Akolisa Ufodike
Akolisa Ufodike | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Citizenship | Nigerian and Canadian |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Political party | United Conservative Party (UCP) Alberta, Canada ;Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) Canada |
Board member of | Canadian Nigerian Chamber of commerce |
Akolisa Ufodike (born October 6, 1973, in Maiduguri) is a Nigerian-Canadian entrepreneur, academic, finance executive and politician.[1] He is a director of Kainji Resources, an oil and gas company in Nigeria.[2]
He currently serves as assistant professor of auditing (data analytics) and public policy and law at York University in Toronto.
Early life and career[]
Ufodike was born in 1973 in Maiduguri to the family of Colonel Leonard Ufodike and Ebele Ufodike of Umudim and Otolo, Nnewi.
Education[]
Ufodike attended Nigerian Military School, Zaria and Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. In 2006, he attended and obtained Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University, Canada. In 2008, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University and in 2017, obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Management degree from University of Calgary.
Career and employment[]
After graduating from Nigerian Defence Academy, Ufodike started a career in banking, working for Intercontinental Merchant Bank in Onitsha. He sits on the provincial audit committee for Alberta and is also a board member of the Canadian Nigerian Chamber of commerce helping in the facilitation of trade between Canada and Nigeria.[3]
In 2015, he ran for the Alberta provincial election.[4]
Membership[]
Ufodike is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Canada, Chartered Professional Accountant Canada, Certified Professional Accountant USA and Certified Chartered Accountant UK.[5][6]
Award and recognition[]
- Fellowships of CPA Canada (FCPA)[7]
- Fellowship of CGA Canada (FCGA)
References[]
- ^ "Thursday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Kainji Resources (Nig.) Board". Kainji Resources Nigeria Limited. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Bilateral Trade and Investment Relationships Between Canada and Nigeria". canadanigeriachamber.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Thursday morning candidate nomination updates in Alberta | daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". daveberta.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Institute of Corporate Directors- ICD.D" (PDF).
- ^ "Directors Education Program".
- ^ "Fellowships of CPA Canada (FCPA) Recognition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2017.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Nigerian politicians
- People from Nnewi
- Cornell University alumni