Businessman turned 71 on the 14^th of April. A native of Ndiakaeme Uno, Arondizuogu, Imo State, Omekannaya was educated at Ladi Lak Institute, Yaba; CMS Grammar School, Bariga; Kingston College for Further Education, Surrey, England; and the Howard University, USA. He worked with Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company; Chairman/CEO Geobi Nigeria Ltd; past Chairman, Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). He is listed in Who Is Who Thirteenth edition. He is married and blessed with children and grandchildren.