President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday constituted 8-man Economic Advisory Council, to be chaired by Prof Doyin Salami. Other members are Dr. Mohammed Sagagi (Vice-Chairman); Prof Ode Ojowu; Dr Shehu Yahaya; Dr Iyabo Masha; Prof Chukwuma Soludo; Bismark Rewane; and Dr Mohammed Adaya Salisu (Secretary).
Below are the short profile of the charman and members of the team.
Dr Adedoyin Salami
Dr. Adedoyin SALAMI was born on 4th April, 1963. He is a 1989 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London.
Prior to university education, he was a student at Igbobi College in Yaba, Lagos between Sept., 1974 and June 1980.
He successfully completed the GCE ‘A’ level in June 1981 and began undergraduate studies at Queen Mary College, University of London in Oct., 1981.
He is presently Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at KAINOS Edge Consulting Limited.
In addition to his work as a Consultant, he is a member of the Adjunct Faculty at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University.
Until June 2017, he was a full-time member of the LBS Faculty and attained the rank of Senior Fellow/Associate Professor.
Outside Nigeria, he taught on the ‘Global CEO Programme’ jointly organized by IESE Business School, Spain; Lagos Business School, Nigeria and Strathmore Business School, Kenya;
He was also a member of the faculty for the ‘Doing Business in Africa’ Programme at Switzerland’s St. Gallen University’s; he’d also joined Harvard Business School’s faculty, led by Prof. Debora Spar, to deliver the executive seminar ‘Making Markets Work’ in Rwanda.
Dr Salami had established the research firm, Edward Kingston Associates (EKA), where he was a Part-time Consultant. In 2014, Edward Kingston Associates merged with Softskills Limited, another consulting firm, to form KAINOS EDGE CONSULTING, a firm that provides comprehensive data, analytical and advisory services in support of decision making.
In addition to teaching and consulting, he is involved in public policy. At the end of December 2017, he successfully completed 2 terms (4 years each) as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
He had been a member of the Federal Government’s Economic Management Team during the tenure of late President Musa Yar’Adua. Presently, he is a member of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Advisory Group for Sub-Saharan Africa (AGSA).
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) and had the privilege of being Co-Chair of the Central Organizing Committee for the Nigerian Economic Summit in 2009. In 2015, he served as Vice-Chairman of the APC Presidential Transition Committee for President Muhammadu Buhari.
He also sits on the board of companies which include ARM-Investment Managers Ltd., Prestige Assurance Plc., Access Pension Fund Custodian.
Mohammed Adaya Salisu
He was born on 10/02/1959 at Mamudo, Potiskum LGA, Yobe State.
He holds a PhD in Economics from Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom in 1990
He bagged his MSc in Economics from the University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri in 1986 BSc after having graduated with a First Class in Economics from the same university in 1982.
Until his appointment, Mr Salisu was the SSAP Development Policy, Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.
Other positions held included: Senior Economic Adviser to the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Feb-Oct 2017
CEO, Lancaster Creed Consultant Limited, Lancaster, UK Oct 2014 –Feb.2017
Chief Economist & Head of Research, Gulf One Investment Bank, Bahrain/Saudi A. Sep2007-Jun2014
Principal Research Economist, African Development Bank, Tunisia Sep 2004-Aug 2007
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK Aug1998-Aug2004
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK Aug 1990 – Jul 1998
Lecturer in Economics, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria Sep1986-Aug1990
Graduate Assistant in Economics, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria Sep 1983-Aug1986
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt Aug.1982-Aug.1983.
Versatile and highly accomplished economist with over 29 years of post-doctoral professional experience in quantitative and qualitative research in the fields of development economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, international trade, foreign direct investment and corporate finance.
A proven track record of publications in the fields of economics, business and finance, especially in the areas of economic growth, poverty reduction, trade and regional integration, foreign direct/portfolio investments, fiscal & monetary policies, PPPs, economic diversification, energy economics, environmental economics, econometrics, financial analysis, governance issues, and strategic management. [One of my publications has been used as a recommended reading in Development Policy module at J.F. Kenney School of Government, Harvard University, USA].
Chukwuma Charles Soludo
Mr Soludo was born on July 28, 1960 at Isuofia- Aguata LGA, Anambra State.
Mr Soludo graduated from the university of Nigeria, Nsukka with a First-Class degree in Economics in 1984. He also bagged his Msc and PhD from the same institution in 1987 and 1989 respectively.
Mr Soludo served as a Chief Economic Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, July 2003- May 2004.
He was the Deputy Chairman/Chief Executive, National Planning Commission, August 2003- May 2004 (restructured the old Federal Office of Statistics into modern National Bureau of Statistics; rationalized non-performing parastatals of the ministry from 6 to 3, etc).
He was appointed as the Governor/Chairman of Board, Central Bank of Nigeria, May 31, 2004- June 1, 2009
Thereafter, he became the Chairman, Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) Plc: 2005- 2009 (transformed a bankrupt company to world class status that for the first time met 100% of Nigeria’s currency printing needs, etc).
He later became the Founder/Founding Chairman, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC): 2006- 2009.
He was the Chairman of Drafting Committees for: National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS); and Financial System Strategy 2020 (FSS 2020) which had the vision to establish an International Financial Centre and turn Nigeria as Africa’s financial hub.
He served in over 20 technical committees of the Federal Government
He was also the Alternate Governor at IMF/World Bank’s Board of Governors—2004- 2009.
Until his appointment, Mr Soludo was the Chairman of Board, Anambra State Tourism and Leisure Company (ANSTAL) Ltd: 2018.
Prof. Ode Ojowu
Ode Ojowu is a Professor of Economics. He obtained a First-Class Honour’s Degree in Economics from ABU in 1974.
He was employed as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Economics, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria.
After his NYSC in 1975, he won the AFGRAD Fellowship Award under which he completed his MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Connecticut, USA between 1975 and 1980 and returned to ABU.
Salisu Mohammed
Salisu Mohammed, was born in 1959 in Mamudo, Potiskum LGA, Yobe State. He is married with 3 children. He bagged PhD in Economics from Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom (1990). His thesis was titled Oil Exports and the Nigerian Economy: An Econometric Study.
He also bagged MSc degree in Economics from University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria in1986 and BSc (FIRST CLASS HONS) in Economics also from University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria, in 1982.
IYABO MASHA
Iyabo Masha, is a global economist with a demonstrated history of working in central banking and financial markets, economic management, international lending, finance and development. Strong focus on macroeconomic stabilization policy research and implementation.
She worked at Central Bank of Nigeria’s Research Dept between 1998 & 2003. She also worked with the World Bank between 1997 and 1998 as well as the IRIS Center, University of Maryland at College Park as a consultant. She is the immediate past IMF Representative for Sierra Leone.
She also ensures that key economic and financial policy reforms are focused on fiscal & debt sustainability; foreign reserve adequacy; improving the transmission mechanism of monetary policy; achieving depth, safety and soundness in the financial sector; & managing capital flow.
She has worked with the IMF since 2003 in Washington D.C. Metro Area. According to her, the assignments in more than 10 emerging markets (Asian and African countries) focus on comprehensive economic management including: (i) policy reform advisory services and dialogue with governments (ii) financing and lending programs; (iii) analytic research and economic modeling and forecasting. Specifically, she helps design for national governments and central banks, implementable solutions specific to their circumstance.
