Godwin Ehigiamusoe

Ehigiamusoe completed his bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in Sociology of Development from the University of Benin. He later obtained a PhD in Policy and Development Studies from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.^[3][4]

In 1987, in response to the social dislocations of Nigeria's Structural Adjustment Programme, Ehigiamusoe founded LAPO as a non-profit focused on poverty alleviation through microcredit and allied social programmes.^[5] After LAPO's lending arm evolved into a regulated microfinance institution in 2010, Ehigiamusoe was became the bank's founding MD/CEO till 2020.^[6] In March 2025, he became board chairman, succeeding Osaretin Demuren.^[7][8]