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Joseph O. Makoju, mni, OON, OFR | |
|---|---|
| Special Adviser on Electric Power to Mr. President | |
| In office 1 July 2008 – 20 May 2008 | |
| Honorary Adviser to Mr. President on Electric Power | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2008 | |
| Special Adviser to Group President/CE Dangote Group | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1948 |
| Died | 11 April 2022 (aged 73) |
Joseph Oyeyani Makoju (13 July 1948 – 11 April 2022[1]) served as Special Adviser (Electric Power) to the President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria under two separate administrations. He was Honorary Adviser on Electric Power to the President/Commander-in-Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria (effect from 20 May 2008). He was also the Special Adviser to the President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group,[2] the chairman, Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria,[3] as well as West African Power Pool Executive Board.[4] Makoju recently retired as the Group Managing Director/ CEO of the Dangote Cement PLC; a position he has held since April 2018.[5]
Prior to that, he was the managing director/chief executive officer of the erstwhile National Electric Power Authority (NEPA)/Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN); Nigeria's national electricity utility.[6] He was selected and invited for this job by government on the basis of his track record in the private sector. And, for almost a decade, the managing director/chief executive officer of the West African Portland Cement Company,[7] at that time Nigeria's largest cement manufacturing company. After his tenure as the managing director/Chief Executive of NEPA, Makoju was appointed consecutively as Special Adviser to three presidents of Nigeria.
- ^ Joseph Makoju, Former Dangote Cement MD Dies At 73
- ^ Dangote-group. "Engr. Joseph O. Makoju". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Jonathan directs reduction in price of cement". Daily Times. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Economic Community of West African States. "October 28, 2009 West African Power Pool Board Meeting held at Cotonou". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Joseph Makoju retires as Dangote Cement CEO". 27 December 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Don't Build Structures Under NEPA Lines – Makoju". This Day. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ MBendi. "West African Portland Cement Company Plc (WAP) – Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria". Retrieved 15 November 2011.