Lagos — Oando plc has appointed Independent non-executive directors to join its board effective December 23, 2021.
They are Ronke Sokefun and Nana Fatima Mede.
Ronke Sokefun graduated with LLB (Hons.) in 1987 and was called to the Nigerian Bar (also with honours) in November 1988. She has had a sterling career spanning over 3 decades cutting across different sectors of the economy. Between 1990 and 1993 she worked in Ighodalo & Associates.
In 2002, she moved to the Oando Group, where within a few years she rose to the position of Chief Legal Officer. During this period, she also sat on the Board of the telecoms’ giant – Celtel/Zain (now Airtel) as an alternate Director. She served in this position until 2011 when she was called to public service in Ogun State and proceeded to serve as a 2-term Commissioner – holding diverse portfolios – under Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s 2-term administration as Ogun State Governor.
In January 2019, Sokefun was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (‘NDIC’) by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR; she continues to serve in this capacity. As part of her commitment to giving back to society, she has an NGO known as the “M.R.S. Foundation”. The Foundation is focused on social intervention programmes to augment Government efforts.
Mrs. Mede moved to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation in 2007, serving as a Director of Finance and the pioneer Director/National Coordinator of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS).In 2014, she was sworn in as a Federal Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment where she coordinated the formulation of the Nigerian Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) document on GHG in relation to Climate Change – a document which was presented by the President at the Conference of Party (COP 21) in Paris, 2015.
Mrs. Nana Fatima Mede is an Accountant by profession with a BSc degree in accounting as well as an MBA, both from the Alabama A&M University. She also possesses a certificate in public financial management from the prestigious John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Mrs Mede has a vast amount of experience.
