The book, ‘Africa Rise And Shine,’ an autobiography of the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank, Mr. Jim Ovia, was launched at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos on Monday.
Dignitaries present at the occasion included Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole; Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode; Executive Director, Dangote Industries Ltd., Halima Dangote; Mrs. Kay Ovia; Chairman of occasion, Dr. Christopher Kolade, Gov. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State and Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.
L-R: Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State; Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader, All Progressives Congress; Gov Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State; Halima Dangote, Executive Director, Dangote Industries Ltd; Mrs. Kay Ovia; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Mr, Jim Ovia, Founder, Zenith Bank/author of the book, ‘Africa Rise and Shine’; Dr. Christopher Kolade, Chairman of occasion; Gov. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State and Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.
L-R: Oba Adetunji Akinloye, Ojomu of Ajiranland; Oba Rilwan Akiolu, Oba of Lagos; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Mr. Jim Ovia, and HRM Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I, Dein of Agbor Kingdom.
From right: Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State; Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Governor-elect of Ekiti State.
L-R: Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno State and Darius Ishaku, Governor, Taraba State.
R-L: Mr. Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State; Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA and Chief Okey Ezeibe.
L-R: Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth; Dr Shamsudeen Usman, former Minister of National Planning and Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
L-R: Mrs. Sally Mbanefo, Commissioner, Ministry of Indigenous Artwork, Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Anambra State; Mr. Abiodun Aikomo, Special adviser to the President on Financial Crimes and Mr. Ayo Gbeleyi, former Lagos Commissioner for Finance representing Babatunde Fashola.
