Anambra gets first female SSG

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the appointment of Mrs Chiamaka Nnake as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

This makes her the first female to occupy the position since the state’s creation.

Nnake, 39, succeeds Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, who served from the inception of the Soludo administration. Her appointment marks the first political appointment since the governor commenced his second term.

A native of Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area, Nnake is a finance and public sector professional with over 13 years of experience in finance, strategy development, and economic planning.

Prior to her appointment, she served as Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning and Chairman of Solution Fun City Limited, where she led resource mobilisation, planning, and allocation to drive socio-economic development in the state.

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She has also held key roles across several state agencies, including the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, the Internal Revenue Service Board, and the Small Business Agency.

Before joining public service, Nnake was a Senior Strategy Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria.

Earlier in her career, she worked as a Business Analyst at IHS Towers and as an Equity Research Analyst at Meristem Securities Limited, covering publicly listed pharmaceutical and consumer goods firms.

Nnake holds a Master of Business Administration from Lagos Business School. She graduated with First-Class Honours in Accounting from Benson Idahosa University.

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