Ndi Okereke Onyiuke

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Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke (born 2 November 1950) is a former director general of the Nigerian Stock Exchange[1] and the first female stockbroker in Nigeria.

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  • Dr Ndi Onyiuke is a not a stranger to controversy. A woman whose house was burning was more interested in making money out of Obama. Her ‘Africa for Obama’ organised a dinner/concert in Lagos on Monday August 11, purportedly for Obama’s’ campaign. They reportedly raised about N100m. Obama had to disown them saying: “Obama for America and the Democratic National Committee will not accept any funds raised at this event or through the fundraising activities of this group”.

When confronted Ndi Okereke declared: “I want to make it clear that I am a Nigerian and I have the right to do anything I want with my time and my money.”

If Dr Ndi Okereke was distracted, was she also corrupted?

If as she claimed; she lived in America for 14 years and holds a green card, She is obviously aware that the US political candidates cannot legally accept donations from individuals who are neither US citizens nor permanent US residents. What was her motive in organising the dinner/concert?

  • Prof Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke is a former Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. She tells BABATUNDE TUGBOBO about her life, career and other issues

You studied Business Administration, Finance, and Computer Science. What informed your career choice?

I met a friend at City University, New York, United States of America, who is now my best friend. Her name is Europa Gay. I initially thought she was a student because of her petite stature but it turned out she was my lecturer. I told her that women were not given a lot of opportunities to excel. I told her I wanted to be like the men, go to the university and have my PhD, and she was impressed. I told her I wanted to study a course that men studied, so that I would learn from them and beat them. So, she guided me. She gave me a list of courses that were studied by many men. Business Administration, Finance, and Computer Science were part of them and they caught my fancy

Reference[edit]

  1. "The fall and fall of Prof. Okereke-Onyiuke - Vanguard News" (in en-US). Vanguard News. 2010-08-07.