OKPEKI, Senior Apostle James Minna

chartered accountant, administrator; born December 14, 1939, Eku, Delta State; mar riedGrace Amejuma Okoro, 1963; twosons, four daughters. Education: Baptist Day School, Eku, 1945-54; BaptistTeacher Train ing Colleges, Benin City and Iwo, 1956-57 and 1960-61; CatfordCollegeof Commerce, London, 1964; North Western Polytechnic, London, 1965-67; Barking Regional College of Technology, Essex, England, 1968-70. Career: Appointed Teacher and Assistant Headmaster, 1955-63; Stores and Stock Con trol Clerk, J. Stone and Company Limited, London, 1968; Cost Clerk, Delta Company Limited, London; Executive Officer, Ac counts, British Railways, International Traf fic Accounting Division, Croydon, England, 1970-72; Accountant Grade II, Ministry of Finance, Internal Revenue Department, Benin City, 1972-73; Senior, Chief Accoun tant, T. A. Okudolo Group of Companies, Lagos, 1973-80; Assistant ChiefAccountant, Federal Ministry of Finance, Lagos, 1981; ChiefAccountant, PanAtlanticClearingand ForwardingAgenciesLimited, Lagos, 1981- 84; Principal Partner, James Minna Okpeki and Company(Chartered Accountants); As sociate, Society of Company and Commer cial Accountants, 1970;Associate, Chartered Cost and Management Accountants, 1973; fellow, Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, 1991;…