Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, has appointed Chiamaka Nnake as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), making her the first woman to hold this position in the state’s history. Nnake, 39, is a seasoned finance and public sector professional with over 13 years of experience in finance, strategy development, and economic planning.
Nnake hails from Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. She previously served as Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, where she played a key role in mobilising, planning, and allocating state resources to drive socio-economic development.
She has also held several strategic leadership positions across government agencies and initiatives, including the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency, the Internal Revenue Service Board, and the Small Business Agency, the statement added.
She has served as the state’s Reform Champion for Ease of Doing Business and as focal point for Social Investment Programmes, where she championed reforms aimed at promoting inclusive growth. Nnake also serves as Nigeria’s Chairperson for the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) Programme.
Before joining public service, Nnake worked as a Senior Strategy Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria, where she led over 30 client engagements across sectors such as financial services, government, and agriculture. She received the firm’s CEO Award in 2021 in recognition of her outstanding performance.
She also contributed to the development of the Anambra Vision 2070 long-term development blueprint.
Earlier in her career, she worked as a Business Analyst at IHS Towers and as an Equity Research Analyst at Meristem Securities Limited.
Nnake holds a Master of Business Administration from Lagos Business School and graduated with first-class honours in Accounting from Benson Idahosa University. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of its national advisory committee. She has also completed Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme.
In addition, she attended the Implementing Public Policy programme at Harvard Kennedy School and is currently pursuing a PhD in Public Policy.
She is married with three children.
Governor Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was sworn in for a second term on March 17.
