Tariye peterside

Nigerian banker and entrepreneur

Atedo PetersideCON (born in July ) is a Nigerianentrepreneur, investment banker, and economist. He is the founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc,^[1][2][3] Anap Business Jets Limited (Anap Jets),^[4] and the Atedo N.

A. Peterside Foundation (Anap Foundation).

Education

Peterside had a secondary education at the King's College Lagos. (He revealed in an interview about his life that he was admitted to King's College as a year-old boy). He then proceeded to The City University, London (–) where he obtained a degree in Economics.

He went on to obtain an (also in Economics) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in His executive education is wide and varied, and includes the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard Business School from – He was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Science Degree by the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria^[5][6] and was also elected an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers on 1 April ^{[citation needed]}

Career

Peterside founded the Investment Banking & Trust Company Limited (IBTC) in February at age He served as the Bank's CEO till

IBTC opted to comply with the Central Bank of Nigeria order in (that all commercial banks had to have a N25 billion minimum capital base) by raising more capital and also acquiring two commercial banks; Chartered Bank Plc and Regent Bank Plc, in order to become a universal bank on 19 December It then changed its name to IBTC Chartered Bank Plc.

On 24 September , IBTC Chartered Bank Plc merged with Stanbic Bank Nigeria Limited to form Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, and he was elected Chairman of Stanbic IBTC Bank in October ^[7]

Peterside was Group Chairman of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc from August Having overseen a number of regulatory matters through to completion, he announced his resignation on 21 March with effect from 31 March ^[8][9]

He is currently the Chairman of Anap Jets FZE which commenced business through Anap Business Jets Limited on 01 January He sat on the boards of both The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Standard Bank Group Limited between August and June He opted to retire from both Boards on 10 June,

He was a member of the National Economic Management Team (–), and member of the National Council on Privatization (–).

Until the end of March , Peterside sat on the Board of Directors of Flour Mills of Nigeria,^[10]Nigerian Breweries^[11][12] and Unilever Nigeria.^[13] He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Cadbury Nigeria Plc from April till 30 June ^[14] Peterside resigned from the Boards of all these quoted brands in Nigeria so as to focus more of his time on the work of Anap Foundation.^[15] He is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of ART X Collective Limited and also serves on the African Advisory Board of the Prince's Trust International.

Between and end-June , he was the inaugural Chairman of Endeavour High Impact Entrepreneurship Ltd/Gte, a non-profit organization that provides mentorship and support to scale-up companies.^{[citation needed]}

In May , Atedo Peterside won the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to banking at the African Banker Awards staged in Accra, Ghana by African Development Bank.

At the award Ceremony, he sent a powerful message saying that he built the bank by getting everyone working there from Day One in to buy into the mission of the bank and its shared values and culture.^[16]

Contribution to politics and public policy in Nigeria

Peterside has used his visible public platforms to comment on, or influence politics and public policy in Nigeria.

Biography template for professionals: Atedo Peterside is the President and Founder of Anap Foundation which is a non-profit organization committed to promoting Good Governance. He is the Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC and was its pioneer Chief Executive Officer at age 33 (then IBTC) from February until and then Chairman from until September

He has also held various advisory roles to the government of Nigeria but never agreed to accept a full-time public sector appointment.^[17]

He was 1 of 3 Conveners of Concerned Professionals back in which was an attempt to make various professionals politically active in response to the annulment of June 12, elections and the fight for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria.^[18][19]

He was appointed the Chairman of the Committee on Corporate Governance of Public Companies in Nigeria.

The Committee drafted the first Code of Best Practices for Public Companies operating in Nigeria, which was published in October ^[20]

Between and and also between and , he was a member of the National Economic Management Team.

Between and , he was the honorary adviser to the Governor of Rivers State.

Between and , he was on the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), and successfully oversaw the privatisation of the Nigerian power sector amongst other transactions.

He was also the Chairman of the NCP's Technical Committee.

In January , he made a strong case on national television for the removal of N trillion petrol subsidy when it was an unpopular position to take.^[21]

In early he was appointed a Federal Government of Nigeria Delegate to the National Conference which held in that year.^[22]

In January , he wrote an op-ed listing eleven recommended actions for the turnaround of the Nigerian economy.^[23]

In March , he declined an invitation to attend a forum being organized by Nigeria's Central Bank because he was not pleased by the dethronement and illegal exile/banishment of the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II.^[24][25]

On 22 March , Peterside set up the Anap Foundation COVID Think Tank ^[26]

In May he was named Co-Chairman (alongside the Finance Minister) of the Steering Committee for the new National Development Plan for Nigeria.^[27][28]

In September , Mr.

Peterside was appointed the Co-chairman of the National Steering Committee for Agenda and the – 25 Development Plan that was inaugurated by President Buhari. At the inauguration, on 09 September , he made some pertinent opening remarks at the televised Inaugural Meeting of the Steering Committee which held on that same day.

The assignment ended when Buhari's tenure ended on 29 May, ^[29]

On Friday, 23 October , Atedo Peterside made a landmark appearance on Arise TV's Morning Show from 9am to 10am during which he was interviewed by a panel of 3 journalists. The frank, bold and very informative interview engaged and gripped the nation in the aftermath of the #EndSARS and #EndPoliceBrutality Protests which had attained global attention and which were marred by the tragic Lekki Toll Gate shootings of peaceful protesters who were singing and waving the Nigerian National Flag on October 20, ; Bloody Tuesday.

In a gripping interview, Atedo Peterside condoled families who had lost loved ones, criticised President Buhari's address to the nation on 22 October , admonished the authorities for illegally trying to block the bank accounts of some of the Protest sympathisers and pointed the way forward for the youths via political activism and the forthcoming elections.^[30][31][32]

In late November , Atedo Peterside published an article in major Nigerian newspapers entitled: elections: Hitting rock bottom, finding a way up.^[33][34]

The GoNigeria Initiative

GoNigeria is a non-profit, non-party movement dedicated to building a new voice for the young people in Nigeria.

The initiative encourages Nigerian youths to become politically active and to register en-masse to vote in future elections. This began with the General Elections.

Atedo Peterside was the Convener of this Initiative which was launched by Anap Foundation in early December , when Mr. Peterside featured on an exclusive Arise TV interview on Tuesday, 07 December, ; in a Question and Answer session with Charles Aniagolu, to explain what the GoNigeria initiative was all about.^[35]

The 18 initial Advocates of the GoNigeria Movement are drawn from all the 6 geopolitical zones (3 from each zone).

They are: Atedo Peterside (Convener), ‘Yemi Adamolekun, Tomiwa Aladekomo, Osita Chidoka, Dike Chukwumerije, Folarin Falana (Falz), Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, Bishop Matthew Kukah, Hamzat Lawal, Nuruddeen Lemu, Ayisha Osori, Arunma Oteh, Muhammad Ali Pate, Dr. Tony Rapu, HH Muhammad Sanusi II, Dr. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman, Ibrahim Dahiru Waziri and Aisha Yesufu.

Alongside the advocates, several well-known celebrities were also instrumental in amplifying the GoNigeria message. They include: Mr. Debo Adedayo (Mr. Macaroni), Mo Abudu, Kate Henshaw, Chioma Omeruah (Chigurl), Onyeka Onwenu, Oluwatosin Olaseinde and Bovi Ugboma (Bovi).

To further boost the reach and impact of the campaign, several youth-targeted competitions were launched, where a cumulative of two million Naira per competition was doled out by Anap Foundation to participants who finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd.

This began with the GoNigeria Poetry Challenge, where youths aged 18–45 who had their Personal Voters Card (PVCs) were tasked with creating a 30 seconds video encouraging other youths to register, pick up their PVCs and vote in the General Elections.

This was soon followed by the GoNigeria English Rap Challenge, the GoNigeria Pidgin Rap Challenge, the GoNigeria Comedy Challenge, the GoNigeria Hausa Rap Challenge and the GoNigeria Igbo Rap Challenge.

Several youths across the 36 states of the country participated and many were motivated to register and follow-through to get their PVCs.

On Wednesday, 21 December , Atedo Peterside made an appearance on a Channels Television program POLITICS TODAY, where he was interviewed by Seun Okinbaloye. In the interview, Mr. Peterside presented highlights of the 2nd Presidential Election Polls commissioned by Anap Foundation and which was carried out by NOIPolls.

The Polls were inconclusive in terms of predicting an outright winner, but firmly established that fresh dynamics had emerged which pointed to a 3-horse race with Peter Obi, of the Labour Party Candidate, unexpectedly slugging it out with Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress party and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP), whilst Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP was a lone outsider.^[36]

Many persons attributed this positive development to the interest that many more educated Nigerian youths were now taking in becoming politically active, spurred on by the work of GoNigeria, Fix Politics and many others.

On Tuesday, 14 March , Atedo Peterside was interviewed by Arise TV's Charles Aniagolu. The detailed and informative interview saw Atedo Peterside drawing attention to the flaws in the electoral process which included apparently falsified Presidential Election Result Sheets which were uploaded on the INEC IREV Server.

Mr. Peterside therefore argued that it was premature to congratulate the President-Elect, who emerged from a flawed and tainted process that was now the subject of Election Petitions from his two major opponents.^[37]

Philanthropic work

Peterside founded the Anap Foundation, a non-profit organisation that is committed to promoting good governance.

He has been the President from inception in

Anap Foundation COVID Think Tank

On 18 March , Peterside appeared on Channels Television to warn Nigerians about the danger of complacency, listing four major reasons why Coronavirus disease may hit Nigeria harder than the rest of the world.^[38] The video was widely shared on social media.

He has also called on the Nigerian government "to use various agencies at its disposal to enforce quarantine following the spread of COVID in the country."^[39]

The Anap Foundation COVID Think Tank was founded on 22 March to help Nigeria overcome the COVID pandemic threat. It is composed of eighteen members from across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the diaspora (USA & Germany).

These are volunteers "with decades of expertise in medicine, logistics, e-commerce, economics, finance, law, communications, religious knowledge, academia, mobilization, advocacy, sustainability, governance, accountancy, actuarial science, health management organisations, grant making and international disaster management."^[26]

The Foundation has also released "Coronavirus Alert" in major Nigerian languages^[40] to alert the public to the issues facing the country with the pandemic.

On 4 February, the Anap Foundation COVID Think Tank collaborated with Media Houses to launch a Name and Shame Initiative for violators of the COVID safety protocols.^[41]

National honours

In , Peterside was awarded the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Atedo Peterside (Arusibidabo of Opobo Kingdom) is married to Mrs.

Dudun Peterside (nee Pearce). They have three children, Tokini, Atowari, and Tariye. Tokini Peterside is the founder of ART X Lagos.

His father Chief Michael Clement Atowari Peterside (Sunju IX), who lived from 24 June to 15 January , was an Ophthalmologist and a retired Controller of Medical Services in the Old Rivers State. He held the Nigerian chieftaincy title of the head chief of the Sunju Peterside chieftaincy family of Opobo.

At his death, the chief was

Peterside's mother is Patricia Awune Gboloba Bob-Manuel.

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At the time of her marriage, she was a princess of the royal family of Abonnema.^[42][43]

Peterside lists his hobbies as boating, polo, reading, and traveling.^[5]

Notable speeches and interviews

• "Shared responsibility: Building and sustaining a strong economic future for Nigeria" | Speech given as a Keynote Speaker at the Silver Jubilee (25th Anniversary) of the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja.

  (October, )^[44][45]

• "The Ugly Side of Buhari and Jonathan" | An op-ed published on the back page of THISDAY Newspaper, on January 27, ^[46]
• "Business Aviation is a Necessity in Africa | Interview with Mr Chinedu Eze of THISDAY Newspaper published on 4th May ^[47]
• "Beware of 9 Mistakes that haunt Nigeria By Atedo N.

  A. Peterside"^[48] | Speech given on the floor of the National Conference during the week of 7–11 April and published in the back page of BusinessDay Newspaper on April 8,

• "Letter to my Countrymen: This National Conference Must Succeed"^[22] | op-ed essay published on the back of THIS DAY Newspaper of March 10,
• "NIGERIA: TIME TO DELIVER | A welcome address at the fifth edition of the annual Standard Bank West Africa Investors' Conference.^[49]
• "Eleven Actions Required for Speedy Economic Turnaround" by Atedo Peterside" | Op-ed essay published in the Global Monitor on 25 January ^[23]
• "Final Tribute to Dad, Chief M C A Peterside," published on the back page of ThisDay February 12, ^[50]
• "Tribute to Otunba Balogun By Atedo N.

  A. Peterside"^[51]

• "Nigerian elite competing in a game called 'State Capture' By Atedo Peterside"^[52]
• "FG's N90bn hajj subsidy setback to Nigeria's economy By Atedo Peterside"^[53]
• "Atedo Peterside faults N90bn subsidy for hajj, says FG sending wrong signal"^[54]
• "Trying to Make the Naira Appreciate in a hurry won't work By Atedo Peterside"^[55]

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