DR. ALEXANDER EZENAGU: GET TO KNOW DP RUTO’S NIGERIAN SON-IN-LAW

On Saturday, May 8, Deputy President William Ruto’s daughter June Ruto made headlines after it emerged that she was engaged to a Nigerian man at a colourful engagement ceremony known as ‘Koito‘ in Kalenjin which was held at the DP’s Karen home shortly after dowry negotiations were concluded.

The engagement came six months after the DP publicly challenged her daughter to get married.  “June’s father kept the event small and simple and family-focused. His position as Deputy President was relegated as he played the role of a father. Ruto and his wife were great hosts,” said Nigerian politician Osita Chidoka who was head of the Nigerian delegation.

June was engaged to one Dr. Alexander Ezenagu an Assistant Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He specializes in international tax law, domestic taxes, tax avoidance and commercial aspects of illicit financial flows, trade and investment advisory.

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He also teaches Business Associations, Construction and Infrastructure Development Law, Global Economic Law and Governance, Entrepreneurship Law, Global Legal Ethics and Law of Taxation.

Dr Ezenagu has published in academic journals and other globally recognized platforms and has been quoted in the Financial Times, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ Paradise Papers, Tax Notes International, International Tax Review, Quartz and among other media outlets.

He obtained his Ph.D. in international tax law from McGill University, Canada. He is also a graduate of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, where he obtained an LL.M. in Commercial Law.

The trade expert also holds an LL.B. degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and has been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

On the other hand, June holds a degree in International Communication and joined the diplomatic service in Kenya in 2014.