By Wale Ojo- Lanre
I don’t know why God almighty created this particular group of people and planted them on one of the most fertile geographical portions of the universe. I do not know. I don’t know why on Earth it is these people from one corner of Nigeria, a landlocked environment that God almighty allowed to inherit lack of shame, greed and persistently insatiable as characters when it comes to this issue which always set them apart from the maddening crowd.
They are a terrible set of human stock who are of special behavioural patterns and whose texture of their skin is also unique and different from others.
It is not even their men alone that are terrible, their women too are of the same stock as men save that their women are blessed with beautiful faces – Check Prof (Mrs ) Modupe Adelabu.
They are not after money or being extensively rich. They are not ever greedy for worldly riches. They are mentally strong and vibrant. They are consistently reliable. They are stupidly honest to a fault. They may be proud but not arrogant. They are hopelessly intolerable of fraud, cheating and exploitation. That may be accountable for not having many of them in the business sector. But they have long throats and are insatiably greedy for something else. And this greed is in many of them. They are not even ashamed of it. Too greedy and insatiable.
I don’t know whether you have met any typical Ekiti person? I have been unfortunate to have met so many of these people.
The only sickness they have is this greed and insatiability when it comes to the acquisition of knowledge, academic accomplishment, horizontal and vertical mobility in employment and intercontinental adventurism in developmental initiatives.
I was unfortunate to meet one of them, Ojo John Olusola PhD. This unfortunate encounter with this Ekiti man confirmed that this greed for academic advancement and self-development progression in a typical Ekiti man is not only generic and genetic but adhesively innate with no regard to age.
Let’s audit this fellow Whose head touched the ground of Ado Ekiti in 1970. John Olusola PhD is an administrator per excellence with over 20 years of work experience in high-profile organisations covering wide areas including but not limited to Customer Care Service, Business Development, Administration, Marketing, Operations Management, Accountancy and Finance-related business transactions – across Oil and Gas downstream and upstream sector. He also has a brief stint of exposure to Auditing covering Telecommunications, Manufacturing and Allied Companies as well as the public sectors.
At present, Ojo J. Olusola is on employment at TETFUND. Presently The most Senior Staff (Asst. Chief) saddle with the responsibilities to Coordinate the affairs of the organisation, Southwest Zone, of the organisation with the responsibilities as the Head, Strategic Planning Division, Research and Development, a division in charge of strategic planning and development division of the organisation’s activities and its beneficiaries.
He is endowed with practical ideas and experience to enhance business growth gained from both public and private organisations, reducing waste and supporting project delivery within the target schedule. His experience and ability in strategic negotiation within capital projects and associated areas of business development have been certified excellent in everywhere he worked.
His experience has prepared him to always leverage human relationship management with the capability to exert a strong influence in human resources management.
He has a mind-blowing performance at African Petroleum (now Forte Oil) where he was assigned the responsibility of organizing aggressive marketing around the organization’s products and services to achieve and even exceed the projected target objectives and goals in areas of operations, he was commended for improving on previous year performance on various lubricants in each month by 3414% from NGN24million (from 2,277 litres) to NGN 440million (180,000 litres) and AGO from NGN 19,180,000 (150,000liters) to NGN642,352,000,000 (5,400,000 litres) which is 2567% and increase customer base from Two (2) to Twenty Five (25).
Just have a look at his CV:
- 2011 – 2017 Lead City University, Ibadan Oyo State
- 2009 – 2010 Lead City University, Ibadan Oyo State
- 2006-2008 University Of Ado-Ekiti
- 2004-2005 University Of Ado-Ekiti
- 1998–2000 Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
- 1995 -1997 Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti
- 1989-1990 Ondo state Cooperative Training Institute Akure
- 1984–1988 St. Augustine’s Comp. High School, Oye Ekiti.
- 1977 – 1983 St Paul Anglican Pry School, Ado Ekiti
- Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (PhD)
- M.Phil Bussiness Administration
- Master In Business Administration (MBA)
- Post Graduate Dip. in Fin. Management (PGDFM)
- Higher Diploma in Accountancy (HND)
- National Diploma in Accountancy
- Certificates in Cooperative Studies
- General Certificate Education (LEVEL)
- School Leaving Certificates
ACTIVITIES:
- He has represented the President of Republic of Nigeria President MUHAMMADU BUHARI at Federal University Oye – Ekiti on August 31st 2019 during the 2nd combined Convocation ceremony held at the institution’s Hall.
- Professional Affiliations: ASSOCIATE MEMBER
- Certified National Accountant (CNA) – 2017
- Nigeria Institute Of Management (chartered) – 2005
- National Institute Of Marketing (chartered) – 2007
- Certified Institute Of Purchasing And Supply Administrator of Nigeria (CIPSAN) – 2007
- Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria – 2018
RECENT WORK HISTORY
- Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) – 16th November 2020 till date – Assistant Chief Revenue officer/Head of Strategic planning/Linkages and Head of Revenue Division South-West
- Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) Abuja – 12th August 2015 -16th November 2020 – Assist. Chief Revenue Officer /Head of Strategic planning/ Linkages
- African Petroleum Plc (now Forte Oil Plc) – Jan 2012 – August 2012 – Delta and Edo state Head of Sales/Business Development Manager.
- African Petroleum Plc – Feb 2010 –Dec 2011 – Ondo & Ekiti States District sales coordinator
- African Petroleum Plc – Feb.2008 – Feb. 2010- Delta & Edo States Sales Rep commercial/ Business Development Manager
- Odu’a Investment Company Limited, Ibadan – Oct.2004 -Feb.2008 – Business Development Manager/Manager (Audit)
- Broadcasting Service Of Ekiti State – 2001 – 2004 – Head: Billing And Cash Control
- Odu’a Textile Company Limited, Ado – Ekiti – 1994 – 1998 – Account Officer
Despite all these, Sola Ojo is strenuously working towards being a Professor and leveraging his experience at a higher ground of intercontinental responsibility.!
Sheer greed of a typical Ekiti man. Iwe sa ni bi alafise ( Àlways seeking for knowledge).
*Ojo-Lanre from Usi- Ekiti (08033490986) sent in this piece.
