Godwin Obaseki
| Godwin Obaseki | |
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| Governor of Edo State | |
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Assumed office 12 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Adams Oshiomhole |
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| Born | 1 July 1959 Benin city, Edo State State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
Godwin Obaseki (born 1 July 1959 in Benin City, Nigeria) is the current governor of Edo State, Nigeria since 12 November 2016. He is the pioneering Chairman of the Edo State Economic and Strategy Team which was inaugurated by former Governor Adams Oshiomole in March 2009.
Obaseki holds post graduate degrees in both Finance and International Business, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers, Nigeria.
Obaseki served as executive board member of several private companies including Afrinvest. He is married to Betsy Obaseki, a financial expert. She holds BSc. and MSc. in Accounting from the University of Lagos, and an alumnus of the Keliog’s School of Business Executive Management Programme, USA.
Born in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Obaseki is the third child of Late Pa Roland Obaseki and Gbinigie of Owina Street, Ogbelaka Quarters, Benin City. He attended St. Matthew’s Primary School for his primary school education and proceeded to Eghosa Grammar School, in Benin City, for secondary education.
Obaseki thereafter proceeded to the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classics. For the mandatory National Youth Service Corps Scheme, he was posted to and served in Jos, Plateau State. He later left Nigeria for the United States to attend Columbia University and Pace University in New York, where he obtained an MBA in Finance and International Business.
Obaseki is the founding secretary, (1992), of a US-based Africa Chamber of Commerce. He is also former Director of Junior Achievement of Nigeria – the local affiliate of international Not For Profit Organisation.
Obaseki began his career as a stockbroker in 1983 with Capital Trust Brokers Limited, Lagos. He later transferred his services to the International Merchant Bank. He moved to AVC Funds Limited, Lagos, in 1988, where he served as a Project Manager. He moved back to New York and worked as a Principal of Equatorial Finance Company, a Financial Advisory firm. He focused on Africa and provided Structured Trade Finance for African-related transactions.
In 1995, Godwin Obaseki founded Afrinvest West Africa Limited (formerly Securities Transactions & Trust Company Limited (SecTrust), which has grown to become one of the most reputable investment banking and management firms in Nigeria.
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