Professor Godwin Emmanuel Oyedokun (ND (Fin), HND (Acct.), BSc. (Acct. Ed), BSc (Fin.), LLB., LLM, MBA (Acct. & Fin.), MSc. (Acct.), MSc. (Bus &Econs), MSc. (Fin), MSc. (Econs), Ph.D. (Acct), Ph.D. (Fin), Ph.D. (FA), CICA, CFA, CFE, CIPFA, CPFA, CertIFR, ACS, ACIS, ACIArb, ACAMS, FBR, IPA, IFA, MNIM, FCA, FCTI, FCIB, FCNA, FCFIP, FCE, FERP, FFAR, FPD-CR, FSEAN, FNIOAIM, FCCrFA, FCCFI, FICA, FCECFI, CFIHArm, FTPL, CT, JP) is a distinguished scholar-practitioner with over two decades of experience in forensic accounting, financial development, Taxation, and public policy. He is a Professor of Accounting & Financial Development at Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Visiting Professor at several other institutions.
Professor Oyedokun’s extensive experience and expertise make him a valuable asset to the academic and professional communities. His contributions to the fields of forensic accounting, financial development, and public policy have had a significant impact on both the theoretical and practical aspects of these disciplines. Prof. Oyedokun was a faculty member for the supervision of Postgraduate Students at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
He is a faculty member at the Joseph Business School Chicago and Lagos and an international faculty member at the Mississippi State University’s Continuing Education programmes in Lagos. Heis also an External Examiner for the undergraduate accounting programmes of Abia State University, Uturu Nigeria, Atiba University, Oyo, Nigeria, and Dominican University, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Prof. Oyedokun is a sought-after intellectual, who has presented various technical/seminar papers at conferences/training/seminars, and he is an examiner to some professional bodies, both in Nigeria and abroad. He has presented over 260 professional conference/training papers, 29 conference papers, 29-chapter contributions, and 192 peer-reviewed academic articles (76 of which are in International Journals while 116 were published in National Journals). He has edited 15 book of readings and published 29 books to the glory of God. He has successfully supervised 129 BSc Projects, 7 PGD Projects, 52 MSc Dissertations, and 34 completed PhD Theses in management, accounting, finance, taxation, Project management, procurement management, insurance & risk management, and forensic accounting & audit in Nigeria and overseas.
Prof. Oyedokun is the founder of OGE Group and the Principal Partner at Oyedokun Godwin Emmanuel & Co (A Firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax Practitioners and forensic Auditors), he is an Erudite Contemporary Professor, a Consummate Educationist, and a Human Capital Development Expert who has taught at all levels of education. He has attended several local and international conferences in the last 20 years, including but not limited to the programmes at Lagos Business School, Lagos Nigeria, Joseph Business School, Chicago, USA., University, Dallas Texas, USA, Greenwich University, London, University of Bristol, England, University of Johannesburg South Africa, University of Kenya, Nairobi, among others.
He is currently a Governing Council member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners of Nigeria (BRIPAN), President of the Association of Forensic Accounting Researchers (AFAR), and Council member/Director, Research & Development of Institute of Personality Development and Customer Relationship Management, Board Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE, Lagos Chapter), Chairman, Board of Diplomates of Forensic Accounting & Audit of the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigerian (CIFCFIN), Chairman, Board of Trustees of Institute of Hospitality Accountants & Revenue Managers. He is the Financial Secretary of the Association of Professional Bodies in Nigeria (APBN) and the Past Chairman, Ilupeju/Gbagada & District Society of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) among others.
Professor Oyedokun attended Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke for his National Diploma (ND) in Financial Studies and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy, he proceeded to the Ekiti State University for his Bachelor of Science Education (B.Sc. Ed) in Accounting, while he also attended Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye where bagged his Master of Business Administration (MBA Accounting & Finance option), Master of Science (M.Sc) in Business & Applied Economics (Finance option) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Finance. His quest for further knowledge saw him through his studies at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo where bagged his Master of Science (M.Sc) in Accounting, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Accounting. Professor Oyedokun holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Finance, a Master of Science (M.Sc) in Economics, a Master of Laws (LLM) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Forensic Accounting and Audit from Charisma University, TCI, West Indies. Professor Oyedokun is also an alumnus of Lead City University where he bagged his Bachelor of Laws (LLB), and Master of Laws (LLM) and he is currently studying for a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Law at the same university.
He has more than 30 relevant professional qualifications to his credit. Professor Oyedokun is happily married with children.