Board of Trustees & Leadership

Engr. Akomolafe Damisi Lucas has been in property and estate development for more than three decades. He has wide experience in site management, construction, estate development, project financing and execution, monitoring and delivery.

He incorporated Contemporary Engineering Limited in August 1998, a full construction and engineering firm specialising in building, estate development and infrastructure.

Engr. Favour Chigemezu Iwuchukwu is a graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu State. He has worked in chemical engineering in Nigeria since graduating. From Imo State, he brings his experience to ISCD to help achieve our growth and development strategies.

Prof. Makinde Sunday Clement is Professor of Plant Breeding at Lagos State University (LASU), where he is also Head of Department. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2009 from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), and brings many years of research and development experience to ISCD.

Professional associations include ASUU, BOSON, GSN, HOTSON, NiBSA, AfPBA, ISHS and UNU.

Alhaji Tanimu Abdullahi is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Dari Group, a full-option construction company that makes its own tiles, sanitary wares and doors. He has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry and has led Dari to work for government bodies including the Petroleum Trust Fund, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Defence, TETFund, the Nigeria Customs Service and the EFCC.

He sits on the boards of several companies, including Microtel Limited, Yasmin Furniture, Imiran Ventures Limited and Cityscape Engineering Limited.

Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku (FCSS, FNLI) is Secretary of the Staff Union of Research Institutes (ASURI). He is a seasoned professional with wide experience in business, management, execution, development, design, engineering, project financing and execution, and the monitoring and delivery of projects and programmes.

Franklin Allen Nkeki (CPSM.V.ISO) is an information technology and security expert with over 30 years of experience in creating and applying security and data management policies and in managing and reducing risk to organisations' cyber and physical infrastructure. He is a certified physical security manager and a veteran member of the International Security Organisation, Switzerland, a member of the International Association of Close Protection Professionals, USA, and a Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Entrepreneurs of Nigeria.

Comrade Ngozi Onyemaechi Georgeline is from Ideato South, Imo State. She holds an HND in Business Administration and Management and worked with the Federal Capital Territory Administration, serving 33 years as Chief Store Officer at Maitama General Hospital.

Rev. Jesse Washington Abasiene is a church minister with wide experience overseeing a local ministry and its members. He also has experience as a professional in real estate and property development across Nigeria, including work with Contemporary Engineering Limited in site management, construction, estate development and project management.

Ambassador Susan C. is from Delta State, Nigeria. She holds an MSc from the National Open University and a BSc in Business Administration and Management. Her experience includes business administration, project management and enterprise management.

Mr. Olaniran Adamolekun is General Manager of Dari Group. He has over 16 years of experience as an administrator, specialising in company start-ups and identifying growth opportunities for emerging companies, with broad project management experience.

He has been General Manager at Hyperformance Inc. (2003–2005), e-Tourism Nig. Ltd (2006), Microtel Limited (2007-2009) and Dari Group (since 2009), a conglomerate that includes Dari Investment, Imiran Ventures and Yasmin Furniture. He studied at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and took his second degree at the University of Roehampton, London.