About Us

Chairman

Dr Chukwuka Obiora

Dr Obiora Anthony Chukwuka (Eziafakaego Nnokwa) is the Executive Chairman of Greenlife Pharmaceuticals Ltd. A native of Nnokwa in Idemili-South Local Government Area, Anambra State, He was born on July 18, 1963, he attended Central School Nnokwa and Oraukwu Grammar School, both in Anambra State. He started trading in 1980 after his secondary school education and in 1985, opened a pharmaceutical shop at Idumota, Lagos with the trade name, Caleb Pharmacy Stores. This metamorphosed into Greenlife Pharmaceuticals Ltd in 1995 and by the year 2000, it was licensed by Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN).

In 2003, he enrolled at the University of Lagos, after 23 years in business and counting, and there he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and went on to obtain a Master’s Degree in Corporate Governance from Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom as well as a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Management Consultancy from the same school. He is a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Management from Commonwealth University Belize in conjunction with London Graduate School, England. He also received an Honorary Pharmacy award from the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) in arrangement with Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) due to his immense contribution to the growth and development of the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria.

Dr. Chukwuka has been an active player in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry and his quest for excellence led him to transform his company from the status of a mere pharmaceutical store in Idumota Lagos, into a highly structured pharmaceutical organization which delivers effective and efficient services, which is what Greenlife Pharmaceuticals represents today, in his state-of-the-art Corporate Head Office in Ilupeju, Lagos. His vast experience in the industry has played a role in positioning Greenlife as a major player in the Pharmaceutical industry, with a popular product like Lonart (a brand of Artemisinin-Lumefantrine) as its flagship.

He is an Honorary member of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), a fellow of the Institute of Directors, Nigeria (IoD), council member of Nigeria-British Chambers of Commerce and Industry (NICCI),  a member of University of Lagos Alumni Association, a member of Leeds Metropolitan University Alumni Association, England,  a member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), United Kingdom , amongst others. He is also the National Vice President of Oraukwu Grammar School Old Boys Association.

Dr Obiora maintains a great level of integrity and deep love for God and humanity. He is a Christian and Catholic by denomination.

He is happily married to Mrs. Obiageli Chukwuka and blessed with children and a grandchild.

Director

Ebere Nwosu

Mr. Eberechukwu  Peter Nwosu(Ezeudo Nanka) the Executive managing Director of  Greenlife pharmaceuticals Ltd, Clinix Healthcare Diagnostics Ltd,  Ezion Geber Hospitals Ltd, Ezion Geber Energy Ltd, Isaac Jacobs Overseas Ltd, among others was born in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government  Area of  Anambra State ,Nigeria on September 10,  1971 to Mr. Michael & Mrs. Grace Nwosu. He attended Primary School Nkwagu Nanka and community secondary school (former Nanka Boys) Enugwu-Nanka respectively.

He obtained Bachelors (B.Sc) and Master’s degrees in Business Administration from University of Lagos and has continued to update his Managerial capabilities through participation in various management Courses locally and abroad. He is an astute Manager of human and material resources; highly experienced in the health and pharmaceuticals industry, having spent over a decade managing health and Pharmaceutical concerns.

Ezeudo Nanka was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. This businessman of repute came to Lagos in search of greener pasture when financial incapacitation did not allow him to immediately further his education, in 1987. He served as an apprentice, in a pharmaceutical store in Lagos state, from 1987 to 1991. He started his own pharmaceutical business as a Sole Proprietor with the name Ebitex Stores at Idumota, Lagos Island in 1991. In 1995 he secured the partnership of a trusted colleague Dr Obiora Chukwuka and both formed Greenlife pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Greenlife Pharmaceuticals limited was incorporated in 1995 and registered by Pharmaceutical Councils of Nigeria (PCN) in 2000. It grew to become one of the foremost pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria, with its Corporate Head Office located at Ilupeju Lagos state. Presently its staff strength run in hundreds, of which over 70 are pharmacists.  The company’s core business is Marketing of Top brand of Pharmaceuticals and Allied products which includes various brands of Anti-malaria, Anti-inflammatory, Antibiotics, Multi-vitamins drugs etc. The company that started business with just three (3) products when it was registered now has over 120 NAFDAC  Registered product in its kitty with “LONART” Anti-malaria drug as flagship in its product portfolio.

More info – www.greenlifepharmaceuticals.com.ng/

Clinix Healthcare Diagnostic Ltd is a medical diagnostic laboratory that offers a full range of laboratory services. It is wholly-owned subsidiary of Clinix Healthcare international Established in 2006 and born out of the principle that accessible, affordable and quality healthcare should be available to everyone without compromising the quality of service or overall treatment outcome.  It was incorporated in Nigeria on 23^rd may 2012, with its business headquarters situated at Ilupeju and a branch at Festac town, all in Lagos state. Currently, it possess staff strength of over 250(over 40 are Indians) spread across different facility and health physicians as service partners.

More info – www.clinixhealthcare.com.ng/

Ezeudo Nanka in his insatiable quest to better humanity set up a foundation named Ezeudo Nanka Foundation (ENF) and Paincare Ministry. Ezeudo Nanka through his Foundation (ENF) has continued to contribute immensely to empowerment and development of Nanka Youths through its scholarship programme. The Ezeudo Nanka Scholarship programme commenced with the 2008/09 academic session with seven (7) students from the seven Villages in Nanka. Currently it has fourteen (14) students studying in different Universities across Nigeria every year.  Unofficially, over 20 additional students in tertiary institutions are sponsored by Ezeudo Nanka every year.

ENF also organises Ezeudo Nanka Free Medical Outreach every 28^th of December in Nanka, with Doctors, Nurses, Opticians, Pharmacists, etc always available to diagnose and prescribe drugs and spectacles to patients from Nanka, within and outside Anambra state. Drugs, food Items, clothes etc are distributed to over 1,000 participants yearly. During one of the medical outreach, Kingsley Ezemba with a Heart condition was sent to India for open heart surgery which cost over #4,000,000.  Also, Mr Ikenna Okoye who was shot in the eye by armed Rubbers was also sent to India for eye surgery. The ENF alleviate the plights of 100 widows and 100 indigents Nanka indigenes every year through the provision of Bags of Rice, cash donations etc during the Christmas period. Part of the highlights of the 2018 edition was the official handover of keys to four (4) well furnished bungalows built and donated to indigent Nanka indigenes as part of Ezeudo Nanka’s contribution to alleviate the plight of the less privileged.

More info – http://www.ezeudonankafoundation.org/

The Paincare Ministry is a non-profit organisation established with a mandate to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and alleviate the pains of the people in the society. It was incorporated in 2012 while the registered office is at Ilupeju, Lagos state and currently has four (4) staff. The ministry holds its monthly(except December) medicals outreaches in different parts of Lagos and environs with its medical team comprising of Doctors, Nurses, Opticians, Pharmacists, and Volunteer Partners etc. Usually, over 800 individuals with different health challenges are attended to and drugs, food stuffs, clothes etc are distributed.

More info – https://www.paincareoutreach.org/

In recognition of his outstanding contribution to youth empowerment and community development, he has received many awards from different institutions, communities, student bodies, NGO’s etc.  One of the latest and worthy of mention is the renaming of the school Library at Community Secondary school Nanka in August 2016 to “Ezeudo Nanka Library” after it was rehabilitated by Chinyere Akoh, an old Girl of the school based in USA.

He is an industrious, benevolent and humble man; He is indeed a blessing to humanity especially to Nanka. He is a devoted Christian, happily married to Mrs Ifeoma Joy Nwosu and is blessed with four children; three boys and a girl.

Director

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo is a Pastor, an Accountant, a Thinker, a Social Reformer and a Writer. He
obtained a B.Sc combined honours degree in Economics and Accounting in 1982 from the
University of Hull, England, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in July 1986 and attended a
Business Management Course at the Harvard Business School, Boston in 2011.

He commenced his professional career in 1982 at Pricewaters House now Price Waterhouse
Coopers (PWC) and later founded Ighodalo & Co., a professional public Accounting firm in
January 1987. In October 2004, Ighodalo & Co. merged with 3 other firms to form SIAO Nigeria
becoming arguably the 5th largest accounting practice in Nigeria, today.

Pastor Ituah is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and also a fellow of
the Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria; he is a member of the Nigerian Institute of
Management, a Member of the American Society of Industrial Security and a member of the
American Institute of Management.

He is the Chairman NSIA Insurance Ltd., FAMAD Nig. Plc., FINATRUST Micro Finance Bank
Ltd., The Clinix Diagnostic Center, Roch Tools Ltd., Capitalgate Ltd., Elizabeth R Events
Management Ltd., Trinicorp Nig. Ltd., amongst others.

He sits on the board of Mannox Integrated Ltd., Clearline International Ltd.(HMO) , and several
other companies. He is also on the board of Pastor E.A Adeboye Professorial Chair for
Mathematics (UNILAG), The Bassey Andah Foundation and he Chairs the Christopher Kolade
Chairs Endowment Foundation. He is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the TIMELESS Media
Group, Chairman Trinity Media and Films. He has written and published several articles, papers
and books.

He has also sat on various government panels’ (State and Federal), and has been an
adviser/consultant to government at different levels since 1991. He is on the Council of the
Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and the Nigeria Employers Consultative
Association (NECA).

A sport enthusiast, he is the chairman of Trinity Football Club, The Pitch Award and the Blind
Football Initiatives, and he is a member of Ikoyi Club, Metropolitan Club and Lagos Lawn Tennis
Club.

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo chairs and is on the board of several charitable organizations and NGOs
including the Courage Education Foundation, Edensfield Health Initiative, ELPIS Mental Health
Initiative, Heritage Homes, The Joseph Liberty Foundation, Food Bank Initiative, The Ituah
Ighodalo Foundation, The Fola Akintunde Ighodalo Foundation,Lydia Grace Foundation, The
Trinity Foundation and a few others.

He is the Pastor-in-Charge of Trinity House

Director

Pharm. Ahmed I Yakasai

Ahmed I Yakasai is an accomplished Pharmacist/independent Consultant with comprehensive background in Pharmaceutical fields and International Marketing with bias in Search and Social Media Marketing and Public-Private Partnerships. He has a long distinguished career in various fields of Pharmacy, Healthcare Research and Regulatory Affairs with over 36 years experience.

He is the Immediate Past President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) 2015-2018. He is also an Honorary Consul-General of Pakistan in Nigeria.

He obtained his first degree in Pharmacy from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1983) and so many Postgraduate courses including International Marketing (search and social media marketing- 2014/2015 from University of Salford, Manchester, UK.

Ahmed worked variously in both public and private sectors: Two terms Commissioner in Kano State. First, he was Commissioner of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism (2005-2010) and was redeployed to the Ministry of Land and Physical Planning (2010-2011).

He is a Founder and Managing Director/CEO of Pharmaplus Nigeria Ltd. Also a Founder and Chairman, Safe Medicines Foundation. Ahmed is a Board Member/Trustee, Society for Family Health (SFH), 2004- to date, Independent Director, NEM Insurance Plc, Chairman, Board of Directors, Evans Baroque (Owners of Evans Medical Plc) and Board member of Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in the Americas (NAPPSA).

He is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Fellow of Institute of Logistics Management of Nigeria, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Commerce, Fellow of Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy, Fellow of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management, Fellow of Professional Excellence Foundation of Nigeria and Membership of the National Institute (MNI) etc.

Ahmed is a great Pharmacist with a formidable network of friends and associates across the country and abroad. He holds so many traditional titles- Enyi Dioranma, Kpakpando 1, Nwanne D’Namba 1, Amanyanabo Ikiabo of Kala Ogoloma and Onigba Ndi  Ogwu 1.

Director

Shailesh Kumar

Mr Shailesh Kumar is a versatile management professional who has garnered over thirty years of cognate practice. He is a strategic business growth and sustainability executive with proven competence in general business management, strategic sales and marketing, strategic finance functions as well as human resources development.  He has worked in many reputable organizations both in Nigeria and globally within the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and allied services sectors as well as other sectors like manufacturing and FMCG.

Mr. Kumar obtained a B.Com.(Hons) from Delhi University, India and completed his MBA with PUNE UNIVERSITY, also in India and has subsequently attended various strategic management trainings and certifications of international standard, both locally and overseas.

Director

Dr. Mrs. Uche Ejiofor

Dr Mrs. Uche Ejiofor is a vibrant general practitioner with over 13 years of professional experience in the clinical, in-patient care and diagnostic services of the healthcare sector; with in depth knowledge in health care information and management, public health education promotion, organization health policy formulation and Implementation, with skills in medical public relations.

She is the Chief Medical Director of Clinix Healthcare Limited, Medical Director of Ezion Hospitals, Director of Clearline HMO, and Paincare NGO. She is a focused, result oriented healthcare service professional, contributing brilliantly to quality improvement and utilization management in the corporate healthcare development and hospital service delivery system.

She leads a team of dynamic individuals from diverse professional trades, connecting with each on the structuring, operational and strategic management of the companies to promote business growth and increase in capital revenue.

She earned her first degree in 1998, with a B.Sc in Microbiology and Brewery from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, before proceeding to the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus where she obtained an MBBS in Medicine and Surgery in 2007. In her unique pursuit for excellence, she went further to obtain an advanced professional Diploma in Hospital Management and Administration, a higher professional Diploma in Health Safety and Environment from the University of Lagos. She has an additional degree in Healthcare Management program from Enterprise Development Centre, Pan Atlantic University, a certificate in Leadership and Management in Health professional Development from University of Washington and a post graduate degree from University of Roehampton in London, and, is presently pursuing an MBA.

Director

Chukwuka Ebuka

Mr Chukwuka Ebuka is a top business executive with several years’ experience in strategy, finance and business development. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Crawford University Nigeria. He also holds a Master Degree from the prestigious Aston University, Birmingham England, where he graduated with Merit.

He is currently an Executive Director in Greenlife Pharmaceutical Limited, one of the top most company in Nigeria in the Pharmaceutical Industry. He drives the strategy and business development initiatives in the company.

He has attended several business courses locally and internationally and currently finalising certification with Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, which is the world’s largest professional body of management accountants.

Director

Chukwudalu Nwosu

Chukwudalu Nwosu, the Scion of the Nwosu dynasty is an upcoming business executive being cut in the mould of the family’s traditional business mastery.

Chukwudalu attended the prestigious British High School for college education where he distinguished himself both as a scholar and upcoming manager.

With his gaze set on the higher ladder of the corporate world, he is currently pursuing his ambition for higher academic caps at the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom.

Director

Barr. Amaka Lilea Nwosisi

Often described as a committed team player and enthusiastic team builder, Amaka belongs to the category of ‘people people’ who place a premium on interpersonal skills and personal effectiveness as important ingredients for building a winning personal brand. Her cross functional experience spans over a decade from roles in Corporate Affairs, Sales, Brand Management, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Event Management and Human Resources across the Pharmaceutical, Telecommunications and FMCG sectors. Amaka has superb communication and interpersonal skills, excellent organisational and project management skills.
With LLB and LLM degrees which speak to a strong family background in law, Amaka channels her interest in law into advocacy for social responsibility. She is also passionate about Social Causes involving vulnerable children and families.
A mother of five boisterous boys, Amaka always brings seemingly endless energy to her interactions with people and diverse teams in the Corporate space.
Amaka is a blogger and certified trainer who has facilitated trainings in Customer Service, Effective Communication, Skillful Dialogue, Pesonal Effectiveness, Business Communication and several others. She is currently pursuing a Juris Doctor Degree in the United States of America.

MD/Chief Executive Officer

John Iwuajoku

John Iwuajoku is a consummate finance expert with over 23 years’ professional experience in the financial services industry spanning various aspects – Banking Operations, Cash Management, Branch Coordination, Payment Systems, Shared Services, Strategy, Information Technology, Electronic Business, Retail Banking and Insurance.

He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Clearline HMO, one of the top health maintenance organizations in the country. He leads a team laser focused at redefining customer experience and delivering refreshing value proposition in the industry.

Prior to taking up this role, he was Group Executive Director, Operations at Royal Exchange Plc with broad mandate to oversee the operations of the group of companies along with handling the corporate restructuring and digital transformation initiatives of the organization. He was also the Chief Operating Officer with key mandate to drive operational efficiency, financial strength, profitability, strategy and business development, capital raising, implementation of effective growth strategies and processes automation across the five subsidiaries.

Prior to joining Royal Exchange Plc, he was Vice President at First City Monument Bank Nigeria where he held several top positions, which includes Head Branch Coordination, Head Service Management, Head Shared Services, Head Card and Electronic Banking. He also played a key role in the setup of the Digital Banking Team in the Bank. He equally worked in other top rated retail banks in Nigeria, which includes Zenith Bank and Platinum Bank Limited (now Keystone Bank).

Educated at Obafemi Awolowo University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics, and MBA from the University of Calabar. He has attended numerous courses locally and internationally and most recently attended the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania’s Leadership and Management Course as well as the Said Business School Oxford Fintech Programmes.

He is a member and fellow of many institutes including Nigeria Institute of Management, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Chartered Economist of Nigeria, Institute of Information Management.