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 the human stock, who are of special behavioural patterns and whose texture of 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, cheat 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! And 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 sectors. He also has a brief stint of exposure to auditing covering telecommunications, manufacturing and allied companies, as well as the public sectors.
At present, Olusola is on employment of TETFUND. Presently, the most Senior Staff (Asst. Chief) saddle with the responsibilities to coordinate the affairs of the organisation, in the South-West 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 has been certified excellent everywhere he had 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 per cent, from N24 million, from 2,277 litres, to N440 million, 180,000 litres; and AGO from N19,180,000, 150,000 liters, to N642,352,000,000, 5,400,000 litres, which is 2567 per cent and increase customer base from two to 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 Comprehensive High School, Oye Ekiti.
1977 – 1983 St Paul Anglican Primary School, Ado Ekiti.
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, PhD.
M. Phil, Bussiness Administration
Master In Business Administration, MBA.
Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management, PGDFM.
Higher Diploma in Accountancy, HND.
National Diploma in Accountancy, ND.
Certificates in Cooperative Studies
General Certificate Education, O/Level
School Leaving Certificates
ACTIVITIES:
He has represented the President of Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari at the 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:
1. 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
2. Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, Abuja, 12th August 2015 -16th November 2020
Assistant Chief Revenue Officer/Head of Strategic Planning/ Linkages
3. African Petroleum Plc, now Forte Oil Plc,
January 2012 – August 2012,
Delta and Edo states Head of Sales/Business Development Manager
4. African Petroleum Plc, February 2010 – December 2011,
Ondo and Ekiti states District Sales Coordinator
5. African Petroleum Plc, February, 2008 – February 2010
Delta and Edo states Sales Rep Commercial/ Business Development Manager
6. Odu’a Investment Company Limited, Ibadan, October 2004 – February, 2008
Business Development Manager/Manager, Audit
7. Broadcasting Service Of Ekiti State,
2001 – 2004
Head, Billing And Cash Control
8. 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 saa ni bi alafise – always seeking for knowledge.
Shior to Ekitis!
Watch out for more…
•Ojo- Lanre, former chairman, Oyo State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalist, NUJ, writes from Usi-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
