Soludo Names Udechukwu as Special Adviser on Investments

By Jimoh Babatunde

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, has appointed Christian Udechukwu as his Special Adviser on Investments.

With the appointment Udechukwu has returned to the State’s Executive Council for the second time. Prior to this role, Udechukwu served in Soludo’s first term administration as the Anambra State Commissioner for Industry and Commerce.

Earlier this year Soludo dissolved his first term cabinet preparatory to his inauguration for the second term.

He has reconstituted the cabinet, dropping some of the members that served in the first term while re‑appointing a few others.

Christian Udechukwu is a distinguished strategic management consultant, corporate financier, and seasoned public sector leader with an extensive career spanning international development, investment advisory, and government policy.

As the State’s Commissioner for Industry between 2023 and 2026, he spearheaded industrialisation reforms, SME development, and the project preparation for the Anambra Mixed‑Use Industrial City (AMIC) Free Trade Zone.

At the national level he was a European Diaspora Delegate to the 2014 National Conference in Nigeria. He previously served as a Strategic Consultant to the Central Bank of Nigeria, facilitating landmark initiatives such as the Financial System Strategy 2020 (FSS2020) and the launch of the African Finance Corporation (AFC).

Udechukwu held significant roles with the OECD (Paris), UK Trade & Investment’s Office of Fair Trading, and Guinness Brewing Worldwide (London). He formerly served as a Director of the UK‑based Business Council for Africa.

He represented Bloomberg Multimedia Group across multiple African markets. He founded Business in Africa Events, a premier platform for investment advisory and reputation management, and established the African Banker Awards under the patronage of the African Development Bank.

Udechukwu was a co‑founder of Asia‑Africa Infrastructure and Industrial Ventures Partners Limited and a Director of Osike Synergy Nigeria Limited, with a diverse portfolio spanning real estate, hospitality, and agriculture.

He holds a BA in History and English Language (University of Nigeria), an MA in Advanced International Studies (University of Leeds, as a Guinness Scholar), an MBA (Middlesex University Business School), and a certification in Corporate Finance from the London Business School.

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