Dr. ( Mrs.) Tonia Smart
BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR–Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, on Tuesday constituted the Board of the Ondo State Pension Commission led by Dr. (Mrs) Anthonia Smart as Chairman.
According to statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State, Richard Olatunde, stated that the Governor has equally approved the appointment of Dr. (Mrs) Anthonia Smart as the Part-Time Chairman of the Board.
The appointment is to further deepen the Governor’s commitment to the welfare of pensioners and consolidate the gains already recorded in line with the Ondo State Pension Reform Law, 2014 as amended.
The new Chairman is expected to work closely with the Director-General of the Commission, Jaiyeola Olowosuko, and other members of board.
Governor Akeredolu congratulates Mrs Smart, charging her to give her best to the service of the state.
Dr. (Mrs.) Tonia Smart is a seasoned insurance practitioner and pensions administrator with nearly three decades of work experience and currently the Managing Director /CEO of YorkCity Consult Limited.
She holds the Fellowship status of both the insurance and pension institutes in Nigeria and a doctorate degree from the USA with an MBA (Management) and M.Sc and B.Sc in Chemistry.
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She is a director of Direktwire Ltd. (UK) which is an International Money Transfer Operator. She is also a director of three companies into Property & Investments in Nigeria as well as an Agric Investor.
Tonia is an Executive Member of the Commonwealth Business Women Network Nigeria and currently the Head of Programs. She is a Member of the Board of Trustees of
Uplifting Women Through Farming.
She is an Associate of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) and a Member of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938.
