Joseph Oyeyani Makoju (13 July 1948 – 11 April 2022[1]) served as Special Adviser (Electric Power) to the President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria under two separate administrations.
[4] Makoju recently retired as the Group Managing Director/ CEO of the Dangote Cement PLC; a position he has held since April 2018.
After his tenure as the managing director/Chief Executive of NEPA, Makoju was appointed consecutively as Special Adviser to three presidents of Nigeria.
He graduated from University of Nottingham, UK, in 1972 with First Class Honours earning BSc in mechanical engineering; and M.Phil.
Attended National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS, Kuru, Jos (mni) 1989 to 1990.