In this post, Platinum Times chronicles the biography, career, net worth, life story of Asue Ighodalo.
Asue Ighodalo is a Lawyer and former Chairman of Sterling Bank who emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party primary election in Edo State ahead of the state’s gubernatorial race that will take place in September 2024.
He is the Co-founder of Banwo and Ighodalo law firm, a corporate and commercial law chamber in Nigeria specializing in advising major corporations on Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Energy & Natural Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Securitization and Project Finance.
He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Profile Summary
Name: Asue 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
Early Life
Asue Ighodalo hails from Okaigben, Ewohimi, Esan South East LG, Edo State, Nigeria, he was born on 19th July, 1959.
Education
He attended the renowned King’s College, Lagos before bagging a degree in Economics from the University of Ibadan in 1981, an LL.B from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1984) and a B.L from the Nigerian Law School, Lagos (1985).
Career
Asue Ighodalo began his early career as an Associate in the law firm of Chris Ogunbanjo & Co.
He worked there from 1985, until 1991 when he set up Banwo & Ighodalo in partnership with Femi Olubanwo, which is now rated as one of the leading law firms in the areas of Capital Markets, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions in Nigeria.
He is specialized in Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Energy; Natural Resources, Mergers; Acquisitions, Banking; Securitization and Project Finance.
Over the years, Ighodalo has authored several articles law journals and also presented seminars on capital markets issues both within and outside Nigeria, and also authored many articles in leading law publications.
He also tutors on corporate governance, directors’ duties and responsibilities, and entrepreneurship at the Institute of Directors, Lagos Business School and FATE Foundation entrepreneurial training sessions, respectively.
He was Chairman, Board of Directors, Sterling Bank Plc, Dangote Flour Mills Plc and The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
He also pilots other public and private companies, Non-Governmental Organizations (“NGOs”) and a statutory body including the Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) FATE Foundation (an NGO committed to the development of entrepreneurs in Nigeria). He also was a past chairman of The NBA–Section on Business Law (NBA SBL).
Asue is a member of some professional bodies in Nigeria such as; the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), USA, Nigerian Economic Summit Group, International Bar Association (IBA), Nigerian Maritime Law Association, Commercial Law & Taxation Committee of the Lagos Chamber Of Commerce & Industry, London School of Economics Lawyers’ Group and Associate Member Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Politics
Under the People’s Democratic party platform, Asue Ighodalo contested and won the party’s governorship primaries that held in the state in February, 2024.
He was declared the elected candidate of the people’s Democratic party for the upcoming governorship elections in September 2024.
Personal life
Asue Ighodalo is a Christian and he is married to Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, the union is blessed with children.
Net Worth
Asue Ighodalo is estimated to be worth over $3 Million owing to his several investments and businesses.