The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the appointment of Mrs Chiamaka Nnake as the new Secretary to the State Government.
Nnake most recently served as Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning and also chaired Solution Fun City Limited.
During her tenure as commissioner, the 39-year-old oversaw the mobilisation, planning and allocation of state resources to support socio-economic development.
She has also held significant leadership positions across various state boards and initiatives, including the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, the Internal Revenue Service Board, and the Small Business Agency.
“As the state’s Reform Champion for Ease of Doing Business and focal point for Social Investment Programmes, she continues to champion reforms and inclusive growth. She also serves as Nigeria Chairperson for the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) Programme.
Prior to her public service role, Chiamaka was a Senior Strategy Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria, where she led over 30 client engagements across local and international markets and sectors, including financial services, government, and public sector agriculture, etc. In recognition of her outstanding performance, she received the CEO Award in 2021,” a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, partly read.
While at PwC, she contributed significantly to the development of Anambra Vision 2070, a long-term blueprint aimed at sustainable transformation, and also provided technical support for the Combined Transition Plan, a key component of the current administration’s strategy.
Earlier in her career, she worked as a Business Analyst at IHS Towers and later as an Equity Research Analyst at Meristem Securities Limited, where she covered listed pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Nnake hails from Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area and is an experienced finance and public sector professional with over 13 years’ experience in finance, strategy development and economic planning.
“Chiamaka holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Lagos Business School, where she earned the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma lifetime recognition for academic excellence. She graduated with first-class honours in Accounting from Benson Idahosa University.
She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a member of the ACCA National Advisory Committee, and has passed Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme.
She has also completed executive programmes, including the Implementing Public Policy programme at Harvard Kennedy School, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy. Chiamaka is 39 years old. She is married and blessed with three children,” the statement added.