Leemon Ikpea’s generous donation

With Funsho Arogundade
 funshakin@gmail.com
 
For more than three decades, energy tycoon and philanthropist, Chief Leemon Ikpea, has built his reputation around an idea that Nigerians could build and own businesses capable of competing in some of the most technically demanding sectors of the economy. He demonstrated this when, at a time, Nigerian oil and gas industry largely depended on multinational corporations and foreign technical expertise, Ikpea decided to invest in indigenous engineering capacity via his company, Lee Engineering and Construction. 
Gradually, the company registered its presence and built what has become a formidable presence across engineering, constructi...