By Balogun Kamilu Lekan
Biography
Christopher Irene Imumolen is an educationist, a university professor, a serial entrepreneur, a business mogul and a Nigerian Politician.
He was born on the 5 September 1983. Christopher is 40 years old as of 2023.
The award-winning entrepreneur is the presidential candidate of the Accord Party ahead of the 2023 Nigerian presidential elections.
Imumolen is an indigene of Esan West, Ekpoma in Edo State is also the Addo of Abaji.
Education
Christopher had his elementary education at the Twins Nursery and Primary School, Papa Ajao, Lagos. Before proceeding to Nigeria Model High School, Idioro, Mushin, Lagos, for his secondary education.
Later, he proceeded to bag his degree and professional qualifications at the University of Benin, the University of Lagos, the International Institute of Management and Technology and Global Wealth University, amongst other professional institutions.
The passionate educationist also possesses two PhD. Academic degrees in Engineering Research and Educational Management. He also has three Master’s degrees and Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering.
Career
Christopher began his professional career as a Plant Engineer at BOC Gases Nigeria Plc,
Later, he founded the Joint Professional Training and Support International Limited (JPTS) in 2009; this educational organization has trained more than 30,000 qualified Professionals. As a result of an honorary degree being awarded, it is widely acknowledged that former senator Dino Melaye is also a graduate of the school.
Years after founding JPTS, Imumolen launched the UNIC Foundation on an empowerment and employment program to provide grants to four million Nigerian businesses annually and relief and scholarships to widows and students, respectively.
He was chosen as the Akwa-Ibom state government’s senior technical adviser on oil and gas matters. He also served as NAPECO Kuwait’s technical safety consultant.
Christopher is the president of the Onshore Offshore Oil and Gas Professional. And also the creator of the Global Wealth System, a business network system with more than 450,000 members created to support businesses throughout the world.
Imumolen declared his intention to contest for the office of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria in January 2021 under the umbrella of the Accord Party.
Net worth
NewsWireNgr cannot independently verify Christopher Imumolen’s net worth.
Achievements
In February 2022, Imumolen established a two billion naira trust fund for educational scholarships for Nigerian entertainers in the entertainment sector. Among the program’s beneficiaries were Small Doctor and B-Red.
Imumolen sponsored approximately 6000 Nigerians in 2019 through his empowerment initiative with financial grants for businesses ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 apiece. Later, he freed more than 200 prisoners who had been held for offenses that might be covered by bail.
In 2022, Imumolen was awarded the Educationist Of The Year award.
In January 2023, Professor Chris Imumolen won the Forbes Africa Academic Outstanding Award for 2022
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