Olatunde Olabode Vincent was a Nigerian economist and banker who was Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria between 1977 and 1982.
13 Facts About Ola Vincent
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Ola Vincent served in the Nigerian Armed Forces between 1942 and 1946, and further worked in the Financial Secretary's Office, Lagos between 1946 and 1956.
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In 1951, he attended the Administrative Staff College in England, and from 1953 to 1956 Vincent studied at the University of Manchester.
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Ola Vincent was Senior Assistant Secretary in the Nigerian Ministry of Finance and then moved to the Central Bank of Nigeria as an Assistant general manager, becoming a general manager at the CBN from 1963 to 1966.
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Ola Vincent was a Director at the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank.
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Ola Vincent was appointed a Vice-President at the African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
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Ola Vincent returned to the CBN in 1973 as an Adviser, becoming Deputy Governor in 1975 and Governor from 1977 to 1982.
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Ola Vincent was named a Commander of the Federal Republic in 1982.
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Ola Vincent chaired a seminar on Ethics and Professionalism in the Nigerian Banking Industry in August 1992.
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Ola Vincent acknowledged that greed was a factor in causing the high incidence of fraud and other abuses in the industry.
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Ola Vincent was a director of the Industrial and General Insurance in 2008, when he received a prestigious lifetime achievement award.
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Ola Vincent is a life member of the Nigerian Economic Society and the Society for International Development.
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Ola Vincent died on Monday, 3 September 2012 in a hospital.