Onicha Igboeze Smart City Development Foundation (OISDF)
Board of Trustees
Chief Solomon Aguene (BOT Chairman OSC)
Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene was born in October 14, 1972 to Mr Aguene Okorie and Mrs Maria Nworie Aguene and hails from Onicha Igbo-Eze Town, Old Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi State. His family enjoys longevity as the father and mother lived three years above a century and seven years below a century respectively. This cultural and traditional activist has regard for Western education but believes more on native intelligence and wisdom, which are vital tools to navigate life vicissitudes. However, he believes God intervention in life voyage supersedes all human aptitude and talent.
Chief Solomon Ogbonna commenced his journey to world of arts very early by age of 11 years he has accompanied his father several times to traditional and cultural events, which influenced his mind and shaped his disposition. The prime mission of Aguene Arts Foundation is the sustenance of African arts and cultural heritage, it has produced and collected masterpiece of thousands of ancient and modern works from different parts of Nigeria and other nations in Africa.
Chief Solomon before he became Ohanaeze Lagos President was a former Vice President Aka Ikenga Ebonyi. He has changed the narrative in the social cultural organization since his presidency commenced in 2018. Before his emergence Ohanaeze Lagos was bedeviled with sundry problems, which invariably made it crawled decades of its existence. Udochia Ndi Igbo brought a paradigm shift in Ohanaeze Lagos, which had a history characterized with infighting and insubordination due to the charisma, allurement and inclusiveness that defined his leadership.
Chief Ogbonna is a patron to many organizations and a recipient of more than 200 awards, which accentuate people recognition and premium on his leadership and achievements. Chief Solomon Ogbonna is indeed a Doyen of arts and a leader who detests accolades, profiling, and compromise of truth, but inspired by sacrifices made in services to humanity like notable philanthropists with global reach.
Distinguished Senator Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani (Grand Patron, OSC)
Distinguished Senator Prof. Anthony Okorie Ani, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. (Nig.), Ph.D (Maiduguri), Ike Oha 1 of Onicha Igboeze, is a man of great and indisputable achievements, an epitome of humility, an embodiment of fairness, an academic colossus, an internationally acclaimed Agricultural Extension Specialist and Rural Development Consultant, and an acknowledged Political and Social Strategist, and a truly detribalized Nigerian Citizen. He was born on the 24th of June, 1966 in Ugwu Odida, Onicha Igboeze, Onicha L.G.A., Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
He spent the greater part of his adult life in the university system, starting from the University of Maiduguri and later transferred to the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO).
In keeping with his determination to succeed in life, he worked so hard as a young academic to ensure that he maintained a steady rise in the academic ladder. He was appointed as an Assistant Lecturer in 1994, and subsequently promoted to Lecturer II in 1996, Lecturer 1 in 1998, Senior Lecturer in 2002, Reader in 2004 and lastly to a full Professor in 2006. Professor Anthony Okorie Ani has contributed immensely to the growth and development of Agricultural Extension Practice in Nigeria.
He has attracted several federal government sponsored projects to Ebonyi South Senatorial District, and also facilitated employment of many constituents into various Ministries and Agencies of the Federal Government.
Dr. Anoke Fabian
- Vice Chairman
Dr. Destiny C. Ogbonna
-Secretary
Mrs. Rita Anoh - (in PH)
-Adviser
Chief. Kester Agwu
-Adviser
Chief Gabriel Utara
- Financial Secretary
Brigadier General Igwe Ogbonnaya
-Adviser
Dr, Barrister John O. Onwe
-Legal & Advocacy