By Seun Opejobi The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okey Emuchay, has expressed delight over the appointment of former Deputy ...
By Seun Opejobi
The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okey Emuchay, has
expressed delight over the appointment of former Deputy Governor of the Central
Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu, as the President of the African School
of Governance, ASG.
Ohanaeze, the apex Igbo sociopolitical organisation,
expressed confidence that Moghalu will leverage the opportunity to change the
African narrative.
In a statement he signed, Emuchay said Moghalu’s appointment
was not surprising.
According to Emuchay: “The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide
received with immense delight the appointment of one of our best and brightest,
a development economist, a reflective scholar of world renown, astute
bureaucrat, the game changer, legal luminary, robust and creative thinker,
Professor Kingsley Moghalu (OON) as the President of the African School of
Governance (ASG).
“The appointment of Moghalu as the President of such a
unique institution did not come to us as a surprise because of his robust
intellect, requisite qualifications, global exposure, cognate experience and
social skills.
“The vision of the AGS, amongst others, is to develop a new
generation of purpose-driven leaders with the skills and mindsets to help
Africa address the challenges of the 21st century; offer world-class public
policy education, research, and engagement programs; and to transform the continent’s
leadership landscape by meeting the diverse needs of leaders across Africa,
etc.
“Moghalu has served in several agencies of the United
Nations: World Health Organization; United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD); Sogato Strategies S.A.; Nigerian Export-Import Bank
(NEXIM); Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria; Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC); Kuala Lumpur-based Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI);
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, amongst others.
“In each of the above organizations, he demonstrated
remarkable skills, exceptional diligence, elegance and panache. But the most
endearing of the Moghalu persona is that at a period when most mundane public
officers are absorbed in a rat race for illicit acquisition of wealth, he left
the above offices with neither blemish nor tarnish.
“Therefore, there is no gainsaying that the African School
of Governance (ASG) has made the best choice in Professor Kinsley Moghalu.
“While wishing Professor Kingsley Moghalu a successful and
eventful tenure in office as the President of ASG, we are extremely happy that
his disruptive intellect has found a broader expression in lifting Africa from
its diverse deleterious scourges.”
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