Our Team

DR. OBIAGELI ‘OBY’ EZEKWESILI
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili is the President of Human Capital Africa, Senior Economic Adviser at Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI), co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Chair of the Women Political Leaders Board etc.
She is a former Vice President of the World Bank, Co-Founder and Founding Director of Transparency international, former Minister of Education and later Minister of Solid Minerals in the Federal Government of Nigeria. Dr. Ezekwesili is a Senior Fellow at Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, USA and a Richard von Weizsacker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, Germany.
Dr. Ezekwesili is the Founder and Chairperson of the #FixPolitics Initiative as well as the School of Politics Policy and Governance (SPPG).

BUNMI LAWSON
Bunmi Lawson is the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of EDFIN Microfinance Bank Limited. She is a Board Director at Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access and Trium Venture Capital Limited whilst also being an Advisory Board member of Bridge International Academies Nigeria. She is Vice President, Women in Finance Nigeria and a member of the Board of Trustees of Fintech Association of Nigeria.
Ms. Lawson holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the IESE Business School, University of Navarra and is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School.
Bunmi Lawson is a Co-Chair at #FixPolitics and the Coordinator of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative.

PROFESSOR REMI SONAIYA
Remi Sonaiya is a professor of French Language and Applied Linguistics, Nigerian politician, educationist and writer. She was Nigeria’s only female presidential candidate in the 2015 general elections under the platform of the KOWA party. She is a fellow of Alexander Humboldt Foundation.
Prof. Sonaiya is a Co-Chair at #FixPolitics and member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative Committee.

TONYE PATRICK COLE
Tonye Cole is the co-founder and former Group Executive Director of Sahara Group. He is a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group of the United Nations Sustainable Development Fund (UN SDG-F) and is also a member of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Expert Advisory Council on Citizen Engagement.
He contested for the Rivers State governorship seat in the 2023 gubernatorial elections under the All Progress Congress (APC) political party.
Tonye Cole is a Co-Chair at #FixPolitics and member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative Committee.

YEMI ADAMOLEKUN
Yemi is the Executive Director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria and a Senior Associate (Non-resident), Africa Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC, USA.
In 2018, she was named as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), endorsed by the United Nations in the Humanitarian & Religious category.
Yemi Adamolekun is a Co-Chair at #FixPolitics and member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative Committee.

OISE IHONDE
Oise Ihonde has acquired over 27 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry and is the Director of Sales at MODEC International where he has been directly responsible for acquiring over $8.5 Billion worth of projects. He sits on the Advisory Board of the Bilateral Chamber of Commerce for the United States, the Board of Offshore West Africa and the Power Generation Africa Board.
Ihonde is a Co-Chair at #FixPolitics and member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative Committee.

KAYODE AKINTEMI
Kayode Akintemi is a Nigerian Broadcast Journalist, TV Presenter, Subject Matter Expert, Project Management and ICT Consultant. He is the Managing Director at TFCC International Ltd and has worked as the General Manager of Channels TV, as well as an ICT and Project Manager Consultant to the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Kayode is a member of the #FixPolitics WSG3 and #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative Committee.

LOLA THOMPSON DUKE
Lola Thompson Duke is a highly accomplished Human Resources Professional, Business Strategy Executive and Leadership Coach with nearly two decades of experience. She is currently serving as Human Resources Consultant, LCW (NHS social enterprise) at St. Charles Hospital, Westminster, UK and an Academic Lecturer in the Organizational Psychology department at the University of London (Birbeck), UK.
Mrs. Duke holds an MSc in International Human Resource Management and Globalization at the University of Leicester, UK and an Executive MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the International School of Management (Paris, New York).
She is a member of #FixPolitics WSG3 and the #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative Committee.

OLUWASEUN AYODEJI OSOWOBI
Oluwaseun is a multi-award winning gender equality advocate. She is the Executive Director of Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER), a leading NGO that has provided support to over 350 women, girls, boys and men and reached about 200,000 Nigerians with information.
In recognition of her work, Oluwaseun was recognized as a TIME 100 NEXT and the Commonwealth Young Person for the year 2019.
Oluwaseun Osowobi is a member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Partnership Initiative Committee.

DR. ALISTAIR SOYODE
Dr. Soyode is a former Presidential candidate under the Yes Party in the 2019 general elections. He is the founder of the first Black oriented ethnic Television station in Europe, BEN Television London. He is also a former Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization Europe NIDOE.
Dr. Alistair Soyode is a member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Initiative Committee.

KIMO OISE MOMODU
Dr. Oise Momodu is a strong business development professional with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice industry. He is skilled in Management, Healthcare, Child Care Dentistry, Geriatric Dentistry and Aesthetics. He is the Chief Executive Officer at Brite Care Dental.
Oise Momodu is a member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Initiative Committee.

AYO AKINFE
Ayo Akinfe is a London-based Journalist who has worked as a magazine and newspaper editor for the last 31 years. He was the founding editor of Nigerian Watch, the UK-based paper for the Nigerian community in the UK. He is the President of Ondo Union UK and Chairman of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (CANUK).
Ayo Akinfe is a member of the #FixPolitics Diaspora Initiative Committee.

ANTHONY UBANI
Anthony Ubani is a published author, editor, columnist, poet, keynote speaker and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Administrators. Ubani has over 25 years of successful leadership experience in the development industry.
He is an alumni of Manchester Business School and the University of Lagos.
Anthony Ubani currently serves as the pioneer Executive Director for #FixPolitics Initiative.