Our Vision
A Society that prefers Integrity Over Corruption
Our Mission
Through Visionary Leadership, Creativity & Effective Implementation of our ideas, we work with people in zones of weak governance to build integrity and resilience into the transactions, systems, and institutions upon which they depend for their growth and survival. So that many more can sustainably choose integrity over corruption.
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Which enables us to envision and articulate a better tomorrow
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Which helps us to find ways to live today like that tomorrow has already come and
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Which helps us to close the reality gaps,
Meet our Board of Directors
To underscore the principle of one logical organisation even though there are two legal entities, our board members are common to both organisations.
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Co-Founder & CEO
Soji Apampa co-founded The Convention on Business Integrity in 1997. He is an Executive Director for the Convention on Business Integrity and also serves as a Consultant on CBi projects. Mr. Apampa has served as a Senior Advisor to the UN Global Compact on the 10th Principle (anti-corruption) and consultant to the Inter-Agency Task Team of the Federal Republic of Nigeria tasked with the responsibility of developing a National Strategy to Combat Corruption. In his role as a consultant, Mr. Apampa has carried out numerous assignments for international organizations including the World Bank, DFID, UNDP, UN Global Compact, Heinrich Boell Foundation and many others.
Mr. Apampa has also worked in various roles in engineering, business and computing between 1987 and 2007. He was Managing Director of SAP Nigeria Ltd, and Regional Manager (West Africa), for SAP where he worked for 8 years since early 1999 championing ICT-supported governance reforms. Mr. Apampa graduated with a B.Eng. (Hons) in Civil & Structural Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 1987 and holds an MSc. in Governance & Finance from Liverpool John Moores University (2008) where he was member of faculty on the Corporate Governance Masters Programme at the European Center for Corporate Governance for one year. His research interests are in the area of Corporate Compliance and Political Economy Analyses in which he has led numerous, successful research projects.
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Co-Founder
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN became the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State in 1999. Prior to that, he was a partner at the Law Firm of Osinbajo, Kukoyi & Adopaye, and Professor of Law and Head of Department of Public Law (1997 – 1999) at the University of Lagos. Prof. Osinbajo has served as the Special Advisor to the Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (1988 – 1991) He has provided expertise and consulted with a wide range of development organizations such as the United Nations, United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations/ United Nations Development Programme, United Nations African Institute for Crime Prevention and ECOWAS.
He and Mr. Olusoji Apampa founded INTEGRITY, the umbrella organization of The Convention on Business Integrity.
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Chairman
Mrs. Ibukun Awosika is a graduate of Chemistry from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife). She is also an alumina of the Chief Executive Programme of Lagos Business School as well as the Global Executive MBA Programme of the prestigious IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. She is the founder of The Chair Centre Ltd, a market leader in the office furniture and banking security systems industries. In 2005, she was appointed the MD/CEO of Sokoa Chair Centre Ltd, a joint-venture company she promoted with Sokoa S.A of France, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, The Chair Centre Ltd, and some local investors after the ban on importation of furniture by the federal government of Nigeria in 2004. In addition, she independently established another ultra-modern furniture facility, Furniture Manufacturers’ Mart, in Ikeja, Lagos in the latter part of 2006. She is the host of the popular TV programme, Business – His Way, where she teaches the business community ethical business principles based on the Word of God.
She is the Chairman of Afterschool Graduate Development Centre (AGDC), a national career center in Lagos, Nigeria, which was set up in September 2007 to address the high rates of unemployment in the country by making Nigerian graduates employable and good assets to the Nigerian economy.
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Vice-Chairman
Osaro is one of the Founding Partners of Perchstone & Graeys. He is also the Managing Partner of the firm and currently leads its Dispute Resolution and Banking & Finance Group. He was admitted to practice in England and Wales in 1989 and later admitted to practice in Nigeria in 1991. He is renowned for the depth of his knowledge of the law and has, over the course of his career, distinguished himself in a string of notable cases.
Over the course of his career Osaro has been opportune to develop competence in various specialized fields, including Oil & Gas, Maritime, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy & Insolvency, and Constitutional and Electoral matters. This has resulted from his having worked in a few renowned firms before putting up practice in Perchstone & Graeys. His diverse and robust background therefore gives him sufficient experience required to proffer dynamic and flexible advice to clients, particularly with respect to contentious and non-contentious legal issues. His ability to render useful and practical advice on matters ranging from Oil & Gas, to Constitutional matters and banking and finance, is a rare quality that clients often find extremely refreshing, particularly with respect to the nature of their requirements in today’s complex business world invariably cutting across multiple sectors.
In recognition of his diligence, passion and contribution to the legal profession, he was conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2008. On account of his extensive experience in dispute resolution in commercial matters particularly as it pertains to Banking & Finance, he was inevitably appointed to lead a team of lawyers to develop the Banking & Finance practice group in the Firm, which is now acknowledged as one of the best in the industry. He was a member of the Lagos State Trust Law Reform Committee and is a member of the Mortgage Implementation Committee of the Financial System Strategy (FSS 2020). He also participated in the review of pending Bills in the financial sector which was organized by the Project Management Office of the FSS 2020 and serves as chairman of the sub-committee set up to review the proposed amendment to the Asset Management Corporation Act and the proposed Bill for a regulatory framework for Securitization and Asset Backed Securities on behalf of the Legal Implementation Committee.
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Director
Toki Mabogunje is a business consultant interested in the growth of small and medium enterprises on the African continent.
Toki Mabogunje has a degree in Law from the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria, an LLM in International Business Law from the University of Exeter, England, Executive Management Training in Strategic Organization and Management from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, California, United States of America, training in SME Policy Design and Project Implementation from the ILO Training Center in Turin, Italy, Value Chain Development Training from MDF in the Netherlands, Enterprise Development through value chains and business service markets from the ILO International Training Center, Turin, Italy and several other workshops and seminars all related to the growth and development of SMEs.
Over the last 33 years, Toki has been involved in commercial and business enterprise from both a public and private sector perspective. Toki’s career began as an Assistant Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Defence. She became Senior State Counsel Mercantile and Industrial Law of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Nigeria. She provided legal advise to the Federal Government in its cross border business negotiations with other governments and commercial enterprises worldwide.
Toki moved to the private sector. She worked as Group Head Legal and Corporate Affairs for a start up broadcast enterprise, which grew into a global business concern. Toki was part of a dynamic management team that grew this local broadcaster into a satellite television operation. Toki’s experience extended to other markets within Africa, Europe and the United States. She became CEO of the American subsidiary of the Group. Toki founded the firm Toki Mabogunje and Co. (TMC) in the year 2000 and over the last sixteen years brings her skills, training, expertise and experience to bear when consulting with clients seeking to grow their market share in Nigeria, Africa or elsewhere globally.
Toki is active in the organized private sector in Nigeria. She is a Vice-president of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and currently serves as the Chairperson of the Membership Committee of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Council Member Business Club Ikeja; former Vice-President South West NASME, Director Negotiation and Conflict Management Group (NCMG), Director Shelter Origins, Super mentor NNEW, among others.
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Director
Mrs. Oshuwa Gbadebo-Smith holds a Master’s in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University, and is a highly qualified consultant with specialist expertise in the areas of corporate and public sector governance reform. She offers expert consultancy services in the areas of policy and strategy formulation, public sector reform, expenditure management, governance and economic development, anti-corruption measures and change management.
Oshuwa’s work experience as a policy adviser and in strategy management includes supporting and advising states and local governments on development policies which are linked to outcomes, and output targets that are specific, measurable, achievable, reliable, time-bound ensuring social inclusion (SMARTSI); the output targets are linked to strategies and costed plans. Oshuwa previously developed and reviewed indicators for policy benchmarking and service delivery processes for the DFID funded State and Local Government Programme (SLGP) and now State Partnership for Accountability, Responsiveness and Capability Programme (SPARC). She recently concluded a series of Policy and Strategy baseline studies for SPARC in four states in Nigeria; facilitated Policy and Strategy (P&S) self-assessment using the SEAT (Public Expenditure Financial Assessment) tool in three states and also developed P&S change matrix, change programme, change plans and designed performance indicators for two states in Nigeria for the DFID funded SPARC programme. She supported Lagos State in the development of Lagos State Vision 20: 2020. Oshuwa is currently leading the Policy and Strategy teams providing support to Lagos State for the development of their respective State Development Plan in the medium term and its Medium Term Sectorial Strategies while she is the national consultant supporting the establishment of the Economic Intelligence Unit, Ministry of Economic Planning of Lagos State.
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Director
JJ. Omojuwa is the founder and Chief Strategist at The Alpha Reach, one of Nigeria’s foremost Digital Media companies. He is the convener of The Conversations On Democracy & Development (CODED) with #CODED2019 one of the most talked about conferences in Africa in 2019. His book, Digital: The New Code of Wealth #DigitalWealthBook, broke social media and sales records in its first month of release.
Omojuwa is on the board of several companies and organisations, including the Convention on Business Integrity (CBi), founded by Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and the Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship, Nigeria’s foremost fellowship programme, founded by the Kaduna State government. He is a renowned International speaker, and has addressed audiences across all of Africa’s regions, Europe, North, South and Central America, often leading conversations on challenges and opportunities in Africa, New Media, democracy and governance. He was a guest lecturer at the Free University in Berlin where he lectured on the impact of New Media on Civil Disobedience. He is a regular delegate at the Halifax International Security Forum, Nova Scotia, Canada. Omojuwa is often listed amongst Africa’s most influential people by reputable organisations and media houses, including Credit Suisse’s The Bulletin. He has been featured on local and international media platforms including TV, radio and magazines.
He is a King’s College, Lagos Old Boy (KCOB), a graduate of Agricultural Economics from Nigeria’s renowned University of Agriculture, Abeokuta UNAAB (now FUNAAB). He is currently pursuing an MSc in Behaviour Change at the Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College, London (UCL) having won the UK government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Chevening Scholarship for that purpose.
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Director
Dr. Bala Magaji holds degrees in economics, banking and management (BSc – Econs, MSc – Banking and Finance, and PhD – Management). He worked in several banking institutions for about a decade and rose to be a senior manager before setting up shop as a financial and management consultant to many public as well as private organizations especially multilateral and multinational institutions. He also joined Ahmadu Bello University in 2003 as a full time lecturer specializing in finance and management turn around/restructuring.
Dr. Magaji has undertaken several key assignments with CBi and excels at building and developing effective networks. He has a deep understanding of the economics of deprivation. He has leveraged his background in banking on our projects by brokering effective partnerships. Dr Magaji is a keen entrepreneur himself and runs a successful commodities trading outfit.
Meet our Management Team
Here are some of the key staff who lead our vision towards creating a society full of integrity.
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Programmes DirectorCurrently leading teams that implement projects designed to strengthen corporate governance, business ethics and anti-corruption systems that promote accountability and sustainability in organisations in the public, private and civil society sectors. Strategic Adviser and Post-conflict Recovery and Reintegration Specialist with significant experience in designing and implementing community-based PVE, reintegration, social cohesion and conflict mitigation programmes. Managed projects funded by international development organisations, Foreign Governments/Embassies, and UN Agencies.
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Senior Programme Manager
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a background in integrated financial auditing, and futher experience in multi-jurisdictional compliance, data management, privacy, research, and institutional capacity-building, Maria brings a wealth of expertise to her role.
At Integrity, Maria leverages her skillset to craft strategic approaches to projects, oversee implementation, and spearhead reporting procedures. Her collaborative ethos is evident as she fosters partnerships and champions cohesive teamwork within the organization.
Maria's professional focus spans diverse sectors. While she devotes most of her time to multifaceted project management, she finds joy in the varied nature of her role, delving into critical subjects such as Business and Human Rights, Illicit Financial Flows, and Gender and Inclusion in the marketplace.
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Director, Stakeholders Relation
Cynthia Akpomudiare has over 22 years’ experience in the capital markets in Nigeria. She worked with The Nigerian Stock Exchange in various departments; listings, strategy, HR, broker-dealer and finally in business development between 1991 and 2014 when she retired. Major miles stones includes the introduction and implemented financial penalties to quoted companies for non-compliance with the NSE’s post listing requirements between 1994 and 2001, Secretary to the Merit Award Committee responsible for short-listing quoted companies who met all the requirements; prepared the Winners List between 1994 and 1998, conducted call-over trading activities on trading floor from 1992 to 1997.
She was instrumental to the setting up of the call over trading system at the Sierra Leone Stock Exchange as a consultant/Adviser from January to July 2010, and the NSE international road shows that increased foreign investments from the Nigerians in the diaspora into the Nigerian Capital Market between 2004 and 2008. She was also a member of the steering committee on the Corporate Governance Rating System at the NSE during the developmental stage prior to the launch of the pilot phase. She has a Bsc and an Msc from the universities of Benin, Benin- City (UNIBEN) and Lagos (UNILAG) respectively.
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Information Technology Manager
Maduka Okafor, B.Sc. (Computer Science), M.Sc. (Management Information Systems). Maduka has over 14 years working experience managing the successful delivery of enterprise software developmental initiatives for both private and public organizations. He was Database Manager for the Conditional Grants Scheme (CGS) to states under the Nigeria MDGs Project (from 2010 to 2015), where he led the Nigeria MDGs team to co-develop the Nigeria MDGs Information System (NMIS). Maduka is a Certified Internet Web (CIW) Professional.
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Projects Controller
Toyin has over nine years’ experience in projects integration. She has provided technical support and oversight functions on projects implemented by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (Presidential Committee, African Continental Free Trade Agreement- AfCFTA) and UK Department for International Development (DFID) amongst others. She was the Team Lead and performed the role of Analyst in one of the work streams of the Presidential Committee on AfCFTA- ‘Trade Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business’. Currently, she is the Projects Controller for the organisation and also performs the role of HR.
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Group Accountant
Abosede Kolapo is a dedicated and accomplished professional in the field of accounting, boasting a strong academic background and extensive practical experience. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Babcock University in Ogun State, Nigeria, Abosede is also a proud member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
With over seven years of hands-on experience in financial audit at Abax-OOSA Professionals Chartered Accountants, where she served as a Senior Auditor, Abosede has honed her skills across various industries including construction, investment banking, telecommunications, and non-governmental organizations, among others. Her role involved conducting audits, communicating findings to senior management, and providing detailed recommendations for process improvement.
In 2020, Abosede transitioned to The Convention on Business Integrity, Integrity Organization limited by guarantee where she currently serves as the Group Financial Accountant. In this capacity, she oversees internal audit and accounting functions for the organization. Her responsibilities span a wide range of areas including bookkeeping, revenue accounting, month-end closing, financial reporting and internal controls.
Abosede's core competencies include a solid understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), proficiency in accounting software such as CaseWare, QuickBooks, and Peachtree, as well as excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications. She is also adept at utilizing ERP systems like Zoho One to enhance productivity and reporting accuracy.
Beyond her technical expertise, Abosede possesses strong personal skills including leadership, organizational abilities, interpersonal communication, and problem-solving. She excels in strategic planning and needs assessment, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
In addition to her professional endeavours, Abosede is currently pursuing an Executive Master's in Business Administration from Obafemi Awolowo University, further enriching her knowledge and skills in business management and leadership.
Abosede's commitment to excellence and her proven track record of delivering results make her a valuable asset to any organization she serves. With her combination of academic qualifications, professional certifications, and practical experience, she continues to make significant contributions to the field of accounting and finance.
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Chief Finance Officer (MBA, BSc, ACA)
Samuel is a seasoned senior finance and management professional with 17+ years of experience in designing and implementing business strategies. He is an expert in financial management, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, tax management, with track records of excellent achievements. He holds Bsc in Accounting from University of Ilorin and MBA in financial management. Samuel is an Associate of the institute of chartered accountant of Nigeria and a certified internal auditor of quality management system ISO 9001:2015. As the group CFO, He is responsible for the financial health of the organizations within the integrity group.
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Projects Finance Officer
Oluseun Akande: has a B.Sc. in Accounting from the University of Lagos, Akoka and holds the office of Projects Finance Officer in the Organisation. He’s responsible for account payable, Manages cash controls, identify and resolve issues, gaps or variances, Proper documentation of accounting records, collections and payments, ensuring all vendors follow due processing, reconciling retirements from consultants and staff, negotiate and process invoices receive from vendors, prepares monthly financial reports. He has work experience of over 10 years with the organization in different capacities. Prior to this role, he handled offices of Admin Officer, Admin and Logistics Assistant, Finance and Admin Officer