Our History

The inspiration for the emergence of the AES Excellence club, Nigerian Intellectual Organization, came to mind when some Nigerian men and women of sincerity, patriotic conviction and integrity thought about a veritable platform where top players in all sectors of the economy and various works of life who are passionate about the Nigerian dream can meet, relate and proffer solutions to issues that affect our corporate existence and development as a nation.

It was felt that the club should serve as the fulcrum for the generation of potent progressive ideas that would fast track our overall total development on the human development index. Thus was born the AES Excellence Club as a Forum for generating Constructive Ideas, aimed at fast tracking national development.

A governing council was constituted with Dr. Ausbeth Ajagu as President, Chief (Dr.) Nike Akande (OON) as Chairperson, Olorugun Otega Emerhor, Sir Engr. Gowin Omene, Sir Engr. Ferdinand Agu, Chief Dr. Alexander Okafor, Mr.Mutiu Sunmonu, Dr. Alex Otti, Mr. Bisi Onasanya, Sir (Engr) Ejikeme Mgbemene, Rev. (Mrs.) Anuli Ausbeth Ajagu and Paul Umukoro as members. Then, a body of patrons was assembled as the backbone of the club consisting of Chief Ernest Shonekan, (GCFR), Justice Mohammed Uwais, Amb (Dr.) Christopher Kolade, (CON) and Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, (OFR).The top notch in the public and private sectors were also invited to join the Club and many of them, including foreign nationals, responded favorably.

The AES Excellence Club was inaugurated at an impressive and colorful event on September 16, 2010 at The Golden Gate Paradise, Kingsway Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. At the event was Chief Ernest Shonekan, (Former Head of State) Dr. H.I Alile (Former DG, Nigerian Stock Exchange) and His Excellency, (Dr.) Christopher Kolade, Former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Pro Chancellor, Lagos Business School who delivered a speech, "Nigeria at 50".

Today, The AES Excellence Club, as an intellectual organization, has continued in its original mission of being a Forum for Constructive Ideas for the purpose of fast tracking National development.