Ajoritsedere (Dere) Josephine Awosika is a Nigerian businesswoman who is chairwoman of Access Bank plc.[1] Prior to this appointment, she was Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministries of Internal Affairs, Science & Technology and Power at different periods.
Awosika was born in Sapele, the sixth child of the first Nigerian Minister for Finance in the first republic, Festus Okotie-Eboh, who was assassinated in 1966.[2][3] She is a fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacy. She is an alumna of the University of Bradford, where she holds a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Technology.
References
edit- ^ "Dr. Ajoritsedere Awosika". Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "The many misconceptions about my father, Festus Okotie-Eboh —Dere Awosika, daughter". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "My father warned the Prime Minister they would all be killed–Awosika, Festus Okotie-Eboh's daughter". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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