October 01, (THEWILL) – Austin Avuru has obviously moved on from the embarrassment that rocked the planned unveiling of his three books last year. The founding CEO of Seplat Energy had to call off his book presentation event, following an injunction by a federal high court restraining the publication of the books, ‘My Entrepreneurship Journey: A Safe Part Of Hands’ and ‘Politics, Economics and The Nigerian Petroleum Industry.’ Seplat had approached the court over the contents of the books which they found offensive and inimical to their interests. This was after the board of Seplat approved his termination in 2021, citing breaches of the company’s corporate governance policy.
Austin has since moved on, keeping busy with his firm, AA Holdings Limited, a private investment company with a focus on Energy, Agriculture, Real Estate, and Equity Capital Market investing, as well as ensuring that his leisure business, Black Bell, is bringing in good returns on investment. He also finds time to give back to society through his Austin Avuru Foundation and the latest venture he embarked on was the successful opening of Arrupe Jesuit College, a top tier secondary school located in Abbi community of Delta State. While the idea was conceived in 2018, it wasn’t until 2019, that his foundation approached the leadership of the Jesuits of the North-West Africa Province offering to build a primary and secondary school to bequeath to society.
The project construction commenced in February 2021 and got completed in September 2023, just in time to accommodate new students.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
