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PROF ODE OJOWU, OFR

Ode Ojowu is a Professor of Economics. He obtained a First Class Honour’s Degree

in Economics from ABU in 1974. He was employed as a Graduate Assistant in the

Department of Economics, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. After his NYSC

in 1975, he won the AFGRAD Fellowship Award under which he completed his MA

and PhD in Economics from the University of Connecticut, USA between 1975 and

1980 and returned to ABU. Prof. Ojowu was appointed Commissioner for Finance

and Economic Planning in Benue State between 1984 and1985 under the leadership

of Brig-General Atom Kpera. Between 1989 and 1991 Prof Ojowu was

Consultant/Co-ordinator of Nigeria’s Industrial Master Plan sponsored by UNIDO

and from 1994 to 1999 he was a member of the National Economic Intelligence

Committee (NEIC) with oversight function over the national budget and PTF projects

under General Sani Abacha. Between 2004 and 2005 he was a member of the Federal

Executive Council with specific responsibility as the Chief Economic Adviser to

President Olusegun Obasanjo and Chief Executive Officer of the National Planning

Commission.

Upon exit from government in 2005, Professor Ojowu returned to the University of

Jos from where he retired in 2007 to private life. He has however continued to work

as consultant to organizations like the DFID, UNDP, the World Bank and

Federal/State Governments. In 2008, he set up the Country Policy Centre (CoPoC)

which he now directs. In November 2008, he was appointed Pro-Chancellor and

Chairman of Council, Benue State University till March 2016. In 2011, Prof Ojowu

was awarded the national honour of OFR. Prof Ojowu practices farming and he is

active in national and community service. Currently, Prof Ojowu is Chairman, Board

of Economists of the Daily Trust Newspaper, where issues of fiscal and monetary

policies, economic development and diversification and budgetary issues are analysed

with recommendations routinely published for the attention of the government and

other stakeholders.


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Areas of Expertise Macroeconomics/Development Economics

Public sector Policies as they affect Industry and Agriculture.

Relationships between Industry and Agriculture in Economic

Development.

Policy Design and Development

2 Personal Details

Date of Birth August 16, 1948

Gender Male

State of Origin Benue

State of residence FCT

Contact Address No 16, Drive 7, Ministers Quarters, Mabushi, Abuja.

Telephone Work:+234-8036090365 Home: same mobile

Email (1) [email protected]

Nationality Nigerian

3 Education

Institutions Date:

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Degree(s) or

Diploma(s) obtained:

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,

NIGERIA

September 1971-June 1974

B. Sc. (Econ) 1st Class Hons

University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA September 1975-January 1980

M. A. (Econ); PhD (Econ)

4 Professional membership

Life Member, Nigerian Economic Society

5 Employment Record

Date (from/to) November, 2008 to March 2016

Company Benue State University

Position Pro-Chancellor/Chairman Governing Council

Responsibility Providing policy leadership for the University

Date (from/to) June 2008 to date

Company Country Policy Centre

Position Director

Responsibility Providing administrative management and technical leadership for the

Country Policy Centre.

Date (from/to) May 2007 – June 2008

Company Retirement/Freelance consultant

mailto:[email protected]


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Position NA

Responsibility Preparation for setting up Country Policy Centre. Work on rice policy for

PrOpCom.

Date (from/to) June 2004 – Nov. 2005

Company The Presidency, National Planning Commission

Position Chief Economic Adviser to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Responsibility Co-ordinator of Government reform program (NEEDS)

Date (from/to) October 2000 to May 2007.

Company University of Jos

Position Professor of Economics,

Responsibility Research and supervision of postgraduate students; member of Senate;

member of University Council

Date (from/to)

September 2001 -Aug. 2002

Company Dept of Economics, Benue State University, Makurdi.

Position Professor of Economics

Responsibility On Sabbatical Leave: Teaching/Research

Date (from/to) February 1994-May 1999 (Part-time assignment)

Company Federal Government of Nigeria (The Presidency), Abuja

Position Member, National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC)

Responsibility

Budget and Project Monitoring; Coordination of research; Writing reports

and Briefing the Head of State on the budget and the economy

Date (from/to) October 1991 to December 1992

Company Federal Ministry of Industry & Technology, Abuja.

Position Consultant/Co-ordinator, World Bank supported studies,

Responsibility

Conducted study on Machine Tools Oshogbo; Coordinated other studies and

produced interim studies.

Date (from/to)

October 1989-September 1991

Company Federal Ministry of Industry and Technology.

Position Consultant/Co-ordinator of Nigeria’s Industrial Master Plan

Responsibility

Organised nine sectoral studies in support of the Industrial Master Plan

Date (from/to) October 1996 to Sept. 2000: C.D.S.

Company University of Jos


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Position Associate Prof. of Economics,

Responsibility

Ag Director Centre for Development Studies; Research duties

Date (from/to) January 1989 -September1996

Company University of Jos.

Position Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Fellow

Responsibility

Ag Director CDS (from 1994); Coordinate and conduct research

Date (from/to) October 1986-December 1988:, Department of Economics,

Company Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria

Position Senior Lecturer in Economics

Responsibility

Teaching and Research; Coordinator Postgraduate Studies

Date (from/to)

February 1984-August 1985

Company Government of Benue State

Position

Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning

Responsibility

Managing the Finances of the State including budget preparation;

coordinating the Development plan of the State

Date (from/to)

October 1981-September 1986

Company ABU, Zaria

Position Lecturer I in Economics

Responsibility

Teaching and research

Date (from/to) October 1978- September 1981

Company ABU, Zaria

Position Lecturer II

Responsibility

Study Fellowship (to 1980); Teaching and research

Date (from/to) October 1976- September 1978

Company ABU, Zaria

Position Asst. Lecturer

Responsibility

Study Fellowship


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Date (from/to) August 1975- September 1976

Company ABU, Zaria

Position Graduate Assistant

Responsibility

Study Fellowship

Date (from/to) August 1974- July 1975

Company

Department of Business Administration, ABU, Zaria

Position (NYSC)

Responsibility

Asst. Lecturer

6 Relevant experience on projects financed by national organisations

Date (from/to) May – June 2019

Organisation Assisted

Benue State Government

Position in the team Vice Chairman, Transition Committee

Financing Organisation

Benue State Government

Describe Assignment

Review of government performance on the economic and social sectors from 2015 to 2019

Date (from/to) January to February 2019


Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)

Position in the team Lead Consultant



Describe Assignment

Capacity building for senior staff on econometrics, qualitative and quantitative methods

Date (from/to) November to December 2017




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Describe Assignment

Capacity building for senior staff on qualitative and quantitative methods

Date (from/to) February to July 2017


Federal Fire Service



Federal Fire Service

Describe Assignment

Development of the Federal Fire Policy

Date (from/to) 28 June, 2011.


Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.

Position in the team Member


Federal Ministry of Science and Technology

Describe Assignment

Critical Review, Edit and Fine -Tuning of National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Document

Date (from/to) May 2- 12, 2011.



Position in the team Chairperson/Convener of a Sub-Committee on the Review of the National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy



Describe Assignment

Convened and Chaired meeting of a Sub-Committee group

Made Presentation on the highlights of the Sub-Committee group’s Report

Date (from/to) 15 September, 2010- October, 2011


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Cross River State Government



Cross River State Government

Describe Assignment

(1). Undertook a baseline study on environment and provided data and information including actors both anthropogenic and biophysical in the environment sector that covers;

Ecosystem (Natural hazard and disaster, Climate change challenges & development of Carbon Credit Framework)

Land use (Agriculture, Solid mineral, Mining, Oil and Gas, Forestry, Biodiversity Conservation and Management)

Water (Marine, Coastal and Aquatic Environment)

Human Resources Development ( Education, Science and Technology, waste Handling & management)

Industry (Trade and industry, Transport and communications and renewable / Efficient Energy Sources) and

Tourism (Tourism, Hospitality and Eco –Tourism and Culture)

(2).Developed and circulated an outline of the Policy document

Identified and assessed the adequacy of existing regulatory framework and identified the gaps that were needed to be filed and recommended areas of new legislation.

7 Relevant experience on projects financed by international organisations

Date (from/to) November 2018 - ongoing


Federal Government of Nigeria

Position in the team Co-lead Consultant


Ford Foundation


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Describe Assignment

Assessment of the quota system of admission into tertiary institutions

Date (from/to) December 2018 - ongoing


Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)

Position in the team Coordinating Consultant


PERL-ARC (DFID)

Describe Assignment

Capacity building for policy formulation, writing and communication skills

Date (from/to) March 2016 – May 2016


PrOpCom – Mai-kafri

Position in the team Consultant


PrOpCom – Mai-karfi

Describe Assignment

Review PM documentation on objectives, activities and impact of work in agricultural inputs private sector development

Date (from/to) October 10th -12th , 2012


PrOpCom – Mai-kafri

Position in the team Facilitator


PrOpCom – Mai-karfi

Describe Assignment

Facilitated Seminar

Presented paper on “Appropriate roles of government and private sector in the fertilizer market”

Summarised the points/observations raised


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Date (from/to) June 11-26,2012


PrOpCom Mai-karfi

Position in the team


PrOpCom Mai-karfi

Describe Assignment

Reviewed on PrOpCom and PrOpCom Mai-karfi

Conducted Meetings with PrOpCom Mai-karfi team to outline views and experience in tractor market

Conducted meetings with stakeholders to solicit other opinions

Reviewed reports on the market

Provided final report

Date (from/to) Sept.22, 2011–Oct. 24, 2011 (18 working days)


Adamawa State Government

Date (from/to) June 02 – July 13,2012


United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Position in the team Team Leader


UNDP

Describe Assignment

Developed a template/standard questionnaire for assessing existing HD courses in Nigeria Universities

Reviewed consultants’ outputs on HD in Nigeria curricula

Facilitated high level consultations with the academic community

Edited the final report and curricula

Led a team to consultant to present draft final report and curricula at validation workshops


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Position in the team Team leader


PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Analysed collected Data

Prepared draft report for review by PrOpCom technical team

Submitted final report

Date (from/to) June 20 – 25, 2011.


African Export- Import Bank

Position in the team Moderator


African Export- Import Bank

Describe Assignment

Chairing and moderation of Roundtable of the 17th Meeting of AFREXIMBANK Advisory Group on Trade Finance Export Development in Africa in Luanda, Angola.

Date (from/to) Feb.22, 2011- Mar.31, 2011.


National Seed Council of Nigeria (NSC)



PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Reviewed and made comment/inputs to the draft policy brief that supported the partnership initiative.

Facilitated meeting with the National Seed Council (NASC) to understand the objective of the initiative

Facilitated meeting with the private sector companies on the objective of the see partnership initiative

Provided an interim report on the meeting with NASC

Provided general coordination and moderation during the meeting with FMARD and NASC with the private sector

Provide a report of the assignment to PrOpCom technical team.


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Date (from/to) Nov. 29, 2010 - Feb. 25, 2011


Adamawa State



PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Analyzed collected Fertilizer data from 12 LGAs of Adamawa state and wrote draft report for review by PrOpCom technical team.

Date (from/to) Dec. 10 – Jan.25, 2011


Federal Government of Nigeria



PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Provided logistics support and facilitated a one-day Policy seminar on the profile of State- level Agriculture Policy in Nigeria.

Date (from/to) Sept. 15, 2010 -Dec. 08, 2010


Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development



PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Provided logistics support, prepared and presented a paper as well as facilitated a one-day Policy roundtable.

Date (from/to) Jul.28,2010-Aug.17 ,2010


Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Abuja.



PrOpCom


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Describe Assignment

Provided logistics support, Prepared and presented a paper as well as facilitated a one-day agricultural Policy dialogue.

Date (from/to) Mar, 24,2010 -Apr. 15, 2010





PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Analysed the collected data and Write a draft report for review by PrOpCom technical team.

Date (from/to) Mar.11, 2010 - Mar. 26, 2010


Kano State Government

Position in the team Team member


PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Studied the final draft of Kano Rice Policy and extracted a summary policy paper out of the draft

Date (from/to) 19 January – March 17, 2010 ( 14 working days)





PrOpCom

Describe Assignment

Provided base line data for assessment and review of fertilizer policy in Adamawa State that required:


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Budgetary Analysis of Fertilizer Procurement, Supply and Distribution in Adamawa State.

Assessment of Fertilizer use by Farmers in Adamawa State

The initial report was presented February 25, 2010 and has impacted positively on the thinking of the State Government for a review of the fertilizer policy.

Date (from/to) May 2- August, 2009 (30 working days)

Organisation Assisted Kano State Government

Position in the team Team Member

Financing Organisation SPARC-DFID(UK)

Describe Assignment

Provided training and support to key members of the Ministry of Planning and Budget to facilitate the development of one sector MTSS;

Assisted the Ministry of Planning and Budget in putting together a strategic document for the Ministry/Committee that will provide the basis for the2010-2012 budget projections and the 2010 annual budget.

Date (from/to) May - December 2009

Organisation Assisted UNDP

Position in the team Team Leader/Team Member

Financing Organisation UNDP

Describe Assignment

Comprehensive review of draft NHDR 2008/2009

Presentation of the highlights of the NHDR 2008/2009 at the official pubic presentation/launch in December 2009

Date (from/to) July - December 2010

Organisation Assisted UNDP

Position in the team Team Member

Financing Organisation UNDP

Describe Assignment Presentation of an overview of the NHDR 2008/2009 at two policy dialogue fora (Minna and Port-Hacourt)

Preparation of the 2010 MDGs report for Nigeria

Facilitation of First Roundtable on HDS mainstreaming in academic curricular of Nigerian Universities

Date (from/to) September 1, 2008 (30 working days)

Organisation Assisted Kano state Government

Position in the team Team leader

Financing Organisation PrOpCom

Describe Assignment


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Preparation and presentation of rice policy paper

Discussion with Kano state officers

Organisation of policy retreats

Production of policy document

Date (from/to) Sept 17 2007 (on going for a total period of six months)

Organisation Assisted National Bureau of Statistics NBS) Abuja, Nigeria

Position in the team Co-ordinator

Financing Organisation World Bank

Describe Assignment Co-ordination and facilitation of Nigeria Environment Survey Details include:

Co-ordination/participation in the design and production of the instrument for data capture

Facilitation of training of Enumerators and Supervisors

Facilitation of validation exercise via Stakeholder workshops

Production of draft/final reports

Date (from/to) June 2007 –Sept 2007 (33 days)

Organisation Assisted PrOpCom

Financing Organisation PrOpCom

Position in the team Sole Consultant

Describe Assignment Support to PrOpCom’s Work in Policy Reform Details of the assignment include:

Worked with PropCom’s technical team to develop agenda for and lead

a discussion during the PAC meeting on July 5, 2007 towards selecting

priority areas for an action plan.

Following the PAC meeting, worked with PropCom’s technical

team and designed a programme for a one-day roundtable discussion

for Directors from FMAWR and Ministry of Commerce.

Played a lead role in facilitating the roundtable discussion described

above.

Using outputs 1) and 2), work with PropCom’s technical team and

short-term expert, Sunil Sinha to produce a draft of priority policy

areas on which to focus the programme’s efforts.

Develop an action plan for implementation of policy activities.

Circulate (4) and (5) to PAC members, key (identified) Directors in

FMAWR and Commerce for comments and suggestions.

Receive comments and suggestions and work with PropCom technical

team and Sunil to produce a draft final report

Date (from/to)

May 2007 – Sept 2007

Organisation Assisted UNICEF

Financing Organisation UNICEF

Position in Team Member

Describe Assignment Production of report on the country environment on the “Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Nigeria”: SITAN REPORT.

Date (from/to) March 2007 – June 2007 (25 days)

Organisation Assisted National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Financing Organisation World Bank/DFID/UNDP

Position in Team Leader

Describe Assignment Harmonisation of Three Poverty Assessment Reports


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Details of the assignment include:

Holding seminars to agree on the outline for the harmonised report.

Preparing the harmonised report

Holding seminars in Kano, Lokoja and Lagos to present the draft harmonised report to stakeholders and preparing the final draft for the editor

Date (from/to) May 19, 2007 – May 26, 2007 (7 days)

Organisation Assisted Centre for Management Development (CMD), Lagos

Financing Organisation SLGP

Position in Team Sole consultant

Describe Assignment Oversight of the CMD Delivery of SEEDS Framework Details of the assignment include:

Review of the training manuals with facilitators

Supervision and Monitoring of Training of SEEDS Practitioners by Facilitators

Production of assessment report on the training

Date (from/to) January 14, 2007 –January 27, 2007 (14 days)

Organisation Assisted SLGP/CMD

Financing Organisation SLGP

Position in Team Leader

Describe Assignment Harmonisation of CMD and SLGP Training on SEEDS Manual

Date (from/to) February 19, 2006 – April 15 2006 (30days)

Organisation Assisted World Bank/DFID (UK)

Financing Organisation World Bank/DFID (UK)

Position in Team Team Leader

Describe Assignment Contribution to Nigeria Country Economic Memorandum 2006 in Agriculture and Agribusiness. The details of the assignment include:

Provision of a broad analysis/overview of the structure of Nigeria’s agriculture sector; review of growth performance in Nigerian agriculture over the last decade and in particular since 1999; Assessment of the sector’s export performance (nature and value of exports, its share in total exports new/emerging exports, destination of exports etc); assessment of the content and impact of ongoing presidential initiatives in agriculture, highlighting success, drawing out lessons and providing suggestions for improvement as needed; identification of the key policy issues that explain the sector’s competitiveness and growth performance over the period and draw policy lessons.

Date (from/to) August 2 – September 12 2003

Organisation Assisted Federal Government of Nigeria(Federal Ministry of Commerce)

Financing Organisation DFID (UK)


Describe Assignment Assistance to the Federal Government of Nigeria with its preparation for the Cancun Ministerial meeting in September 2003, under the African Trade and Poverty Programme


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Date (from/to) June 23 - October 14 2003 (42days)

Organisation Assisted Benue State Government


State and Local Government Programme (SLGP) for DFID


Describe Assignment

Public Expenditure Management (PEM) Study Phase III. The work

involved the preparation of training materials and the organisation of

training workshops on the Budget Cycle for senior civil servants from

the level of Assistant Chief to Directors.

Date (from/to) May 19 - June 15, 2003 (15 days)

Organisation Assisted The World Bank

Financing Organisation The World Bank


Describe Assignment

Preparation of Technical Assistance Input To Finalization of Nigeria's

Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (IPRSP)

Date (from/to)

April 5 -7, 2003

Organisation Assisted Oxfam GB (NIGERIA)


Oxfam GB (NIGERIA)


Describe Assignment

Preparation of a proposal for SPECS for funding by DFID

Date (from/to)

September – October 2002


Financing Organisation State and Local Government Programme (SLGP) for DFID


Describe Assignment Detailed Study of the Public Expenditure Management (PEM) in

Benue State

Date (from/to) April 8-25, 2002,





Describe Assignment Determining a Strategy and Plan to Develop a First Generation

Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan (PRSP) in Benue State.

Date (from/to) March 4-15, 2002


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Position in Team

Member

Describe Assignment Public Expenditure Management in Benue State. This assignment

involved the assessment and documentation of Policy, Planning,

Budgeting, Accounting and Audit in Benue State.

Date (from/to) January 21-February, 2002





Describe Assignment Poverty, Well-being and Wealth Creation in Benue State. This

assignment involved the review and documentation of existing studies

on poverty in Benue State for the State Reform Team (SRT) as a first

step towards assisting the state government develop pro-poor policies

and programmes.

Date (from/to) February –May, 2001. ( 30Days)

Organisation Assisted National Planning Commission


World Bank

Position in Team One man team

Describe Assignment Public Expenditure Review (PER) study for Plateau State, Nigeria. This assignment involved the preparation of a comprehensive document on Public Expenditure Performance in Plateau State from 1999-2001. The ToR was provided by the World Bank

Date (from/to)

Between October 2000 and November 2001

Organisation Assisted World Bank


USAID

Position in Team Zonal Co-ordinator for Kogi State, Nigeria

Describe Assignment Governance and Corruption Survey; Organised by the Institute for

Development Research, A.B.U. Zaria for the World Bank. The survey

was nation-wide in scope . Questionaires were administered in the six

geo-political zones of the country in November 2001 and were

processed and analysed.

Date (from/to) Between July 1993 - August, 1994

Organisation Assisted UNCTAD and the Federal Ministry of Commerce, Abuja


UNCTAD



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Describe Assignment This was a study of the “National Services Sector in Nigeria”.

The study was deepen a better understanding of the structure

and importance of the Services Sector in Nigerian economy in

the light of the growing importance of the sector in the global

economy and the need to formulate national policies consistent

WTO rules.

Date (from/to)

October 1991 December 1992

Organisation Assisted Federal Ministry of Industry, Abuja


The World Bank

Position in Team

Co-ordinator/Consultant

Describe Assignment This was a World Bank supported study. The assignment involved the

preparation of terms of reference for seven sectoral studies - Export

Promotion, Foreign Investment, Road Based Mass Transit Equipment,

Nigeria Machine Tools Ltd, Osogbo, Industrial Dispersal, Nigerian

Pulp and Paper Industry, Fertilizer Industry in Nigeria. Three interim

reports on Fertilizer, Foreign Investment and Road Based Mass

Transit Equipment were prepared and a final report on Nigeria

Machine Tools was produced. The other studies were not undertaken.

Date (from/to)

July 1990-September 1991

Organisation Assisted Federal Ministry of Industry


UNIDO

Position in Team

National Co-ordinator

Describe Assignment The assignment involved the preparation of terms of reference and

administrative and academic supervision/coordination of nine (9)

studies in support of the Industrial Master Plan, as well as the

preparation of “Guidelines for the Strategic Management of Industrial

Development.” The Guidelines were presented to Mr. President in

August 1992.


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PROF ODE OJOWU, OFR · Assignment (1). Undertook a baseline study on environment and provided data and information including actors both anthropogenic and biophysical in the environment