NACCIMA set to inaugurate Udeagbala, 21st national president in Aba
By Ayo Fadimu
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) will hold its 61st Annual Conference and the Investiture Ceremony for the association’s 21st National President.
The incoming National President of NACCIMA, Ide Sir John. C. Udeagbala, Chairman of J. Udeagbala Holdings will be inaugurated as the 21st National President of NACCIMA. NACCIMA is the national umbrella body for all the city/state and Bilateral Chambers of Commerce in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Ide. Udeagbala is an Industrialist who is an alumnus of the Harvard University School of Business Administration, USA, having successfully completed the Advanced Management Programme (1997). Ide John C. Udeagbala is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of J. Udeagbala Holdings Nig. Ltd., a holding name for an indigenous conglomerate comprising six subsidiaries that operate as independent enterprises, namely: Beauty Base Limited, Kitchen Vegetable Oil Ltd, Quality Pipes Industries Ltd, Dynamic Solvent Extraction Co. Ltd, Dynamic Farms Ltd, and J. Udeagbala and Sons Ltd.
He won the National Productivity Merit Award NPOM), in the Business Productivity category, in 1996. In the economic environment, under which manufacturing industries operate in Nigeria, his quest for excellence has earned one of his companys subsidiaries an award by the Central Bank of Nigeria as the Best SMEIS, 2008. He has also won the Excellence Award by the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), 2015
Ide John C. Udeagbala is a strong corporate player who has acquired expertise and experience relevant to Corporate Management & Governance. He expresses strategic thinking, planning and leadership skills, with proficiency in engagement, collaboration and consultation. He has an understanding and appreciation of the broader policy contexts of the delivery and planning of top management functions. His high levels of performance in his various fields of endeavour has placed him in good stead for referencing. He is an economic nationalist, who reflects a high degree of integrity and standing in the community, with demonstrated values of acting in good faith, and in the best interests of the society.
He has served on the board of several Government establishments, and of some organized private sector enterprises. He currently serves on the board of Nigeria Customs Service and the Tax Appeal Tribunal.
He is a past president of the Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ACCIMA). In the traditional sphere, he is a member of Obi-in-Council, an Ichie, and holds the prestigious title of Agbalanze and Ide of Ozubulu.
NACCIMA is revered as the pillar of business that supports the growth and development of private enterprise initiative in Nigeria.
