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Mr. Roland Otaru,SAN, President, the Executive Council and Board of Trustees of Ikpomaza Old Students Association officially announce the passing of Mr. George Onekhena FCA.
He was born in 1956. Mr. Onekhena was the Chief Executive Officer, Crown Height Consulting Services, based in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States.
He was a Certified and Chartered Accountant of repute and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
The Fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, is the highest rank a member can attain in his/her career as a professional Chartered Accountant.
Mr. Otaru said: “May God gives all of us and his family the fortitude to bear this painful and irreplaceable loss.” He added: “He was very cerebral and won a lot of garlands and accolades.”
On how he died, his younger sister, Alhaja Justina Khadijah Nana Ali said: “George was said to fall asleep & went home to eternity on the 4th of January 2022.” Only recently George Onekhena lost his very loving mother who was a leading fashion designer (then known as tailor) in Afenmai, Edo State!
Mr. Onekhena has travelled around the globe starting in his serene village – Okphekphe the same as Mr. John Momoh, Executive Chairman, Channels Media Group;
Auchi Sacred Kingdom where he lived most of his life, Benin City, Kaduna, Kano and Lagos, Abuja and cities around the world.
He shattered many records among are:
First Class, Ikpomaza Grammar School, Okpella, University of Benin, Benin City, Business Administration with bias for Insurance, Second Class Upper Division, 1978. Top of his class. He
broke many records in professional examinations.
He is sharp shooting professional who was a first class material in anything he does! His career trajectory was CEO, Crown Height Consulting Services, 2019; Deputy Commissioner, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Abuja; Non-Executive Director Financial Reporting Council (FRC); Managing Partner, George Andrews; Lion of Africa Insurance Company Limited, Executive Director Finance.
Mr. Onekhena was indisputably a workaholic and social networker!
A corporate communications from National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) “It came like a thunderbolt in the wind to hear that the Nigerian insurance industry and the financial services sector have lost one of the prominent stars in its galaxy.”
He ran the WhatsApp and Telegraph Groups, and many others all for the benefit of humanity. The different channels namely: Director Strategy Village; Strategy Library; Consortium Agenda; Strategy 4 Tax Practice; Books 4 Value; Improve Insurance; CFO Competence and KPI.