The first Professor of the Capital Market in Nigeria, Uche Uwaleke has been appointed as Special Adviser to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market.
A letter signed by Chairman of the committee Senator Osita Izunaso, and titled: “Appointment as Special Adviser to the Chairman Senate Committee on Capital Market, and seen by the NIGERIAN ANCHOR on Thursday morning, read:
“It is my pleasure to offer you appointment as Special adviser to the Chairman of Senate Committee on Capital Market and Institutions.
“Having followed with keen interest your display of deep knowledge of the capital market through numerous media engagement and academic publications some of which I have come across.
“As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, I have no doubt that your advice will assist me and members of my committee to exercise adequate oversight on the Nigerian Capital Market.”
A Professor of Finance and the Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University and President of Association of Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN), Uwaleke has vast years of experience in the finance and the capital market.
A former commissioner of finance in Imo and one-time chief economist at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), analysts are confident that he would bring his experience to bear in the Nigerian capital market.
