Lukman holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and has several years of experience in financial and IT consulting. He was an Internal Auditor with John Holt Plc, a multinational corporation, and later an External Auditor to Deloitte, Adetona Isichei Co., and Olusola Adekanola & Co., both foremost accounting firms in Nigeria. Lukman has held various top management positions and was a Director in a top-flight accounting and consulting firm in Nigeria before joining ICMA Services.

In recognition of his astuteness, he was appointed Secretary to the Federal Panel of Inquiry on Temporary Imports Permit, a panel instituted by the government of Nigeria to investigate contraventions in import permit laws, between the years 2000 and 2003.