Samson Okolinta

Samson Okolinta, an economist, serves as the Founder and CEO of PEFA SOLUTIONS, a Solutions-Driven Company with interests in the Management Consulting, Research, Food Processing, and the Knowledge Industries. In August 2021, he assumed the role of president within the Network of Effective African Leaders (NEAL), a collective of young African leaders poised to assume leadership roles in the continent.

With a five-year background in research and three years of professional experience in business development, Samson is widely acknowledged for his expertise in strategy development and corporate visioning. Following his graduation in 2017, he commenced his career as an analyst at Sprint Consulting, a management and tax consulting firm in Ilupeju, Lagos, and Nwobi and Co, a financial audit firm.

In his capacity as the team lead at PEFA, he has collaborated with numerous clients, providing guidance on business management and resource mobilization. Additionally, he played a pivotal role in preparing entrepreneurship modules for Africa’s most prominent grant donor organization, Tony Elumelu Foundation in 2020/21.

Samson Okolinta has been featured on various prestigious platforms, including, Punch Newspaper, The Guardian, Nigerian Tribune, National Body of the Nigerian Economics Students Association (2020), the School of Theology, Attaku (2019), the International Monetary Fund (2019), the Centre for Social Awareness, Advocacy, and Ethics (2018, 2019, 2020), among others.

His notable achievements include receiving awards such as the CEO of the Year Award (2020) from the Legacy EA Company, the Genius of the Year Award (2019) from the Director of Social of the Imo State University SUG, and the distinction of being the best-graduating student in Economics at Imo State University in 2017.