THERESA CHIGOZIRIM ODINKALU-OKORO: ADVANCING SECURITY, GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT ACROSS WEST AFRICA

THERESA CHIGOZIRIM ODINKALU-OKORO: ADVANCING SECURITY, GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT ACROSS WEST AFRICA 

By Jennifer Nwosu 

Meet our Executive Director

Theresa Chigozirim Odinkalu-Okoro, Executive Director African Centre for Security, Governance & Development brings over two decades of experience in leadership, governance and development in advancing transparent, human rights-based security sector, governance and development across West Africa.

An alumnus of the Nigerian Defence Academy with Masters in Development Studies from the Departmentof History & War Studies, her multi-disciplinary expertise spans Security Sector Reform, Governance, Development, Leadership, Policing, Election Security, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion, Women, Peace & Studies, MEL, Prevention & Countering Violent Extremism Mediation, Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilding, and Civilian Protection. 

She has shaped high-impact national frameworks including Nigeria’s National Action Plan on Countering Violent Extremism, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP), State Action Plans on Women, Peace & Security, and EU democratic governance initiatives while co-editing foundational publications across Policing, Human Rights, Security, Governance, Development, ACJA, CVE, WPS. She is also a 2026 inducted member of the Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria (Chartered).



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