AMB. EGBUNEFU, ISRAEL ONWUANAKU

ACTI, MNIM, FCPM, FIMC, CMC

AG. President/Chairman of Council

Amb. Israel Onwuanaku Egbunefu had his Secondary Education at Stella Maris College, Port Harcourt. He attended Rivers State University of Science and Technology, (now renamed, The Rivers State University) Port Harcourt, where he obtained a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration (Management) in 1988, an MBA in Management and later, M.Sc. in Business Policy from the same University.

Amb. Egbunefu started his work career after his NYSC service in 1989 as materials manager with Odadiki Eye Hospitals Limited, Port Harcourt and later became the general manager. Being motivated personally to fulfill his dream, he engaged as consulting partner with Ala-Mingi Nig. Ltd, PH and Business Brains Consulting PH, respectively, between 1993 and 2001.

He joined the services of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission in 2001 as a Senior Personnel Officer and was promoted to Principal Officer in 2004. He served as an Electoral officer for ten years in the Commission.

His service was transferred to the main stream Civil Service as a Principal Inspector of taxes with the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue in March 2011. Between 2012 and 2018, while in the Internal Revenue Board, he served in various capacities as; Commissioner for stamp duties; Acting Director, Property Taxes; Acting Director, Other taxes; Acting Director, Corporate Taxes; Director, Tax offices and Director, Informal Sector.

Amb. Israel Egbunefu is currently the Deputy Director/Deputy HOD, Budget, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Rivers State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. He has also in the course of his professional calling, attended various professional training and seminars. He is an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; Member, Nigeria Institute of Management, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Public Management of Nigeria, Fellow Institute of Management Consultants Nigeria and a Chartered Management Consultant.

Amb. Israel Onwuanaku Egbunefu has in the course of his private and public life, exuded the qualities that earned him the conferment as an Eminent Peace Ambassador of the International Association of World Peace Advocates of the United Nations Peace Volunteers. He is presently, the National President, Alumni Association of the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt.

He is happily married with two lovely children.