User:Okochpm/sandbox/Chukwuemeka Madukwe Paul Madukwe Okocha (Nnanna)

Chukwuemeka Madukwe Paul Madukwe Okocha (Nnanna Nta)

Early Years - Chukwuemeka Madukwe Paul Madukwe Okocha (Nnanna Nta) was born in November 30, 1967 during the period of Nigeria’s civil war in General Hospital Igbere, Bende Division, Eastern Nigeria (defunct Republic of Biafra). His father, Paul Madukwe Okocha from Umuikpo Okafia Igbere, formerly a Lieutenant in Nigerian Army Signals Corp was a Major in the Biafran Army at the time and espoused to his mother Martha Paul Okocha who hailed from Amaiyi. Igbere. Nnanna’s first two years were spent in hiding thick rain forests away from the township with his extended family as the civil war climaxed. The Nigerian soldiers had occupied the towns of the new republic as the later lost territorial control. He spent another 5 years after the civil war ended growing up with his grandmother Mma Okafia in a large family, mostly Mma Okafia’s grand children whose parents had gone to the city to seek means of lively hood after the war. His father was detained after the war by Nigerian authorities and got released in 1974. This was Nnanna’s first recognition of his father at the age of seven years. Those were tough years in his life as they ate rats, lizards, locusts, snakes etc. to survive. In 1975, his parents moved to the City of Aba where his father got employment with Phillips Nigeria Limited as Service Manager for Professional Electronics products.

Education - Nnanna’s education started as an informal pupil in Okafia Community School in 1974. He was not registered officially in the school because there was no money. He however had opportunity of formal education when his parents moved to Aba and got admitted into elementary two at Riverside Primary School, Aba. In 1979, he won the second position in the Radio Nigeria competition organized for all primary schools in Aba as part of the celebration of the International Year of the Child. He graduated from Riverside Primary School at elementary six earning a Distinction in the First School Leaving Certificate. His high school education was at the famous Government College Umuahia where he was a school functionary in various capacities starting from the final term of his second year. He was also a founding member of the Christ Ambassadors Students Outreach – an evangelical group. He got admitted to Nigeria’s premier University, the University of Ibadan where he graduated with honors in Economics. He is a Certified Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He is currently concluding and MBA In Finance and Sustainability with the University of Cumbria, United Kingdom.

Family - Nnanna is married to Olufunke Sikirat since 10th of July 1999. The marriage is blessed with Victor, Daniel and Martha (2boys and 1 girl).

Professional Life - As an accountant, Financial Advisor and Economist, his career started as Consultant with Bytes and Baker Associates. He moved on to Banex Group Limited where Auditor, later Advisor to the CEO. He later worked with Metropolitan Batteries Limited with responsibility for Planning and Advisor to the CEO. He went on to work in the accounts department of oil giant Elf before joining Texaco as Senior Accountant. He spent 18 years in Texaco, later Chevron (after their merger) in other capacities – Head of Financial Reporting, Head of Credit, Assistant to the CEO, Business Analyst for West Africa Region, Co-coordinator for Planning and Pricing for West and Central Africa Region. After the acquisition of Chevron Downstream in West Africa, he worked briefly with the new company in various positions including Managing Director and CEO of Texaco Cameroun S.A. (MRS Corlay Cameroun). He is currently the CEO of VDM Products Limited.

Religious Life - Nnanna is a devout Christian. He currently pastors a church with Deeper Life Bible Church in Lagos Nigeria.

Hobbies - Writing, Films, Orchestra Music