Asue Ighodalo biography, career achievements, net worth

News360 Nigeria archives the life story and career achievements of Asue Ighodalo.

Asuerinme Ighodalo is a Nigerian Lawyer, politician and former chairman of Sterling Bank Plc.

He is a candidate in the 2024 Edo State governorship election.

He is one of the co-founders of the Nigerian corporate and commercial law chamber Banwo and Ighodalo, which specializes in advising large corporations on banking and securitization, project finance, energy and natural resources, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance.

He belongs to the Chartered Institute of Taxation as an Associate Member.

Profile overview

Name: Asuerinme Ighodalo

Date of birth:  19th July, 1959

Place of birth: Edo State, Nigeria

Education: University of Ibadan

Religion: Christianity

Spouse: Ifeyinwa Ighodalo

Career: Politician, Legal expert

Background

Born on July 19, 1959, Asue Ighodalo is a native of Okaigben, Ewohimi, Esan South East LG, Edo State, Nigeria.

After graduating from the esteemed King’s College in Lagos, he went on to earn an LL.B. from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1984, a B.L. from the Nigerian Law School in Lagos in 1985, and an Economics degree from the University of Ibadan in 1981.

Career

Asue Ighodalo started out in his professional life as an Associate at Chris Ogunbanjo & Co.

He was employed there from 1985 until 1991, when he and Femi Olubanwo founded Banwo & Ighodalo, which is currently regarded as one of Nigeria’s top legal practices for capital markets, securities, and mergers and acquisitions.

His areas of expertise include project finance, securitization, mergers, acquisitions, energy, natural resources, corporate finance, and capital markets.

Ighodalo has written numerous articles for prestigious legal publications over the years, as well as providing seminars on capital markets-related topics both inside and outside of Nigeria.

At the Institute of Directors, Lagos Business School, and FATE Foundation entrepreneurial training sessions, he also teaches corporate governance, directors’ roles and responsibilities, and entrepreneurship.

He held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Dangote Flour Mills Plc, and Sterling Bank Plc.

Together with these, he oversees a number of other public and private businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and statutory bodies, such as the FATE Foundation (an NGO dedicated to the advancement of Nigerian entrepreneurs) and the Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).

Furthermore, he previously served as the NBA’s Section on Business Law’s chairman (NBA SBL).

Professional affiliations

Among the professional associations that Asue is a member of in Nigeria are the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), the United States, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, the Nigerian Maritime Law Association, the London School of Economics Lawyers’ Group, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Commercial Law & Taxation Committee, and the Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Politics

In February 2024, Asue Ighodalo participated in and emerged victorious from the People’s Democratic party’s gubernatorial primary in the state.

In September 2024, he was proclaimed the People’s Democratic party’s chosen candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial elections.

Personal life

Christian Asue Ighodalo is wed to Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, and the couple is blessed with kids.

Net Worth

Asue Ighodalo is estimated to be worth over $3 Million owing to his several investments and businesses