Board of Directors
Corporate Governance
Our Board of Directors consist of individuals with sound ethical background and experience. These individuals have knowledgeable business acumen and at various times occupied core managerial positions in different companies.
Please see the names and profile of our Board members below.
Meet our Board of Directors

Obilor Pascal Uche
Chairman
Uche holds an LL.B from the University of Buckingham and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988. He started his law practice in Harald Olga & Blackham Law Chambers and thereafter set up his own law firm Obilor, Akudihor& Associates as a Principal Partner.
Obilor Pascal Uche

Chuka Onwuchekwa
Executive Vice Chairman
Chuka is an accomplished professional banker with extensive experience in corporate finance, corporate banking, treasury and banking operations. Prior to joining Aquila Capital, he was an executive director in Continental Trust Bank Ltd.
Chuka Onwuchekwa

Nnamdi Nwankwo
Managing Director/CEO
Nnamdi is an accomplished professional banker who has over 15 years of experience in Treasury, Credit Administration, Public Finance, Project Finance, Oil & Gas Upstream, Services and Downstream. Prior to joining Aquila, he worked with Access …
Nnamdi Nwankwo

Mrs Amaka Onwughalu
Director
Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu was the former Deputy Managing Director of Skye Bank PLC. where she served as a member of the Board of Directors. She supervised key strategic business directorates such as: Treasury and Financial Institutions, Corporate Banking …
Mrs Amaka Onwughalu
She has earned enviable professional and academic accomplishments in globally reputable institutions in the areas of corporate leadership, strategy and change management. Also, she is an alumnus of the renowned executive Business School, INSEAD, Fontainebleau in France and IMD Business School Lausanne, Switzerland. She has attended the Professional Service Firm Leader, programme of the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge as well as the much sought after Leading Strategic Growth & Change Programme, Columbia Business School.
She also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Economics from the University of Buckingham, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree in Corporate Governance from Leeds University, United Kingdom and an MBA from the University of Port Harcourt. In addition, she holds several certifications and fellowships including being Senior Fellow of the Institute of Internal Auditors of Nigeria, Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (ICA) and Institute of Management (NIM) respectively.
She also holds membership of several professional bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Nigeria, and Institute of Directors (IoD). Presently, she holds the position of Chief Executive Officer of Blueshield Financial Services Limited.

Alhaji Shafii Aliyu
Director
Mr. Aliyu is a graduate of Mass Communications Bayero University Kano, 1990 and a Masters in Business Administration from Cardiff Business School, University of Wales 1992. He is an accomplished Banker and Oil Trading …
Alhaji Shafii Aliyu

Abiola Ojo-Osagie (Mrs)
Director
Abiola is a Partner and the Managing Director of AfricInvest Capital Partners (ACP) Nigeria Limited; a fully owned affiliate of AfricInvest Capital Partner (ACP), a Mauritius based fund Management Company. At ACP, Abiola is responsible for sourcing …
Abiola Ojo-Osagie (Mrs)

Seni Adio, SAN
Director
Seni Adio, Esq., LL. B (Hons.), LL.M Taxation, BL is currently the Managing Partner of COPLEY PARTNERS, Lagos, Nigeria. He is a well-trained Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, as well as an Attorney-at-Law in the United States …
Seni Adio, SAN
Notably, before returning to Nigeria, Seni practiced law at the law firm, MINTZ LEVIN, in Boston, Massachusetts, where he achieved the remarkable feat of becoming a Member (Partner). While in the United States, he represented multinational publicly- held conglomerates and private companies on various matters, including Banking and Finance, Complex Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Fiduciary Law and Corporate Governance; Public Procurement Law and Infrastructure Development; Legislative and Regulatory Matters before the United States Congress; Tax Abatement; Intellectual Property Law; Internet Technology and Security; and Insurance. While at MINTZ LEVIN, he served in various leadership capacities, including as a member of the Hiring Committee.
Seni is also a member of other various professional organizations, and also an alumnus of the Boston Chapter of the prestigious National Conference for Community and Justice (“NCCJ”). He obtained his Bachelor of Laws with honours (LL. B Hons.) from The University of Buckingham, United Kingdom and his Master of Laws (LL.M Taxation) from Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
He enjoys running and completed two Boston Marathons.
