Citation of Dr. Thomas Olaleye OGUNGBANGBE (Ph.D, FLEAD, FNIM, FICA.

 

The Chief Executive Officer  of Cita Group and Pioneer Chairman of Aviation Fuel Marketers Association of Nigeria , AFMAN.

Dr. Thomas Olaleye Ogungbangbe was born to a royal family  of Ajagbusi Ekun of Iloko in Iloko Ijesa, but grew up in Iragbiji  both in Osun State. 

He has his early Primary Education at C&S primary School  Iragbiji from 1975- 1981, providence smiled on him to continue his Secondary school Education in 1981 at Oke Iragbiji Grammar,  Iragbiji  where he obtained the West Africa  School Certificate at  a single sitting in 1987.

As a brilliant student with an impressive performance in Joint Admission and Matriculation Boad Examination with a high hope of securing admission for Medicine and Surgery, this intention was dashed by his father with a Yoruba phrase saying " Se iwo ko mo pe Oju Alaisan nikan ni Dokita ti niyi" (Don't you know that  Doctor got his prestige only from his patients) this prompted him to study Microbiology in University of Ilorin,  Kwara State and graduate with Bachelor of Science in 1991.

Thomas is a scientist by training, holding a Bachelor and Masters from University of llorin respectively and also a Masters of Philosophy and Doctoral degree in Marketing Strategy from Babcock University, Nigeria.  

Thomas is a Jet fuel airfield inspector, of IATA certified rating. He has attended several international trainings on Jet fuel by El, ASTM, API & IATA. Thomas has attended leadership courses in University of Guadalajara, Mexico, Imperial College of Technology, Wye campus, Kent, UK and graduated as a Fellow of LEAD-Leadership on Environment and Development, UK. He also trained in Harvard Business School and an Alumni of Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK.

CAREER 

Prince Ogungbangbe began his career in the Pharmaceutical Industry,  serving as a Consumer Product Manager at Pfizer plc (1994-2000), he latter transitioned to the banking sector as Head of Consumer Banking at Gateway Bank Plc (2000-2002).

He had a demonstrable record of hard work,  Excellence,  Integrity and was noted for enviable performance in his Career in Oil and Gas sector and significantly contributed to aviation fuel industry in the following roles.

Prior to establishing CITA, Dr. Ogungbangbe was the General Manager, Aviation Business at MRS Oil &Gas, seconded to Chevron Oil Nigeria Plc, as Aviation Marketing Manager - West Africa and later promoted as the Group Aviation Manager -West & Central Africa, based in the Lagos office, where he was the focal point for all aviation fuel work for Corlay/MRS Gro. 

Dr. Ogungbangbe was a co-founder of SO Aviation (formerly Aviation Air & Land Services) during which period he was, Operations and Marketing Director at different times Prior to joining Sahara' SO Aviation, he had a brief stint as the Aviation Commercial Manager of National Oil & Chemical Marketing Plc (now Conoil Plc) in 2002 and later became the Aviation Operations Manager and Divisional Business Manager - of Conoil Aviation Service.

He is widely respected for pioneering reforms in downstream Oil and gas sector particularly regarding Aviation Fuel Market liberalization , he has successfully championed indigenous participation,  economic empowerment and industrial innovation with deep policy insight a proven track record of results with the aim to deliver public good through visionary governance. 

As a trailblazer with a proven track of visioning and executing  a radical change resulting to championing industry reforms on issues of Discharge by Meter and Loss Prevention and in the ease of entry of local Companies in the Aviation Fuel markets of the downstream oil and gas sector, governed solely by large scale International Oil Companies.

A rare feet of ending international companies dominance was primarily achieved in 2013 as the CEO and Managing Director of CITA GROUP a company owned 100% with a subdivision of CITA ENERGIES,  largest Aviation Fuel company in Nigeria which offers fuel services across 15  airfield and 16 oil depots nationwide to its credit, 

CITA BULK  STORAGE FACILITIES (Storage Capacity of 240 million litres as fuel).

CITA OFFSHORE AND ONSHORES CONSULTANCIES SERVICES and  CITA RETAILS OUTLETS.

KEY NATIONAL AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT 

Leading high-profile Industry Group Projects & contributing 

immensely to the Business Operating Environment.

•

Serving Member, Federal Government of Nigerian 6-man 

Ministerial Committee on Aviation Fuel Pricing and Product 

Availability- 2009 and 2012.

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Former Chairman, Board of Aviation Fuel Marketers of Nigeria-

2016.

• Chairman, Management Committee of Joint Aviation Facility in 

Kano (owned by Total, NNPC, Ardova, MRS)-2009.

• Management Member, Joint Users Hydrant Installation (JUHIs) 

owned by Oil Majors (Total, Conoil, Ardova, Double One & MRS)-

2013.

• Co-founder, JUHI-2 (owned by Masters Energy, Rainoil, 

Rahamaniyya, Quest, Technoil, and Ibafon)- 2016.

• Co-founder, Sahara AALSL now Asharami Energy- 2005.

• Chairman, Major Oil Marketers’ Committee on Loss Prevention

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

1.  Pioneer Chairman, Aviation Fuel Marketers Association of 

Nigeria.

2. Graduate/Fellow of LEAD-Leadership on Environment and 

Development, U.K. 

3. Member: Institute of Directors • Governing Board, Uniosun

Business School • Golf Club, Ikeja.

4. Member: U.K. Energy Institute • American Marketing 

Association.

5. Fellow: Leadership on Environment & Development 

(Rockefeller Foundation).

6. Associate: Chartered Institute of Marketing • Nigeria 

Institute of Management • Advertising Practitioner Council of 

Nigeria.

7. Pioneer President of National Association of Microbiology 

Students (Unilorin Chapter of 1989).

HONOURS & RECOGNITION

• UN Peace Mission Award – For advancing national unity and community empowerment through infrastructure and humanitarian 

initiatives

• Jet Fuel Supplier of the Year – BusinessDay (2021)

• ICON of Societal Development – West Africa Students Union

• Top 50 Influencer – Nigeria 50 Awards (Ranked #13)

• CSR Excellence Awards – Pfizer and CITA Petroleum

PHILANTROPHIC 

CONTRIBUTIONS

POLITICAL CAREER

v Member, Action Progress Congress, APC 

Ward II, Oriade Local Government Area, 

Osun State.

v Former Aspirant, House of Representatives.

v Aspirant, The Senate- National Assembly.

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Mallam Aminu Kano Int’l 

Airport Road Network 

Construction valued N300M-

2022.

•

Ph.D Scholarship Grants to 5 

Babcock Students and 

International Scholarships to 4 Indigenes of Osun State.

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$100,000 Research Grant to 

University of Ilorin to 

undertake the Study of 

Microbial Contamination on 

Aviation Fuel, Published by 

Lambert Academic, GermanyThe Academia, 2017.

•Donation of Refuelling Kits to Nigerian Airforce- 2017.

•Donation of 20,000 Vials of 

Pain Relief Injections to Osun State Government- 2016.

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Donation of Cash Gifts to Port Harcourt & Warri Member Communities.

•

Donation of Electric 

Transformers to Lagos & Abuja 

Airports- 2015.

•

Donation of 2,000 units of 

Food Palliatives across all LGAs 

in Osun State via NULGE-

2018.

•

Construction & Donation of 

multiple Worship Centers across Nigeria.

Thomas Olaleye Ogungbangbe is a

results-driven business strategist, nation-builder, and philanthropist and  globally-minded Nigerian 

leader with over 25 years of impact in both the private and public sectors.