Board of Directors
Ambassador Edwards Awak Sarki, mni
Director (Government Representative)
Retired Ambassador, Nigerian Foreign Service · MD/CEO, Manifest Security Solutions Ltd
Career diplomat who rose to the rank of Ambassador in the Nigerian Foreign Service
- Diplomacy and statecraft
- Public administration
- Policy and strategic studies
Ambassador Edwards Awak Sarki, mni, is a career diplomat who rose to the rank of Ambassador in the Nigerian Foreign Service. He serves on the Board of Directors of OAUICL as a Government Representative.
He comes from Awak in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State. He began his career as an administrative officer with the Bauchi State Government before joining the Nigerian Foreign Service, where he built his career. He retired from active service in 2019 and is now Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Manifest Security Solutions Ltd, headquartered in Abuja.
Diplomatic service
Ambassador Sarki trained in diplomacy and statecraft at the Foreign Service Academy, Lagos. He served in different capacities in Nigerian missions abroad, including:
- Nigeria High Commission, London, United Kingdom
- Embassy of Nigeria, Niamey, Niger Republic
- Embassy of Nigeria, Ankara, Turkey
- Nigeria High Commission, Pretoria, South Africa
Education and training
- BSc (Hons) Sociology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
- Bauchi College of Arts and Science, Bauchi.
- Government Secondary School, Gashua, Yobe State, and Soblong Primary School, Awak.
- Training in diplomacy and statecraft, Foreign Service Academy, Lagos.
- National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State (mni). He has also attended other courses in Nigeria and abroad.
- National Youth Service Corps at Community Secondary School, Amucha, Imo State.
