Ajoritsedere Awosika

Ajoritsedere Josephine Awosika is a Nigerian businesswoman who is chairperson of Access Bank plc. Prior to this appointment, she was Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministries of Internal Affairs, Science & Technology and Power at different periods.

Early life and family background

Awosika was born in Sapele, the sixth child of the first Nigerian Minister for Finance in the first republic, Festus Okotie-Eboh, who was assassinated in 1966. She is a fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacy. She is an alumna of the University of Bradford, where she holds a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Technology.