WHO SAY WE DON’T HAVE MATERIALS IN IPOKIA? CHECK THIS OUT: THE MAN ;ALH. PRINCE ADEWOLE ADEYANJU! One wrong notion that has always come to fore about our domain, Ipokia Local Government is that, we lack quality materials who can stand others from other regions to contest for higher elective posts. I have also at times nurse such fears especially after our entreaties to aspirants from the land to send us their profiles to present to our friends on the net and especially the young minds who will be in position to educate our electorates, failed to yield any results. To further confirm my fears, some aspirants to house of assembly seats even went ahead to attach their qualifications to their names on their campaign posters as if BSc or Msc is a big deal in Ipokia land and should better be used as a campaign tool. In response to this entreaty and perhaps to demonstrate a rare humility which is uncommon in most of our aspirants, I opened my mail this yesterday evening to be confronted with the profile of one man I will describe as a golden fish who all these whiles has been in the hidden or perhaps has only sat at the top there playing the game from the top unknown to many of us. So, in this piece, I felt humble but proud as an Ipokia son to present to you the profile of a golden fish, a worthy son Ipoki land who is ready to offer himself for service to his community, worthy to be proud of and supported beyond party lines to represent us in the senate and who is humble enough to send his profile to a common Ipokia Mirror, who never know him from Adam and who never seen him face-face before. So, friends and lovers of Ipokia, I present to you, the Man, Alhaji Prince Adeyanju Adewole Fatai, MBA, CNA, MNMIN, ACTI, FIFM (UK) A Charming, dynamic and enterprising man with a career, spanning over two decades in administration, accounting and politics. He has vision of making remarkable impact in all his under-takings with a view to making appreciable contributions to the development of mankind. Alhaji Adewole was born to Mr and Mrs Adeyanju of Adeyanju Compound, Agada-Tube road on the 10th of December, 1960. He had his secondary education in the Ansar-Ud-Deen High School, Surulere Lagos between 1973 and 1977 and Nigerian Model High School, Idi-Oro, Mushin, Lagos between 1979-1980. He later proceeded to Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Nigeria (Now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, in the year 1981 to 1986 where he obtained his Ordinary Diploma (OND) and Higher National diploma (HND) in Business Administration. His quest for more advance education took him to Nigerian College of Accountancy, Jos, Nigeria 2003-2005 to become a Certified National Accountant (C.N.A). He thereafter attended Ekiti State University Ekiti, Nigeria, between 2006 and 2008 where he obtained the prestigious Masters in Business Administration Certificate. He also obtained a certificate in Project Management from the University of Lagos in 2013. His professional affiliations include: Associate, Chartered Institute of Taxation, 2011, FRC Registered Professional 2012, Qualified Fellow, Islamic Institute of Accounting & Finance, 2012, Fellow, Institute of Financial Managers (U.K.) (IFM), 2012. Alhaji Adeyanju started his working career as a class-teacher in Agosasa Community High School, Agosasa, Ipokia from 1983 to 1985. He later got an appointment as an administrative officer with the then Directorate of Mass Mobilization (MAMSER) in 1989. He thereafter worked as an assistant Chief Accountant with the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, between the year 1992 and 1997. He was with Tunji Olabode and company (certified national accountants), as an accounting practitioner- in –training in the year 2006 to 2008 after which he left paid job to establish Adewole Adeyanju & Company, (Certified Accountants & Tax Practitioners) in which he was the Managing Partner/CEO till date. Prince Adeyanju also sits atop a consulting company as the Managing Director/CEO , Total Quality Consulting Ltd which was established in 2013. Alhaji Adewole Adeyanju made foray into the murky waters of politics right from his polytechnic days. He was elected as the Students Union President; Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, between 1985-1986, National Vice President, National Union of Nigerian Students between 1985-1986, General Secretary, Student Union, (Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta between 1982 to 1983. Outside school politics, Prince Adeyanju continued his political career by joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and became the Assistant State Secretary, Ogun State between 2005- 2008, Treasurer, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ogun State 2008-2012, Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ogun West Elders’, Council , 2011-2012, National Auditor, Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria (PDP) from Feb. 2013 till date. He had also at various times been appointed into several political posts. These include; Member, Governing Council, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic ,1999-2003, Secretary, Ipokia Local Government, 2007, Board Member, Ogun State agricultural Multi-Purpose &Credit Agency, 2008-2011. This illustrious son of Ipokia has also at one time or the other been involved with several community and public services, holding several positions both in his professional associations and other social affiliations. . He was the Pioneer National Secretary, National Conference of Polytechnic Alumni Association (NACOPAA), 1997-2003, National President, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association, 1999-2003, Secretary, Yewa Think Tank, 2002-2005, State Secretary, Ogun State Branch, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), 2006-2009, Vice Chairman, Ogun State Branch, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), 2009 -2011, Member, ANAN Council Committee on International Affairs 2009-2011, Member, ANAN Council Committee on membership ,2011 -2013 and Member, ANAN Council Committee on Parliamentary & Public Sector. He is equally a member of the following professional associations; Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), National Marketing Institute of Nigeria (MNIM), Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Institute of Financial Managers (UK)(IFM and Islamic Institute of Accounting & Finance. Prince Adeyanju Adewole in this his life journey have attracted many awards and accolades. Some of the awards he received are: Outstanding Young Persons (Ogun Poly Jaycees Award) , 1986, Distinguished Alumnus Award (Moshood Abiola PolytechnicAlumni Association) , 2005 and Merit Award – National Association of Yewa Student, (F.C.E. Osiele Chapter) , 2008. He is happily married with children. His hobbies according to him are: Current Affairs, Community Development, Farming, Reading and Travelling. His posters currently show he is vieing the PDP ticket to contest as a candidate for the Senate representing Ogun West in, 2015 elections. While I belief the complaints of most of us about this hidden golden fish from our Local Government and indeed, the Nazareth of our time, will rightly be the fact that he might have been a bit far from the grassroots and seems not known to most of us (including the writer), I belief if he could be humble enough to send us his profile, them he will be very willing to remember us in the grassroot when given the opportunity. Although we are not unaware that the game is not to the swift, nor to the most intelligent but belongs to God and moreover considering the complicated nature of Ogun State politics as the 2015 elections draws near with the influx of different interest groups, we still believe, God’s hand is in this project. Let’s have your views, criticisms and comments.
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 14:41:27 +0000