Uche Cecil Izuora
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has announced the election of Ifeanyi Eric Okoye, (PhD) OFR, mni, as its 12th President at its just-concluded 54th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 7th October 2026 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos. He succeeds Otunba Francis Meshioye, OFR, who completed his four-year tenure.
Dr. Okoye is the Chief Executive Officer of Juhel Nigeria Limited, a wholly indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in Enugu, Enugu State.
Ifeanyi Eric Okoye holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) with a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and an M.Sc. and PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, graduating as the best student in his class.
He established JUHEL Nigeria Limited in 1987, a wholly indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing company with headquarters in Enugu, Enugu State. In December 1989. JUHEL moved to its permanent site in Emene, Enugu, in 2001 and expanded its facilities to include syrups and capsules. In 2010, JUHEL opened a major parenteral manufacturing facility in Awka, Anambra State.
He is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and an alumnus of Harvard Business School in Boston, USA. He is also a Member of the National Institute (mni), having attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Plateau State. In 2012, he was conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).
He has served on several committees, including the Ministerial Committee on the Establishment of World-Class Hospitals and Diagnostic Centers from 2013 to 2015; Member of the Governing Council of the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) – 2009 to 2022.
Before he was elected President, Dr. Okoye served the Association in various capacities, including as Chairman of the Enugu, Anambra and Ebonyi States Branches from 1998 to 2005, and as Vice President from 2006 to 2010.