Olori Hadiza Elegushi has refused to let the burden or the paraphernalia of The Ikate-Elegushi royal house stop her from pursuing her dreams or her profession which she worked hard for, before becoming a queen. Kano-born Hadiza, who is the wife of Oba Alayeluwa Saheed Ademola Elegushi, Kusenla III, the Elegushi of the Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, was recently in Dubai to update her knowledge on the goings on in the oil and gas sector. She was a participant at the 2022 edition of ADIPEC Conference and Exhibition, the world’s most influential gathering for energy industry professionals 2022.
As an Executive Director in Cratos Energy Resources Limited, an oil and gas company with a turnover of over $1 billion, Hadiza was compelled to attend if her company must stay ahead in the highly competitive industry. Hadiza who started out as a Business Development Manager at Cratos which has offices in Abuja, Geneva, London and USA, rose through the ranks through sheer zeal and determination to the position she currently occupies.
A skilled negotiator with strong management techniques, Hadiza has grown to become a brand and a notable personality even at the highest hierarchy of the industry. Little wonder, her husband couldn’t help but be attracted to her having discovered this side of her.
Hadiza is not just a mere figurehead who waits hand and foot for the traditional ruler or whose only job is to sit and look pretty for him or the cameras. Despite losing his heir apparent which she bore him, the bond that binds them together has gotten stronger, rather than pull them both apart. To show how supportive he is of her to carry on with her job at Cratos, he accompanied her to the conference and stayed all through the duration of it with her.
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