Akolisa Ufodike | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1973 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canadian and Nigerian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Board member of | Alberta, Provincial Audit Committee |
Akolisa Ufodike // ⓘ (born October 6, 1973, in Maiduguri) is a Nigerian-Canadian entrepreneur, academic, finance executive and politician.[1] He is a director of Kainji Resources, an oil and gas company in Nigeria.[2]
He currently serves as [deputy minister] in Alberta Canada. He is an associate professor of auditing (data analytics) and public policy and law at York University in Toronto.
Ufodike was born in 1973 in Maiduguri to the family of Colonel Leonard Ufodike and Ebele Ufodike of Umudim and Otolo, Nnewi.
Ufodike attended Nigerian Military School, Zaria and Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. In 2006, he attended and obtained Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University, Canada. In 2008, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University and in 2017, obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Management degree from University of Calgary.
After graduating from Nigerian Defence Academy, Ufodike started a career in banking, working for Intercontinental Merchant Bank in Onitsha. He sits on the provincial audit committee for Alberta and is also a board member of the Canadian Nigerian Chamber of commerce helping in the facilitation of trade between Canada and Nigeria.[3]
In 2015, he ran for the Alberta provincial election.[4]
Ufodike is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Canada, Chartered Professional Accountant Canada, Certified Professional Accountant USA and Certified Chartered Accountant UK.[5][6]