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Osaren Philips Emokpae, PhD, DBA

·EARLY LIFE & CHILDHOOD

As he was preparing to go to Nazareth and Capernaum on 13th of May, 2016, Dr. Osaren Emokpae checked his mail and found the following birthday wishes among several others. It reads "Our dear Dr. Philips Osar Emokpae, God gave a gift to the world when you were born some years ago. As a person who loves and cares, as a person who sees others need and feels it. As one who encourages and lifts people up. As one who spends energy and resources on others, rather than on himself. And as one who touches each life he enters and makes a difference in the world. This is why May 13 of each year is celebrated with you by everyone who has the privilege to know you and associate with you.

However, your birthday of year 2016 is a special one as it marks your Diamond Jubilee birthday. To God alone be all the glory. Osar, you remain a beacon of hope and mentor to many, both in the business world and in Christian service. Your exemplary lifestyle and integrity in the service of God and humanity are highly commendable.

You are a shining light, a motivator, and an encourager per excellence may the love that you have shown to others return to you multiplied. May this year's special birthday bring with it all the success and fulfilment you desire. On this occasion of your 60th birthday. My family joins your family, friends, and business partners all over the globe to wish you a glorious, gracious, pleasant, and joyous birthday celebration.

As you and your dear wife, Imose, decide to spend this day quietly in the Holy Land of Israel to reflect on the goodness and wonders of the Lord, may the grace of God continue to abound in your lives. Happy Birthday Celebration."

This Birthday Greeting reminds us of 1980 Nsiweke Ikperejere in Eastern part of Nigeria where Dr. Emokpae did his National Youth Service, and where he put down the five goals he intended to pursue throughout his life, namely: ‘’I intend to devote my life to emancipate the masses of Nigeria from the shackles of poverty, oppression, suppression, disease and ignorance. To help in emancipating my family from all forms of suffering and servitude. To pursue the truth in principle and practice. To liberate myself through education before liberating others. That as nobody has a monopoly of knowledge. I will always be receptive to the views and opinion of others. (Source: my personal reminders, National Youth Service Corps, diary 1980.)

Remember that at the time Dr. Emokpae set those life goals, he was not a Christian. He was a socialist and a diehard Marxist. Having been supervised in the University of Calabar by his academic mentor, Professor Escor Toyo of blessed memory.

Although he turned away from Marxism to Christianity, at a later stage of his life, on the prayers of his wife, the values and goals he espoused about his desired future, he continued to pursue, attested to by the above birthday good wishes. He was not to change his vision for the world as he has remained true to his vision, but he had a change of style, a change in methodology after his espoused vision at age 24. He got married at the age of 25 to the first daughter of Pa Wilfred, Imose, who was a grade two maths teacher at Arinze Primary School, Benin city. His wife became his first project. He encouraged her to get the relevant GCE O Level papers to gain entrance into the university. Dr. Emokpae then sponsored her to Jibril Martins High School, Iponri, Lagos, for one year to do her GCE Ordinary level. Then, the Universities of Lagos,Benin and Oxford University

With the wife, he set up St. Philip's Private School. which gave scholarship to many indigent students, some of whom are engineers and medical doctors today. Most of Dr. Emokpae's children attended that school, amongst whom are engineers, lawyers, and IT consultants.

Dr. Osarenren Emokpae was born on Sunday, May 13, 1956. Some of the children born before him by Hon. and Mrs. Michael Emokpae had died before he was born, making him the second surviving child of that family. His father was, at various times, counselor, chairman, and president of the customary court in his local government, and obviously, the most educated person in his community, in his generation.

Mr. Michael Emokpae had several children, some of whom are Colonel Roland Emokpae, retired, his elder brother. Matthew Emokpae, C. P. A. and Vice President of a major U. S. corporation, and Mrs. Betty Obasuyi. Dr. Emokpae had his primary and secondary education under the Anglican Mission. and professional education in School of Accountancy, UYO.

He became a pioneer student in economics of the University of Calabar, which he attended with Bendel State Scholarship, although he was a Federal Scholar throughout his first university program.

He became the pioneer president of Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria, where he is today a trustee slash patron, he was also the director of vocational service of Rotary International Surulere and Member Institute of Directors. Outside mentoring so many marketing and advertising practitioners, he has been deeply involved in mentoring young Christians and teaching Christian leaders on leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship, and various other disciplines.So much so that he was not only rewarded with fellowships, but also invited to deliver the APCON Annual Lecture in Lagos, invited by Rhodes University to deliver a paper on the digital divide in 2000 in South Africa, and giving appointment as Associate Lecturer, University of Lagos Business School, to teach postgraduate students in marketing and strategy.

Given a head start in his christian, by Reverend Dr. Richard and Reverend Mrs. Modupe Oloidi, under whose ministry watch and spiritual guidance, he became born again and grew as a Christian leader. Dr. Emokpae was given opportunity to take on senior ministerial assignments under Reverend Dr. Wilson Badejo, former general overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria.

He was chairman of the Foursquare Convention in 2004. Chairman Idimu International Conference Center, Chairman Institute of Leadership, Chairman Foursquare Agenda Setting Committee, and Member of Foursquare Finance Committee. Dr. Emokpae subsequently became a member of the Board of Trustees of Macpherson University.

Dr. Emokpae is today is the President and National Leader Foursquare Movement  in Trinidad and Tobago, Executive Counsellor of Foursquare Nigeria and Founding Pastor  of Macedonia foursquare churches in Dallas USA and Santo Domingo-Dominican Republic. He mentors churches in the UK and Europe.

With assistance from friends and associates, he veered into consulting, advertising, private security, logistics, courier, export, trading, conference center and so on, with about 5, 000 staff in his employ. Dr. Emokpae loves his family passionately, starting with his beautiful wife, Imose, he married 42 years ago.

His four children and several grandchildren. Osamudiame, Jr., his first son, is a software entrepreneur, running his own business with his wife, in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. His daughter, Osayi Lasisi, is a lawyer, mother, motivator, plying her trade with her husband kenny in Canada. His second son, Eseiwi, is a software engineer, Soft ware architect in the United Kingdom. And his fourth child, Omogiate, is a mechanical, Aerospace Engineer which after working for over 6 years in the Aerospace industry went into banking!. He also took Maxwell Imuzeze into his home as his child at age of eight when the mother died. Dr. Emokpae and his wife cared for him and sponsored him through primary, secondary, and Brunel University Oxbridge in the United Kingdom to become an engineer in electronics slash electricals. He is now married to his beautiful wife blessed with children

Dr. Emokpae was the chairman of LAPO Microfinance Bank, www.lapo-nigeria.org, the largest microfinance bank in West Africa, founded by Dr. Godwin Ehigiamosoe. After completing his term in that position he moved on to become chairman of LAPO NGO. His passion for the poor and needy led to the setting up, with vision partners, The Refuge Center for the Needy in Nigeria, Rhema Global Foundation London and Beauty and Philips Poverty Alleviation Organisation in Trinidad and Tobago. Some of these organisations provide hot meals for the needy in the community every week and accommodation for the homeless.

Dr. Osaren Emokpae’s father, Honorable Michael Emokpae, loved education so much. On completion of School, he became councillor for Education in Benin Divisional council, where the idea was muted to create Uhunmwonde local government, with an assurance of Hon. Michael Emokpae becoming the chairman of the council. There was a snag some where. The headquarters of the envisioned council was to be sited in a different town from which Michael Emokpae was born. He was told he would need to sacrifice his position as chairman for the headquarters to go to Ehor, where he now returned to his former office as councillor for Education; and not long after that he was appointed a judge of the only court of the local government. He also played a key role in the creation of Midwest Region. It was the year of the creation of Uhunmwonde local Government that Dr. Osaren Emokpae, Hon. Michael Emokpae’s second son was born-specifically May 13 1956.

Being taught by his father the importance of Education, Osaren Emokpae’s life passion became education, seeking endlessly for Knowledge and in turn giving knowledge to others from kids to the high and mighty across several continents.

He went to Anglican Primary School and Anglican Grammar Ehor where he excelled. Thereafter after a brief spell of working in the Education Board went to School of Accountancy Uyo in 1975, university of calabar in 1976, UK Institute of Marketing in 1984, university of Lagos in 1979, Century University in 1n 1990, Haggai Institute in 2001, Foursquare seminary in 2007, Oxford University in 2010, Cranfield university in 2014 and doctoral class of University of Hertfordshire of 2020.

Dr. Osaren Emokpae is primarily an Apostle, a Development Economist and theologian with two Doctoral degrees, one in philosophy and Human resources and the second in Organizational resilience and Microfinance.

He has over ten examined degrees, Diploma, and Certificate from several Universities and other tertiary institutions in three different Countries: United Kingdom, United State, and Nigeria. Some of the degrees and diploma are in Economics, Business administration, Marketing, Managing Organizational Performances, Organizational Resilience, Organizational Leadership, Biblical Studies, Christian Leadership,  Microfinance and Theology.

Additionally he has attended various executive programs in Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom and USA. He is a fellow of the institute of Marketing, a fellow of APCON (Now ARCON), and the Fellow of Institute of Management Consultants. He is a very cerebral academic, serial entrepreneur and Co-pioneered media independent practices in Nigeria,

After several years of being National Secretary of Nigerian Marketing Association.

Dr. Emokpae was the Founding Strategic planning Director in Troyka Group, Senior Brand Manager Unilever, Founding CEO MIPAN, Founder Havilah Open Door and ED-JOHN Institute of Management and Technology, Founding Pastor of Lakeview Foursquare Church, Chairman Rhema Global Mission Foundation, First Chairman LAPO MFB, Chairman LAPO NGO,  and on the demise of Dr. Wilson Badejo and his wife, he became chairman of Wilson Badejo Foundation (WBF) now Wilson & Yinka Badejo Foundation (WYBF). He also served as Chairman-Mindshare Group,Chairman Concorde Security and Protocol Services, Chairman Omecom Security as well as carrying his apostolic call to Europe, Asia, USA and the Caribbean.

He is an executive coach and much sought after speaker on Boundariless, Multiskilling, Organizational Resilience and Managing Organizational Performance, lead anchor of the TV shows -  THE ANCHOR  and  THE WEALTHY PLACE , Founding chairman Foursquare Institute of Leadership and Futures Studies and Founding Member, Board of Trustees - McPherson University.

He has been a consultant to Dangote, Silverbird, Revlon, Nasco, Seven up, DHL, WAMCO and several other organisation. He served on the faculty of UAC/Unilever Training Centre lecturing on Marketing and Mnagement, University of Lagos Post graduate School.

DDR. Emokpae lives in his home in Milton Keynes with his beautiful wife enjoying watching squirrels and exotic birds having a field day in his compound. He loves God with DEEP passion and speaks about God's love everywhere he goes

MINISTRY & MISSION WORK

Dr. Osaren Emokpae is currently on a full time non-salaried assignment as the President and National Leader Foursquare church in Trinidad and Tobago, Macedonia Assemblies, St. Vincent and surrounding Islands, while concurrently serving as Executive councillor in the leadership team of Foursquare Nigeria.

He founded the International Missions conference in 2014 and held a successful 9th international mission conference in Trinidad & Tobago during which Dr. Osaren Emokpae was installed as first national leader and president of foursquare movement in that country by Dr. Olu Farombi, Former General Overseer Emeritus of the Foursquare Gospel Church Nigeria. Dr. Farombi, who is now the president international refreshing ministries Chicago represented Pastor John Hall, Foursquare International Missions Director. Participants who congratulated him on the event are Mr. Nixon Winter, Rev (Dr) Richard Oloidi, Mr. Jimi Awosika, The Group CEO Of Insight/Troyka Group, Dr Godwin Ehigiamusoe, Founder of LAPO Group, His Excellency Abubakar Ibrahim, the Nigeria High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Ambassador Udo Onyi, Mr Jonathan Hall, Pastor TIna Spellman and several eminent clergy personalities and captains of industries in Nigeria, Britain, the USA and other parts of the world.

Dr. Osaren Emokpae aspirations as the New President and National and President overseeing Trinidad & Tobago, St. Vicent and the islands are to destroy through the power of the Holy Spirit the covering cast over Trinidad and some other Caribbean countries, foster an inclusive ministry of the total man that sits on the tripod of the Word, Prayer and Institutions, Good News to be accompanied by good works, taking the gospel to the homeless, youths and those without hope, showing them that God loves them. He also intends to intentionally build the Foursquare brand, recognizable throughout the country. He desires to establish theological seminary along with a campus of ED-JOHN Institute of Management and Technology to give skills to young people to be entrepreneurs, with micro grants to set up micro enterprises that are scalable, mentorship and helping poor women to get out of poverty.

He was able to install the first board of directors during the 9th International Missions Conference, some of whom include Pastor Samuel Olubode as National Secretary, Pastor Dr Winchester as Director for Home Missions and Pastor Samuel Andres D’Abreau as Multi-ethnic director and Senior Pastor City centre church in Port of Spain

Dr. Osaren Emokpae is also the Founding Pastor Harrow Foursquare Church London, Lakeview Foursquare Church Lagos (Nigeria), Macedonia Foursquare Church, Santo Domingo, The Foursquare Church, Macedonia Assemblies Dallas,Texas (USA).

He is an executive counselor in the National Executive Council (NEC), Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria.

· RELATIONSHIP

Dr. Osaren Emokpae is married to his beautiful wife, Mrs. Imose Enoma Osar-Emokpae, both are permanent American residents, and British citizens of Nigerian Heritage.

Their marriage of over four decades is blessed with four wonderful children: Three males and one female.

He and his wife are the Founders ED-JOHN Institute of management and Technology as well as the College of Nursing in Lagos, Nigeria.

·  PHILOSOPHY

He believes in fairness and equity, a world of human dignity and justice. As a student, he was a Maxist primarily because of his belief in equitable distribution of outcomes of production and a fairer society. He therefore became the Secretary of   movement for progress Nigeria. He was one of the leaders that protested with the theme ‘Alli must go’’ when School fees were increased in the university in the mid 1970s.

He belives so much in giving as an operational paradigm for the world that can spread wealth for every one to benefit from. He believes in inclusive society where every one has a voice. He also believes in Holy living

· PHILANTROPY

He is a philantropist extraordinaire. Right from when he was a kid he always gave to those who were less fortunate than himself.

In ministry he along with his colleagues set up the needy foundation to give food, shelter and medical help to the poor. He set up other four foundations, two in Nigeria, one in the UK and one in Nigeria. He also set up scholarship scheme for children from poor homes for his tertiary educational Institution-EDJOHN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.

During COVID he went to distribute food in Ehor, after which he led the resuscitation of pipe borne water for the town. The church he pastored was open throughout the covid to give food and assistance to the needy

His life has been inspired by his father-Honorable michael Emokpae in educational pursuit, by his mother and grand mother for his philantropy.