ACIOE - Key Persons
Angela Yusuf is an experienced Accountant and business management professional with over a decade progressive experience in NGOs, Telecommunications, Legal, and Gas industries managing books of accounts and daily operations with the goal of meeting and exceeding both internal and external stakeholder expectations using her personal ethos of performance- driven excellence. She is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Member, Electoral Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (Lekki District), Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria ACIPM amongst others. I have transferrable skills across key segments of Accounting and Finance (including Data Analysis, Budgeting, Reports and Financial Statements, Account Treasury and Payable, Payroll, Inventory management, legal compliance and Internal audit, Bank reconciliation, ISO Standards, Quality Management System, Financial control and Record keeping), having played membership roles within teams that provide a broad range of bespoke advisory services to domestic and international corporates, government/government agencies and development finance institutions.
Previously, Angela worked for National Democratic Institute in partnership with USAID and FCDO where she was part of a team that managed over 14 active projects with an estimated total value of $6,468,580.
Anyadiegwu Ifeyinwa works as the gender analyst at ACIOE Associates. She has a bachelor's degree in Microbiology from Crawford University Igbesa, Ogun state. She has knowledge and experience in analyzing and computing data in the gender sector. She is motivated by her passion for community service, making a good impression, and improving the organization's reputation.
Job Titles:
- Communications Specialist
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Assistant & Communications Lead
Deborah Ayande is an Executive Assistant and Communications Specialist with several years of experience. She is passionate about employing effective communication strategies. She possesses a rare blend of expertise in executive support, French language, SEO, and digital advertising. She has a demonstrated track record of success in writing and editing social media content and other marketing materials. She is skilled in establishing and implementing comprehensive communications plans for a spectrum of audiences, including internal and external stakeholders, media, and the general public. She is also a skilled presenter and public speaker.
She is passionate about using communication to build relationships, promote understanding, and achieve positive change. She is committed to facilitating effective communication in a rapidly changing and increasingly digital world.
Dr Kayode Afolabi holds a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery, a Master's degree in Health Economics and a Fellowship from the West African College of Surgeons in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He has 30 years of experience in the field of Family Planning, Reproductive and Maternal Health. Within this period, he worked as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Ibadan for six years and another six years as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the University College Hospital, also in Ibadan, Nigeria.
He served the Oyo State Government of Nigeria as an Honourable Commissioner of Health during the regime of Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja. Among his areas of interest as the Commissioner for Health, Oyo State included Health System Strengthening with a notable focus on Human Resources for Health and essential health commodities security. He upgraded Adeoyo Maternity Hospital to a teaching hospital for Postgraduate Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The Hospital, now known as Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital, has produced many consultants in OBGYN who are currently contributing to Reproductive and Maternal Health care delivery and research in Nigeria.
He retired recently as the Director and Head, Reproductive Division of the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria, Dr. Kayode Afolabi in that capacity provided leadership in Sexual and Reproductive Health System Strengthening, Government Policy Development, Operations and Implementation Research towards improving the health of mothers, adolescents and under five children in Nigeria. He recorded notable achievements in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights working with Civil Society Organisations, Private Sector, Implementing Partners, Donors and the United Nations Agencies. Outstanding among these is the development of the National Reproductive Health Policy, 2017; costed National Family Planning Scale up Plan (Nigeria FP Blueprint, 2014; revised in 2020), Task Shifting Task Sharing Policy 2014 and 2018; Roadmap of action for accelerated reduction of maternal and newborn mortality, the Live Saving Skills for different cadres of health care providers, Nigeria Roadmap for introduction and scale up of Sayana Press, 2018; the National Self Care Guidelines, 2020, and the Private Sector Engagement Strategy for Maternal & RH. His skills and experience cover Demand Generation; Human Capacity Development; Advocacy and Partnerships Building with formal and informal actors on SRHR, Resource Mobilization, and Strategic and Operational Management of complex SRH Programs. Dr Kayode Afolabi has extensive skills and experience in knowledge management including evidence generation, documentation of achievements and best practices at national and international for an as well as in peer reviewed journals; coordination of the development of National and Sub-national level Guidelines, State-specific Costed Implementation Plans and evidence-based Service Protocol.
Dr Kayode Afolabi is happily married with children, two of whom also work on Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health.
Ekenem Isichei is currently the CEO at ACIOE Associates, a reputable advisory services firm based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is also the lead for the Corporate Council on Africa in West Africa. He has distinctively served different local and international clients such as BG Group, BP North America, and Marathon oil, Accenture, Chevron, Procter and Gamble, Corporate Council on Africa, Albright Stonebridge group, British High Commission and Shell. Having functioned in Europe, Nigeria, United States, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago He has a proven track record of delivering outstanding results and improvements in the areas of Government Relations, Business Strategy improvements, Compliance, Business Performance improvements, Turnaround management, Risk management and Project management.
Job Titles:
- Senior Public Policy Government Relations Analyst
Emmanuel Effiong is experienced in public policy analysis with an area of specialization in the nexus between government policy formulation and implementation strategies and the effects these have on the private sector and society at large. His niche is in merging quantitative and qualitative analysis of public policy development and implementation processes to establish a holistic understanding of the impact on emerging and frontier economies' micro and macroeconomic cum political outlook. This expertise served him as a trade manager and international advisor to leading technology firms in Asia on entry strategy into the sub-Saharan African market.
Emmanuel is an alumnus of the Young Africa Leadership Initiative (YALI) Emerging Leaders Program, where he specialized in Public Policy Management. He is a Fellow of the Africa Policy Conversations Think Tank. He volunteers with several public policy advocacy platforms, such as ConstitutionLab, where he serves as the Communications Lead and sits on the Board of Trustees of The Re-Awakening Nigeria.
Emmanuel Effiong holds a master's degree from Southwest Jiaotong University, China, and a bachelor's degree in engineering from Madonna University, Nigeria.
Job Titles:
- Public Policy & Government Relations Associate
Fatinikun Heritage is a skilled Public Policy & Government Relations Associate specializing in the intricate dynamics between government policies and their impact on the private sector and society.
Job Titles:
- Enthusiastic Public Health Officer
- Health Systems Strengthening Officer
Ibukun Ajeigbe is an Enthusiastic Public Health Officer with years of experience working with Projects on reproductive, maternal and child healthcare and has contributed to team success through hard work and excellent Organisational skills. She graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in 2012 with a Bachelor's Degree in Family Nutrition and Consumer Sciences. Over the years, she has garnered experience in the public and private sectors and on various community health research and surveys.
Job Titles:
- Administration, Logistics & Procurement Lead
Joshua Aigbokhai is a graduate of Biology from the Federal University of Technology Minna and is an experienced Administration, Procurement and Logistics professional with cognate experience across the health and renewable energy sectors. I am skilled in Invoicing, procurement, Logistics management, and office administration.
Job Titles:
- Senior Human Resources
- Senior Human Resources & Administration Manager
Momoh, Zainab Omoleigho is a trained, certified people management leader and licensed HR practitioner offering 15 years of core HR experience managing a Multi-Generational workforce across the non-financial banking, NGO, Power, Utility and HR Consulting sphere with a personal commitment and stride to support Human resource development.
Keen on upholding the tenets of best practice, driven by an uncompromising commitment to excellence and professionalism while leveraging on a strategic deep understanding of racial, cultural, and religious diversities. I love to develop teams to stand out and make positive differences in the lives of people and organizations.
Job Titles:
- Health Sector Assistant Lead
- Public Health Expert
Olukunle Daramola is a public health expert and a seasoned program management specialist with over 18 years' robust experience in Family Planning/Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Humanitarian Response, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Gender, OVC and Women's Empowerment, Programs Management and Monitoring and Evaluation in Nigeria. He has demonstrable expertise in strategic planning, program design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation including data collection and reporting through national data management platforms.
Olukunle has a cordial working relationship with both public and private organizations in health sector including Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) at both national and subnational levels. He also has wealth of experience working with both local and INGOs across 36+1 states in Nigeria. In the recent past, he facilitated Local and State Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (LEEDS and SEEDS), a blue-print document that brings attention of relevant donors to support various sectors including health at both state and local government levels in Nigeria.
He has supported the development of work plans across a diverse portfolio of healthcare systems including activity costing, and M&E activities. As the Senior Portfolio Manager/ Team Lead for Program Management Unit under the Global Fund (GF) Impact HIV Grant for FHI 360 as Principal Recipient in Nigeria, Olukunle established and maintained good working relationships with Sub Recipients (SRs) and relevant government institutions across 35+1 states in Nigeria. Olukunle worked also with Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) as the Project Director for GF Malaria New Funding Model Grant; and the Regional Manager for GF HIV Investments for Impact Grant across the 6+1 states in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
Job Titles:
- Compliance Manager
- Finance
She is an ICAN-Certified Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) with over 18 years of experience in Financial Reporting, Tax Planning & Management, Business Process Design & Improvement, Payroll Management, Internal Audit, and Control Planning & Implementation.
She is skilled in conducting an in-depth analysis of financial performance using relevant KPIs, reviewing and reconciling general ledger entries on the accounting system, maintaining a detailed fixed asset register, preparing monthly fixed asset schedules, and ensuring all fixed asset and inventory records are complete and accurate. Carry out bank reconciliation for the company's various bank accounts and responsible for month-end and close year-end financial reporting process.
Job Titles:
- Public Policy and Government Relations Manager