every two years; the position of President is automatically filled by the previous Vice President. After two years as President, Mrs Clare Omatseye oversaw her last meeting in the role on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Under her leadership, the Association made great strides in the health sector, as part of the mission to impact society. After nomination by other alumni, the contestants were examined by the Executive Council (EXCO) to ensure that The following Alumni who fulfilled the conditions for election were then put forth before the Governing Council for election .

For Secretary:

Mrs Uzoma Dalhatu (SMP 64) and Mr Babatunde Daramola (AMP 25)

For Vice President: Mr Agada Apochi (AMP 22) Utilising digital polls, the Governing Council threw in their votes for their candidate of choice. At its end, Mrs Dalhatu and Mr Apochi emerged the Secretary-elect and Vice their profiles suited established criteria for election.

President-elect of the Lagos Business School Alumni Association respectively.

Meet the newly elected EXCO members:

Mrs Dalhatu is the Assistant Company Secretary and Legal Manager for Old Mutual Nigeria. Before taking up her current role, she was the Legal Advisor for the Old Mutual subsidiaries in Nigeria. Prior to this, she served as the Executive Personal Assistant to the Group Chief Executive Officer for Old Mutual West Africa. Prior to joining the Old Mutual Group in 2012, Uzoma, as she prefers to be called, was the Team Lead, Company Secretarial services at Dalhatu and George Legal Practitioners. Earlier on, Uzoma worked with Zenith Bank Plc as a Customer Service Officer.

Uzoma Catherine Dalhatu

Secretary Elect

Uzoma has over 14years of diverse experience gained in the Corporate Sector, notably the Insurance and Banking sectors, and private practice. Her competencies include Legal and Regulatory Compliance, Company Secretarial services, Legal Advisory, Dispute Resolution and Stakeholder Management. She has a bias for Corporate Governance and Sustainability Business Strategies. Uzoma holds a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a Masters of Law (LL.M) in Oil and Gas Law from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria and a member of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria. She is an alumna of the Senior Management Programme (SMP 64) of Lagos Business School (LBS).

Uzoma is interested in youth mentoring. She is a melophile and a budding poet.

Agada Apochi Vice President

Mr Apochi is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Unified Payments. He is the Founder and Director of PayAttitude, a payment scheme focused on mobile & digital payments, with a patent for the technology and process enabling phone numbers to be used for different transactions across all channels; and Hope Payment Service Bank, Nigeria's premier digital-first bank. Before becoming the MD/CEO, he held the positions of Group Head, Corporate Services; Company Secretary & Head of Legal Services and Executive Director of Unified Payments. Prior to joining Unified Payments, he was the Regional Legal Head at Union Bank and Legal Counsel at FSB International Bank (now Fidelity Bank), respectively. Mr Apochi is a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration; a chartered Mediator & Conciliator; Certified Associate of Capability Maturity Model Integration Institute (CMMII, USA); and a Honorary Chartered Banker of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the University of Jos (Bachelor of Law); Nigerian Law School (Barrister-at-Law); Rivers State University (Master of Law); Columbia University, USA (Master of Arts in Organisational Psychology & Change Leadership). He has also taken leadership & management training at Harvard, INSEAD, Cornell, among other business schools. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Programme (AMP 22), which has won the Best Class Award five times. Before his election as the Vice President of the LBSAA, Mr Apochi was his Class President. He is currently working towards his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree at Swiss Business School.

CHANGE OF GUARD AS

LBSAA EXCO HAND OVER Oluwasegun Adegbesan & Uzo Ofoma Chukwuma On Saturday, June 27, 2020, Clare Omatseye, EMBA 3, (CEO, JNC International Ltd) handed over the leadership reins of the Lagos Business School Alumni Association (LBSAA) to Frank Aigbogun (CEO, BusinessDay Media Ltd). Prior to this, Omatseye and Aigbogun were the President and Vice President, respectively, of the Association from June 2018.

In an exclusive handover ceremony carried out with strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocols at Protea Hotels, Kuramo Waters, the event also saw the induction of the newly elected Vice President, Agada Apochi, AMP 22, (CEO, Unified Payments), and Secretary, Uzoma Dalhatu, SMP 64, (Assistant Company secretary and Legal manager, Old Mutual Nigeria). The two new members of the Executive Council (EXCO) were elected by the Governing Council (GC) of the LBSAA in a virtual election on Saturday, May 9, 2020.

In her opening address, Professor Enase Okonedo, Dean of Lagos Business School, lauded the support of the Association to the school and the importance of alumni in the growth of the school over the years. She expressed her gratitude to the outgoing President, Clare Omatseye, noting her keen foresight in choosing health as one of the focal CSR initiatives ahead of the pandemic. She stated that the health awareness campaign promoted towards the end of 2019 helped to disseminate information and methods to mitigate serious diseases, thus preparing Alumni for the pandemic. The Dean also extended her appreciation to the immediate past President, Bola Adesola, CEP 9, for assisting in the Alumni Office restructure, improving the interactions between the School and the Alumni Body.

She eulogised the tremendous support of the outgoing exco members and expressed confidence in the ability of the incoming president, Frank Aigbogun, to take the association to greater heights, while offering him the full support of the School. In her speech, the outgoing president, Clare Omatseye, thanked the new President for his support during her tenure, describing him as special, dynamic, innovative, and a person whom she can vouch for his character anywhere. She also extended her appreciation to the Dean of LBS, the Alumni director, Henry Andoh, the Alumni office and other exco members. Having said this, the outgoing president proceeded to formally hand over the association charter to the incoming president, Mr Frank Aigbogun. The new President thanked the outgoing president for her leadership and promised to continue the legacy she has set in the Association. He also thanked the outgoing exco members for their support and friendship over the years. In his first task as President, Aigbogun inaugurated the new executive members into the exco.

The event concluded with the Dean presenting plaques and certificates to the outgoing President and members who had fulfilled their tenures, for their outstanding service to the Association.