By Shakirudeen Bankole
Foremost Nigerian Stock broker, eminent international economist, accomplished banker and a one-time Delta State governorship aspirant, Chief Albert Okumagba, is dead.
Okumagba, a star financial expert and one of Nigeria’s most celebrated Capital markets analysts and economics guru of global stature died in the early hours of Thursday in Abuja at the age of 56.
Okumagba, the Group Managing Director of BGL Group, parent body to BGL Securities Limited and BGL Asset Management Limited, was reputed for significant roles played in the nation’s stocks brokerage subsector.
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At various times, he was chairman of the Capital Market bodies association and led high-profile investment and economic growth initiatives at various levels including national and international levels.
A Scion of the very famous and most outstanding Okumagba dynasty of Okere-Urhobo, Warri, Delta state, Albert Okumagba made his mark in Nigeria’s economic terrain at early age, traversing various sub-sectors of national economic development.
A fine technocrat with finesse, coming from an aristocratic background, Albert Okumagba was well educated.
He attended Kings College, Lagos, FGC Warri and University of Ibadan were he earned Bachelors and graduate degrees in Economics.
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