Godwin Eko

GM, Internal Audit and Controls, OERNL

Godwin Eko is appointed the General Manager (GM), Internal Audit and Controls within Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited with overall responsibility for providing the Board and Management with assurance on the effectiveness of the organisation’s governance, risk management and internal control systems whilst contributing to the general improvement of the organisation’s processes and operations.  

He is an Assurance and Risk Management professional with over 26 years of experience. He began his career at Deloitte where he left in 2010 as a Senior Manager to join Oando PLC. During his time at Deloitte, he had the responsibility for planning and delivering engagements across various industries including the Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Construction, Consumer Business among others. He was also a team lead for the West and Central Africa Practice Risk Management function of the Firm. 

In Oando PLC, Godwin has served as the General Manager, Internal Audit and controls and was also responsible for the Risk Management function for a period of over 4 years. In these roles, he led the formation and implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, the adoption and use of TeamMate, an Internal Audit Management System across the organisation. Over the years, he has reformed the Oando Internal Audit function to align with global best practice, this is evidenced by the achievement of “General Conformity” rating with IIA standards in multiple External Quality Assessments conducted on the Internal Audit function. Additionally, he broadened the scope of Internal Audit to include JV Audits and has led JV audits resulting in cumulative audit claims of over $1 billion to the non-operating partners. 

Godwin is a Fellow of the Institute of Accountants of Nigeria, a Certified Systems Auditor, Certified ISO270001 Senior Lead Auditor, Certified Risk Management Analyst, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Internal Audit practitioner.