Board of Directors
MONDAY OSASAH
Monday Osasah is a capacity building professional, advocate of good governance and open society. His career of over 15 years traverses various fields including manufacturing, journalism, and the nonprofit. He trained as an economist and holds a master’s degree in public administration from Delta State University but has a strong flair for journalism. He is a member and fellow of two institutes: Institute of Management Consultant of Nigeria and Institute of Strategic Management Nigeria (ISMN). He works at the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) as Executive Director. He is married and the marriage is blessed. He loves reading and takes delight in supporting others.
MONDAY OSASAH
Monday Osasah is a capacity building professional, advocate of good governance and open society. His career of over 15 years traverses various fields including manufacturing, journalism, and the nonprofit. He trained as an economist and holds a master’s degree in public administration from Delta State University but has a strong flair for journalism. He is a member and fellow of two institutes: Institute of Management Consultant of Nigeria and Institute of Strategic Management Nigeria (ISMN). He works at the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) as Executive Director. He is married and the marriage is blessed. He loves reading and takes delight in supporting others.
Dr Naomi Andrew Haruna
Dr Naomi Andrew Haruna is currently a Senior Lecturer with the department of Visual and Performing Arts University of Maiduguri, with a PhD in Cultural Sustainability (Visual Communication). She is also the Nigerian Coordinator to the SDG Graduate School Project ‘Performing Sustainability. Cultures and Development in West Africa’, a trilateral partnership between University of Maiduguri Nigeria, University of Cape Coast Ghana and Hildeshiem University Germany. She holds a master’s degree in advertising and marketing from Coventry University, UK, and a bachelor’s degree in creative arts with a specialisation in Graphics from University of Maiduguri. As a cultural enthusiast Naomi is combining her training in Creative Arts, Visual Communication, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with her passion for Cultural Studies to find ways in which to sustainably promote peace, promote sustainable environmental practices, gender equality and arts education within her community and society at large. Her research is mostly qualitative using bottom-top approaches with artistic practice methodologies. Her recent research has mostly been on the use of culturally based visual representations for the promotion of peace and harmony amongst Internally Displaced Person’s in Northeast Nigeria. Further, her research interests include Peace Media, Development Communication, Applied methodologies and Gender Studies.
Amb. Chibuzo Okereke
Amb. Chibuzo Okereke is a Legislative and policy Expert who combines scholarship
with advocacy in designing and applying unique strategies for the promotion of democratic governance and active citizenship experience in Nigeria and Africa. He is currently a Doctorate Candidate for Public Policy at Veritas University, Abuja with a research interest in the dynamics of institutional policy and governance
performance in African New Democracies. He is also a published author and an emerging scholar. He holds a Master of Science degree with Distinction Honours in Legislative and Democratic Studies, from the University of Benin, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Policy, equally with Distinction Honours from Baze university, Abuja.
Mr. Okereke is also a proud Alumnus of the prestigious University of Nigeria (UNN)
where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting with honors, majoring in Public Sector Audit and Investigation, and rose to serve with grace and honor as the Golden Jubilee Student Union President of the institution.
Lucy James Abagi
Lucy James Abagi currently serves as the PPDC Director of Partnership and Innovation. In this
role, she leads strategic collaborations with public and private sector donors, overseeing
business development and tech teams to achieve objectives aligned with PPDC’s vision. Prior to
this, she was the Director of Programs at Connected Development, where she successfully
managed Follow the Money campaigns and raised $5 million for social impact programs across
nine African countries through partnerships with foundations like Open Society Initiative for
West Africa, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Skoll Foundation, and USAID, impacting around 4 million lives in rural area
Adebusola Olorunsegun
Adebusola Olorunsegun is a Cultural Sustainability curator with over 9 years working experience working with government, Art and Cultural institutions and creative economy industries serving as a senior advisor and administrative officer respectively. She invested part of her time teaching young people especially female about the sustenance of our local and indigenous culture and languages and the need to abolish discrimination against the female gender. She has been moderating conservation around female gender mainstreaming into peace building management and spends most of her spared time Volunteering for a couples of SDGs focused Organizations that their works center around Global Goals 16, 5 and 3. Adebusola has BA in English Literature (hon)from the University of Abuja Nigeria, diploma Certificate through the National Institute for Cultural Orientation from Nassarawa State University and a Master Studies in Cultural Sustainability funded by University of Hildesheim Germany, at the University of Maiduguri Nigeria.
Ruth Eguono Olofin
Ruth Eguono Olofin is a development and humanitarian practitioner with expertise in Security Sector Reforms, Gender and Governance. Her work experience cut across police reforms and police accountability, civil-military relations, gender, programme and partnership management. She obtained her education from the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos state, Nigeria with an NCE, Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Master of Arts (MA) degree in Development Studies with a major in Social Policy for Development (SPD) from the Erasmus University, The Netherlands and her PhD in Defense and Security Studies at the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria. Ruth has over twelve (12) years of work experience with leading national and international organisations and has attended various professional training programmes at home and abroad with some publications to her credit around her technical areas. She is married with children, and she is a lifelong learner who enjoys spending quality time with her family, cooking and travelling.
Rebecca Oluwaseun Odugbose
Rebecca Oluwaseun Odugbose, a Legal Practitioner, passionately advocates for girls‘ and women’s rights, health, and gender equality, championing Sustainable Development Goals 4, 5, 8, and 13. Her humanitarian work underscores her commitment to community development. Beyond her career, she enjoys research and sightseeing, deepening her understanding of societal issues. With unwavering dedication, she strives to make a meaningful impact in human rights and sustainable development.
James Oluwole
James Oluwole is the director of finance and administration at iDE Mozambique. He is an experienced professional who has excelled in the field of finance management, organizational development and leadership in the development sector. As an integral part of the leadership team, he ensures compliance through establishing transparency and accountability in the areas of operations, finance, grants management, and budget. He leads and mentors other employees on various financial management tasks and harmonizes processes across iDE programming. James brings a wealth of experience on financial reporting, social enterprise operations and grants management having previously served at IDE Ghana as the senior director of finance and operations for over seven years and also worked at IFDC Nigeria starting as an accounts intern, then holding other positions of increasing responsibility such as project accountant on USAID Feed the Future (MARKETS II) project and national accountant with management of various grants such as FtF Nigeria Agro Inputs project, 2SCALE DGIS project, and the World Bank TRIMING Project. James holds a degree in accounting and is a certified chartered accountant with ACCA UK.
