Concerned Professionals (CP) is an association of working professionals committed to the enthronement and nurturing of true democracy, good governance and the rule of law.

Its membership, consisting of professionals engaged in various full time pursuits, but desirous of positive changes in the body polity, came into being in the wake of the annulled June 1993 elections as a direct response to the resultant chaos at the time. The trio of Mr. Atedo Peterside, Mr. Sam Oni and Prof. Pat Utomi initiated the idea for the formation of CP.

CP’s membership cuts across the various strata of society and includes persons occupying very responsible positions in the public and private sectors.

CP’s organizational structure consists of three main organs: The National Congress (Full House), Central Steering Committee and the Secretariat.

The National Congress is a meeting of all individual and corporate members of CP. It elects the Central Steering Committee and can give directives to or review any decision of the committee. The Central Steering Committee oversees the functions of the Secretariat. The Committee is currently made up of thirteen members. The following are the current members of the committee:

1. Dr. Ayo Ighodaro – Management Consultant
2. Mr. Bayo Odunlami – Architect
3. Mr. Charles Igbinidu—Public Relations Practitioner
4. Mr. Don Adinuba— Public Policy Analyst
5. Mr. Kasumu Aladewolu – Printer
6. Ms. Maureen Egbuna—Public Relations Consultant
7. Mrs. Njideka Anyadike – Financial Consultant
8. Mr. Oladimeji Mako--Businessman
9. Mr. Osa Asemota--- Businessman
10. Prof. Pat Utomi – Director, Pan African University/Lagos Business School
11. Mr. Tola Mobolurin – Investment Banker
12. Mr. Tunde Akinleye – Engineer
13. Mr. Ugochukwu Okoroafor – Banker

The Secretariat consists of full-time staff headed by the National Coordinator. It implements the decisions of the Full House and Central Steering Committee and sees to the day-to-day running of CP.

The National Coordinator is John Onyeukwu, a lawyer by training.

Membership of CP is open to every professional who subscribes to our code of ethics and pays a nominal membership subscription fee. Here professional is loosely defined to mean anyone who is engaged in a trade that requires some training.

Since inception CP has initiated and implemented several activities as part of efforts at realizing its core objectives.

CP’s activities include the very popular periodic Town Hall Meetings/Seminars, Symposia, Workshops, and several publications, papers and Talks.

As part of activities marking CP’s 10th anniversary, the Steering Committee set up the MKO Abiola Democracy Fund.