Dr Onyeka Umeugo is a Nigerian-born business mogul and a philanthropist who has impacted individual lives and championed many social amenity projects and delivered to the people of his local government area of origin.
Born to the family of Chief and Lolo Augustine Umeugo, Dr Onyeka Umeugo hails from Ijele Obodoukwu in Ideato North local aovernment area of Imo State.
Dr Umeugo is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Guarantee Group of Companies and Hypertek Projects Ltd.
He had his primary education at Shell Camp Primary School Owerri, Imo State, from
1984 to 1989, after which he proceeded to Marist Academy, Uturu, Okigwe, for his secondary education from 1989 to 1994.
He ventured into the private sector with a vision to conquer and climb to the top of the food chain as a captain of industry. This required him to be patient in order to learn the ropes before he launched his business empire, Guarantee Group of Companies, in the year 2000. He further received an Honourary Doctorate in 2014 from Commonwealth University London, which is an achievement that earns acceptance of Ijele Obodoukwu as a global brand.
Having accomplished great feats in the business world, Dr. Onyeka Umeugo decided it was time to give back to the society from the enormous blessings God had brought his way. He began this philanthropic mission in his own community, Obodoukwu with the paving of 15 kilometer roads across the community using high quality asphalt, a project which first phase has since been completed. This exemplary feat endeared him to the heart of his own people as he has etched his name in the sand of history as one of the most loved sons ever to come out of Obodoukwu community.
When you get close to Dr. Onyeka Umeugo, you naturally feel you are standing before greatness. His actions, activities and acts of kindness capture the innate qualities in him one of which is to constantly make people around him happy to be associated with him in one way or the other. Dr. Onyeka Umeugo undoubtedly, has left an indelible mark in the history and development of Obodoukwu community with his invaluable acts of philanthropy.
He has empowered indigent members of his community with 50 motorcycles and 10 shuttle buses. This is in addition to awarding over 100 children scholarships in the community.
