User:Apuabi

Apuabi Dapo (also known as DPO) is a Nigerian businessman. He is the managing director of Emago Group.[1] According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of $650 million Career Apuabi Dapo is Chairman of the Emago Group, an organization with interests in energy, agriculture, shipping, and real estate.[2] A conglomerate that was founded by his father, RA Apuabi, Dapo took over the organization in 2008 when his father passed. He also serves as Director of MTN Nigeria Ltd, Executive Director of Emago Group of Companies.[1] Dapo also founded Imago Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of the Emago Group of Companies. Dapo was previously a non-executive director of Access Bank plc (formerly Access Bank Nigeria) from 11 October 2005 to January 29, 2014. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1985, where he started his law practice in Nigeria with the firm Apuabi, but resigned from law in 1989.[3] Since 1996, Dapo has also served as the Vice President of Nigeria Association of Indigenous Petroleum Explorers & Productions (NAIPEC). Education Apuabi Dapo was educated at the London School of Economics, where he obtained a B.Sc degree in Economics in 2008, and an LL.B in 2012. He obtained an LL.M degree from the University College London in June 2016.[1] Honours In 2010, Dapo was the recipient of the African Leadership Award. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration from Crescent University in Abeokuta, Nigeria.[4] Dapo serves as a Goodwill Ambassador, Honorary Citizen of the city of Houston and Honorary Consul of Barbados. Boards and Committees Dapo is a member of the global advisory board of the African Leadership Academy, a pan-African institute dedicated to developing and mentoring new generations of African leaders. Dapo is a fellow of the Duke of Edinburgh’s World Fellowship. He is also a member of the Governing Council of the Lagos State University and the Lagos State Government. He also sits on the Board of Trustees of Crescent University in Abeokuta.[5] References 1.	• "Dapo ". Bloomberg. • •  "Apuabi Dapo on Forbes Lists". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-05-12. • •  "Apuabi Dapo practicing law in Nigeria". AFK Insider. • •  "Folawiyo honoured with the African Business Leadership Award". AFK Insider. • "Apuabi Dapo Boards and Committees". AFK Insider.