As Governor Willie Obiano Turns 59 Years Tomorrow Friday ,August 8th, 2014

                                   

Are you invited to Governor Willie Obiano’s birthday bash tomorrow ? But before I tell youu where it would be , do you know who Chief Willie Obiano is ?

If yes , do not bother reading this but if no then get  the gist fresh and hot from odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com. So many people are wishing him God’s grace and mercies including Managing Director , Ekwulobia Urban Mass Transit , Chief Obi Okoli . The 59th birthday bash will be communicated to you after digesting who Chief Willie Obiano is? Please read………

Mr. Willie M. Obiano served as an Executive Director of Business Banking at Fidelity Bank Plc. Mr. Obiano started his banking career as a supervisor with First Bank of Nigeria in 1981 from where he moved to Texaco Nigeria plc., an oil marketing company as an Accountant. Mr. Obiano rose to the position of Chief Internal Auditor in Texaco before joining Fidelity. He was born 1955 based on Google date of birth, emphasis odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com .

 In Fidelity, he has worked an various departments ranging from operations to marketing and internal audit. He served as an Executive Director of Fidelity Bank Plc. Mr. Obiano is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He has attended many courses within and outside Nigeria including the UK, US and Malta. He holds B.Sc in Accounting and MBA from The University of Lagos.

The Profile in Full

Chief Willie Maduabuchi Obiano holds a B.Sc. Second Class Upper in Accounting from Unilag (1979) and an MBA in Marketing also from same university. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA).

Chief Obiano was John F. Kennedy Essay Winner 1974 at CKC and holds a national Merit Certificate for outstanding service during his NYSC(National Youth Service Corps) in Benue State, Nigeria in the 1979/80 Service Year. 

He is the President AMP8(Advance Management Programme) of Lagos Business School for Ten years running. He is also a 2006 BNV(Building New Ventures) CLASS member of Harvard Business School, Boston USA, Standard University Also he is the Patron, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (Lagos Mainland District) and National Youth Council of Nigeria, Anambra East Chapter.

He is also Patron of the following Catholic Groups: 

1.     St. Anthony of Padua.

2.     Catholic Artistes and Entertainers Association of Nigeria.

3.     Catholic Women Association, Aguleri

4.     Priests and Rev. Sisters of Aguleri Origin.

5.     Missionary of St. Paul's Society.

6.     Catholic Women's Organisation, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Ifako, Gbagada.

7.     National Youth Council of Nigeria, Anambra East Chapter.

8.     Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria, Onitsha Archdiocese.

9.     Grand Pillar ST Gerald Catholic Church.

His community, Aguleri, conferred on him and his wife in year 2000, separate chieftaincy titles for distinguished service. He is currently the president of Aguleri Council of Chiefs.

On January 2nd 2011, Chief Willie Obiano and his wife Chief Mrs E V Obiano were adopted into the cabinet chief, igwe-in council of the idigo dynasty of the ancient kingdom of AGULERI. This high Chief investative made Chief Mrs E V Obiano, the only female in the hundred and twenty years idigo dynasty, to be so honoured.

They were also conferred as The Otunba Atayese and Erelu Atayese by Oba David Adegboyega Oyewumi (Faseemi ll) Obadu of Ilemeso- Ekiti.

Chief Obiano started his banking career as Officer in First Bank in 1981 from where he moved to Texaco Nigeria Plc as Accountant. He was promoted 4 times in his eight-and-half-year-service at Texaco to become Chief Internal Auditor. Chief Obiano is a specialist in Bunkering, Lube-blending and Refinery Audits. He was part of the team that audited Texaco Refinery in Rotadam, Netherlands in 1989.

He joined Fidelity Bank from Texaco in 1991 as Deputy Manager and head of Audit. He was promoted Manager in 1991, Assistant General Manager in 1993, Deputy General Manager in 2000 and General Manager in 2002 and Executive Director in October, 2003. Between 1991 and 2002, Chief Obiano headed the following Groups, Divisions, at one point or another

Inspection and Audit; Operations and Information Technology; Division Head, Commercial & Consumer Banking; Division Head, Eastern Market. Other areas include Financial Control, Risk Management and Transaction Support, Corporate Finance, and Non Bank Financial Institutions.

Chief Obiano was part of the great team that saw Fidelity Bank through the Bank's Consolidation process.
Chief Obiano is a no nonsense tactician that you cannot miss in a crowd. 

In 2012 Chief Obiano retired as Executive Director of the Mega Fidelity Bank (and No. 2 man). As Executive Director, Chief Obiano was in-charge of Business Banking (Corporate Banking, Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Treasury, (Naira and Foreign Exchange, Oil & Gas, Telecom & Food and Beverages, Transport and Aviation). All the Regional Managers of the bank reported through him to the MD/CEO.

Chief Obiano has attended numerous banking courses including the following:
-  Credit & Trade Services Course - Citi Bank, New York (1994)
-  Treasury and Money Market - Natwest, London (1996)
-  Correspondent/Trade Services/
-  Emerging Market Course - FIM Bank, Malta (2002)
-  Managing Integration Process - Houston Texas 2006.

Chief Obiano is married with a beautiful daughter and a young son. 

Chief  Willie Obiano is currently the Governor of Anambra state on the platform of APGA.

Courtesy of Willie Obiano family webesite