Elias Igwebuike Agbo

Biography

MR ELIAS IGWEBUIKE AGBO IS THE FIRST SON OF CHIEF AND MRS FIDELIS UGWU AGBO OF UNONAGU-IMILIKE IN UDENU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA. HE IS A WELL-PRESNTED, SELF-MOTIVATED AND CONFIDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GURU ,TAX EXPERT, PROFESSIONAL MANAGER AND A UNIVERSITY LECTURER OF HIGH REPUTATION. ELIAS STARTED HIS WORK CAREER AS A SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER AT MBAGWA COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL,LESSEL, BENUE STATE IN THE YEAR 1997 AFTER COMPLETING A DEGREE PROGRAMME IN PHILOSOPHY.HIS EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED BY HIM ARE AS FOLLOWS:- (1) ST MIICHAEL’S PRIMARY SCHOOL,UMUAHIA-IBEKU & ST ANTHONY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL- FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE; (2) ST JOHN-CROSS SEMINARY, NSUKKA –ORDINARY & ADVANCED LEVEL (GCE;. (3) BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY.ENUGU –B. A. (HONS) PHILOSOPHY; (4) UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS ,AKOKA, LAGOS –B. Sc.(HONS) ACCOUNTING;AND (5) UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA –M.B.A.(BANKING & FINANCE), M. Sc.(BANKING & FINANCE) . THE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED BY MR AGBO, ELIAS SO FAR INCLUDE:- (1) FELLOW (FCA) INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA; (2) FELLOW (FCTI) CHARTRERD INSTITUTE OF TAXATON OF NIGERIA; (3) FELLOW (FNIM) NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT(CHARTERED); (4) FELLOW (FCAI) CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATON OF NIGERIA; (5) HONORARY SENIOR MEMBER (HCIB) CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BANKERS OF NIGERIA; (6) MEMBER (MISDS) INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABILITY; (7) ASSOCIATE MEMBER (ACIA) CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION OF NIGERIA;AND (8) DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER & SECRETARIAL STUDIES. HAVING TAUGHT AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL FROM 1977 TO 1985, AND AFTER OBTAINING A PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION IN ACCOUNTANCY, MR AGBO JOINED PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PRODA) ENUGU WHERE HE HEADED THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT . HE REMAINED IN PRODA UNTIL THE YEAR 1992 WHEN HE MOVED OVER TO ENUGU STATE CIVIL SERVICE ON THE INVITATION OF ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT.THERE, MR AGBO RREMAINED FROM 1992 TO 2010 AND OCCUPIED SEVERAL PORTFOLIOS INCLUDING :- CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, FINANCIAL CONTROLLER,FINANCE & MARKETING MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET, DIRECTOR OF REVENUE COLLECTION & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN(ENUGU STATE BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE). MR AGBO ELIAS LEFT THE ENUGU STATE CIVIL SERVICE AFTER RETIRING VOLUNTARILY.IN THE YEAR 2012, HE TOOK APPOINTMENT WITH GODFREY OKOYE(CATHOLIC) UNIVERSITY, UGWUOMU-NIKE, ENUGU, WHERE HE LECTURES IN THE ACCOUNTING/ BANKING / FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. MR ELIAS I. AGBO IS CURRENTLY RUNNING A DOCTORATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BANKING & FINANCE AT UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ,ENUGU CAMPUS. HE LIVES AT UGWUAGOR,ABAKPA-NIKE, ENUGU STATE.

Research Interest

Management and social sciences