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David Omueya
OFR, B.Sc, DPA, FCA, economist, administrator, chartered accountant, management consultant, elder statesman; b: March 12, 1927; p: Sapele; so: Delta; m: Cynthia Estella Watson,1958; nc: three s, two d; ed: Benin Government College, 1934-38; Edo College, Benin City, 1939-42; Abeokuta Grammar School, 1943-45; University of Exeter, England, 1951-53; University of Hull, England, 1953-56; University of Undon, England, 1956-58. cr: Civil Service, Kaduna, 1946-51; Articled Clerk, J.A. Miles, FSQ, 1957-60; ch. D.O. Dafinone and Co. (now Horwath Dafinone), Chartered Accountants, Lagos, 1966-97; Consultant, Horwath Dafinone, since 1997; ch. Board of Trustees, Nigerian International Biographical Centre, since 1997; presd. Union of Niger Delta; special comm. to investigate the assets of public officers in Midwest State (now Delta and Edo States), 1967-68; Arbitrator of Federal Government under the Ports Amendment Act, 1969; Apapa Road Project Tribunal, 1970; investigate the affairs of Guffanti Ltd; investigate the affairs of the Nigerian Pools Company Ltd., 1971; dir. Central Bank of Nigeria, 1971-76; of 12 private and public companies, 1971-79; Consultant to ascertain the compensation payable to Gulf Oil Company (Nigeria) Limited, Mobil Producing Company and Shell (Nigeria) Limited, on government acquisition of majority interest in these companies, 1975-76; elected Senator, National Assembly (representing Bendel South Constituency, 1979-83; ch. Senate Committees on Commerce and Industries, National Planning and Steel Development, 1979-83; Sapele Okpe Community Land Trust Association, 1974-78; and since 1996; Orodje of Okpe Palace Building Project at anestimated cost of N100 Million which has been completed; Okpe Leaders of Thought, Okpe Think - Tank, Okpe National Trust Fund, Okpe Union worldwide; appointed by the Federal Ministry of Mines, Power and Steel to carry out detailed organisational, financial, technical and management review of all the Steel Mills to provide information to use as the basis of their partial privatisation or commercialisation, 1987; Arbitrator, Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited and Thomas de La Rue Limited of the United Kingdom to ascertain the amounts payable to Thomas de U Rue on disputed transactions with the NSPM Limited; Consultant to the Federal Government to source funds for the completion of the Third Mainland Bridge Project, 1990-91;mm. Committee to Review the Administration of Indirect Taxation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1991; Consultant to examine the Operations of the Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry; Vision 2010 Committee, 1996-97; Invitedand joined the Conference Board of the United States of America Comprising of 3,000 Companies with 67- Branch Network throughout the world as an International and Executive member June 6, 2000; Appointed Secretary-General of the United Cultural Convention of American Biographical Institute, incorporating United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations, United Nations Information Centre, Washington; European Association for International Education (Netherlands); Canadian Institute of International Affairs; World Academy of Art and Science; Royal Institute Affairs; Oxford Cambridge Havard Yale Centres for Cultural Studies with effect from July 13, 2001; Nigerian British Consultative Process, charged with Energy Sector, 2002; ch. Beth Torrey Memorial Trust; f. Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, 1970, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, 1970; mm. Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, 1979; The Patriots; Urban Und Institute ofAmerica, since 1992; f. National Geographical Society, 1995; International Biographical Society of Great Britain and the United States of America, 1990; partner mem. Horwath International, an association of separate and independent accounting firms ranking Ninth in the World League of Professional Accountants in March, 1996; fh: Special certification of Recognition, by Guinness World Records as the first family with six Chartered Accountants who are members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, on August 1, 2000; Made Man of the Year 2001, American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, NC, USA. nh: Certificate of Excellence for Professional Practice by Delta State Government, September 1997; Contributing Positively to the Safety of lives and Properties of the citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the Police Community Relations Committee, Headquarters, Abuja, Feb 8, 2001; Certificate of Excellence, Abeokuta Grammar School Old Boys Association, 2002; certificate of Merit for outstanding contributions to the Accountancy Profession by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, May 24, 2001; Officer, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2003; publ: State of The Nation: The Future of Nigeria, Novadex Ltd., 2001; pp. defunct National Party of Nigeria; Peoples Democratic Party, 1998; National Democratic Party, 2002; presidential aspirant, 2003 elections; tt. Owhere I, Okpe Kingdom, hob:swimming, reading; off:CEDDI Towers, 16, Wharf Road, Apapa, P. O. Box 2151, Marina, Lagos, tel: 01- 5451863-5. fax: 5452384; e-m: [email protected]
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