Willie Nwokoye Emerges AMTY Community Service Icon of the Year
Former Principal Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Sir Willie Nwokoye, has been named the recipient of the Anambra Man of the Year (AMTY) Community Service Icon of the Year Award, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to community development, public service and humanitarian initiatives.
Nwokoye, an indigene of Amawbia, is being honoured for decades of dedicated service spanning journalism, investment banking, public administration and grassroots community development.
He served as Principal Secretary to the Anambra State Government from March 18, 2014, to 2022, becoming the longest-serving occupant of the office after completing an uninterrupted eight-year tenure under the administration of former Governor Willie Obiano.
Before joining public service, Nwokoye built a distinguished career in the financial sector, spending 10 years in merchant and investment banking where he rose to become Head of Financial Advisory at FBN Capital, the investment banking arm of the First Bank Group. He also worked as a senior adviser in a South-South state’s Ministry of Finance under First Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme.
