Apostle Ausbeth Ajagu

PROFILE OF AUSBETH AJAGU, Ph.D, MFR, (The Lord’s Servant)
 
Apostle Ausbeth Ajagu, PhD, MFR, NPOM, F.AES a Political Economist, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Political Science, Masters Degree in Legal Studies (MLS) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Business Administration, is an astute entrepreneur with interest in Manufacturing, Real Estate, Education, Hospitality and Insurance. He is equally the President, Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies Nigeria and AES Excellence Club (Nigeria’s leading intellectual club)
 
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, MFR who is an Industrialist, Author, Public Policy Analyst and Revered Motivational/Conference Speaker, has to his credit over 330 published articles and works which include the best-selling books titled “The Entrepreneur”, “Roadmap to True Greatness”, “Building A Virile Nation” The Private Sector Perspectives, “The Secret of Winners” and “Great Success Secrets Exposed”.
 
As a highly respected conference speaker, Dr. Ajagu has addressed over 250 different audiences nationally and internationally, and was recently elected to deliver the prestigious Chief Emeka Anyaoku 2nd Annual Lecture, which he did excellently and had a thunderous  standing ovation. Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, in December 2012, in Cotonou, gave a life-changing management and motivational lecture to over 250 MTN mobile top management staff and MTN top Trading Partners from across West Africa.
 
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, MFR, has represented The Nigerian private sector severally in different fora and conferences. For example, he gave the key note address on behalf of the Nigeria Organized Private Sector (OPS), in France in 2002 at the Nigeria Investment Forum and Manufacturing Exhibition (NIMEX 2002), with theme – “State of Security and Quest for Direct Foreign Investment Inflow in Nigeria – the Manufacturers’ Assessment”, also as the then President of the Nigerian Indonesian Business Association, Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu addressed the entire Developing Eight countries representatives in Indonesia at the D8 international summit in 2007 with theme, Enhancing D-8 Intra Trade”.
 
Apostle Ausbeth Ajagu, MFR, was a National Council Member and past alternate Chairman, SMI Committee of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. He was Chairman, Corporate Affairs and Strategy Planning Committee of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria.  Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, was President, Rotary Club of Amuwo (1997 – 1998), Chairman, Anambra State Oil Palm Development Agency Board (2000-2002); Member, Presidential Technical Committee on Road Maintenance, a 4-Star Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, amongst several others. He was also Chairman of the Institute of Directors Industry Committee (2003 – 2007); Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu also served on the Boards of the Nigeria Shippers’ Council and National Inland Waterways. He was also a Director, Standard Alliance Insurance Ltd.
 
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, MFR, was a member of the National Technical Working Groups of the Vision20; 2020, as well as a member of Nigeria Economic Summit Group. He served on the Board of the Federal Government’s National centre for Agricultural Mechanism (NCAM). He is also a member of the Presidential Committee on job Creation.
 
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, served on the board of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria (CAC).
 
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, MFR is a fellow of The Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Nigeria, Fellow; Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria; Fellow; Institute of Cost Management, Nigeria; Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Finance Consultants, Fellow and President of  Nigeria’s foremost
entrepreneurial Institute, Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies, Nigeria (AES).
 
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, MFR, is the President, Governing Council of the highly prestigious AES Excellence Club (Nigeria’s Intellectual Organization).
Dr Ajagu whose penchant for philanthropism is unequalled, established DR AUSBETH AJAGU FOUNDATION which platform he has used to empower/sponsor hundreds of widows and less privileged students as well as off setting medical bills, for example, he empowers 40 widows and 40 students yearly in his town.
 
Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu, MFR, has received over 160 local and International awards which include the award for “The Overall Best Graduating Student, (Masters’ Degree Programme)” in Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, (1996/97) academic session), “Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century Awards (2002)”by International Biological Centre, Cambridge, England; “Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year Award”1999 by Success Digest Enterprises; “Distinguished Alumnus Award for Leadership” 2001 by Ambrose Ali University Alumni Association; “Distinguished Professionalism Awards” 2002 by University of Nigeria Alumni Association;
 
He was also awarded the highly prestigious National Honours of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) in December, 2007 by His Excellency, Late President Umaru Musa Yar’dua, GCFR. In 2014, he bagged another national Honour, “National Productivity & Order of Merit” award,(NPOM), courtesy of His Excellency, Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR. F.AES
 
He is the Spokesman of the highly exclusive Association of National Honours Awardees.
 
Apostle Ausbeth Ajagu an ordained minister of God, MFR is blessed with three Children.