Corporate lawyer, Tax expert, International Commercial Arbitrator, Mediator, Negotiator and Entrepreneur. He studied Law at the University of Lagos; Strategic Leadership at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; Strategy and Public Communications (World Bank/ Annenberg Program) at the University of Southern California, Strategic Negotiations training at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (UK), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Mediators and Conciliators of Nigeria, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria. Senior Advocate of Nigeria (highest Rank) and LIFE BENCHER (highest honour) a lawyer may attain in Nigeria. He has business interests in Mining, Agriculture, Technology, Knowledge and Skills development. Currently the President of Nigeria Private Sector Alliance (NIPSA), he has held several positions including President, of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Deputy President, of NACCIMA; Chair BOT of Network of Nigerian Non-Oil Exporters; Vice President, of Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI); and the Nigerian Branch of several Bi-national Business Councils. He served Nigeria in several capacities including Culture and Tourism Minister; Labour and Employment Minister; Attorney General and Justice Minister and Defence Minister and at various times had been Chairman or member of various National and International Commissions, Boards, Councils and Committees. NATIONAL HONOURS: Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) INTERNATIONAL HONOUR; Distinguished Service Order of the Republic of Liberia (DSO). His ideal is to build Capacity for the youth, for the future.