Senator Adedayo Clement Adeyeye
BACKGROUND
Senator Adedayo Clement Adeyeye was born on April 4, 1957, in Ise-Ekiti, into the royal family of Oba David Opeyemi Adeyeye, Agunsoye II, the Arinjale of Ise Ekiti, who reigned from 1932 to 1976, and Olori Mary Ojulege Adeyeye, a princess of Are, Ikere-Ekiti. His grandfather was Oba Aweloye I, the Arinjale of Ise Ekiti, who reigned from 1887 to 1919.
EDUCATION
Between 1964 and 1968, Clement Adedayo attended St. John’s Primary School in Ikere-Ekiti for his primary education. He then attended Annunciation School from 1969 to 1973, followed by Christ’s School Ado Ekiti from 1973 to 1975. Adeyeye earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Ibadan between 1975 and 1978, and a master’s degree in political science (international relations) from the University of Lagos in 1981. Continuing his pursuit of knowledge, he obtained a law degree from the University of Lagos between 1983 and 1986 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Adedayo Adeyeye is the current Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) on July 13, 2024.
Prior to this appointment, he held several notable positions. He served as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from June 2019 to November 2019 and was the Minister of State in the Federal Ministry of Works from 2014 to 2015.
From the year 2015 to 2017, the distinguished senator was the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Ekiti State University in Ado-Ekiti.
Furthermore, between the period of 2008 and 2010, he was the Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and was honoured with the award of the “Most Innovative SUBEB Chairman in Nigeria” in 2009 by the Presidential Committee on Schools’ Debate. He also won the prize for the best performing SUBEB Chairman in the South West in 2008 and 2009.
Adeyeye has been the Principal Partner at the Law Office of Dayo Adeyeye and Company since 1990. Earlier in his career, he held the position of Senior Sales Executive at Rank Xerox Nig. Ltd. in 1983 and had senior editorial roles at Punch Newspaper from 1983 to 1987. He also served as Deputy General Manager and Company Secretary at Sahel Printing and Publishing Company Ltd., the publishers of the Nigerian Economist Magazine, from 1988 to 1990. Additionally, he was the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Lagos State Fact Book and Editor II at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria in Ikoyi, Lagos from 1981 to 1982.
Furthermore, Adeyeye has experience in education, having taught at Mary Immaculate Grammar School in Ado-Ekiti from 1979 to 1980 and at Isuikwuato High School in Isuikwuato, Imo State during his NYSC service from 1978 to 1979.
POLITICAL CAREER
Senator Adedayo Adeyeye has significantly contributed to national development through various roles at the local, state, national, and international levels.
He is the National Chairman of the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), the first and most prominent support group for the election of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President of Nigeria. Adeyeye has also served as the National Publicity Secretary for several organizations, including Afenifere (2001-2004), the Alliance for Democracy (2004-2006), and the People’s Democratic Party (May 2016 – December 2017).
Senator Adedayo Adeyeye has been actively involved in political campaigns for several years serving as the Deputy Director of Publicity for the Falae Presidential Campaign Committee (1990-1992) and as an Adviser on Policy and Press Matters for the MKO Abiola Presidential Campaign Organization (1993). Adeyeye was a former governorship aspirant in Ekiti State and has been a member of various political and developmental organizations such as the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), and the Odua Development Council (ODC).
In addition, Senator Adeyeye’s notable contributions include membership in the Afenifere 50th Anniversary Council (2001) and the South West Delegation to the Nigeria Leaders of Thought Conference in Abuja (2001).
Adeyeye played a key role in organizing the International Conference on Nigeria’s Political Future sponsored by The Punch Newspaper in August 1986, as well as all the Pan-Yoruba Conferences from 1998 to 2004 and the All Politicians Summit in Lagos in 1995. He also helped organize the Odua Development Council (ODC) Summit in 2000.
In 2010, Adeyeye attended the World Bank Summit on Strategies for Education Reform in Washington DC, where he was the only SUBEB Chairman in the country nominated by the World Bank.
Professionally, he is the Principal Partner at the Law Office of Dayo Adeyeye and Company since 1990 and has experience as a Senior Sales Executive at Rank Xerox Nigeria Ltd.
Senator Adeyeye has over 400 Publications in Nigerian Newspapers and Magazines and also an author of the Forty Glorious years: The biography of Oba Adetunla Adeleye, the Elekole of Ikole-Ekiti in 1998.
He is a happily married with Children.
Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho
Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Maiduguri, Nigeria where he bagged a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) degree in Public Administration in 1992.
He proceeded to the University of Wales based in Cardiff, United Kingdom where he bagged a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in International Transport in 1999.
As an avid researcher, he proceeded further to John Moores University in Liverpool, United Kingdom where he earned a Doctorate degree (Ph. D Hons) in Maritime Technology in 2015.
Abubakar Dantsoho’s career trajectory in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) dates back to the year 1992 where he started as National Youth Service Corps trainee and subsequently as a Marketing Officer in the Headquarters.
Dantsoho’s managerial acumen was spotted very early and his career has since 1995 been characterized by distinguishing appointments as Special Assistant to various levels of Middle and Executive Management culminating in his appointment as Technical Assistant to the Managing Director from 2016 to 2017, after which he functioned as Principal Manager in the Tariff and Billing Division.
In the year 2020, he was appointed as Port Manager for Onne Port Complex where he pioneered the investor-friendly initiatives responsible for the year-on-year growth being recorded at Onne Port Complex.
His sterling performance as Port Manager led to his redeployment to the Headquarters as Special Assistant Result Delivery to the Management Director and subsequent promotion as Assistant General Manager.
To validate the truism that excellence cannot be hidden, Abubakar Dantsoho was named as the Chief of Staff to the Honourable Minister of Transportation from 2022 to 2023.
He has chaired several external and in-house Technical Committees such as the Committee for the Establishment of Cargo Tracking Notes in Nigeria, the Establishment of Port Community System (PCS), Debt Recovery amongst others and was a frontline member of the Management Committee on the Berthing of the Largest Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (Egina FPSO) as well as member of the 2023 Ministerial Committee on Presidential Transition.
Abubakar Dantsoho who is recipient of the NPA 25 Years Long Service & Merit Award, has completed several Consultancy Studies and Projects for the Nigerian Ports Authority such as the Consultancy Study by Crown Agents UK on NPA Concessions and Joint Venture Agreements, Single Window and on 25-Year Ports Development Masterplan, The World Bank Study on Private Sector Participation in Integrated Transport Systems and the Boston Consulting Group Study on Western & Eastern Ports Comparative Studies.
He attended the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA 77 in NewYork USA in October, 2022 and has been a part of several National Delegations to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho who is happily married with children, is an avid reader and loves to travel.
Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar
Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar (Executive Director, Engineering & Technical Services)
Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar is a highly accomplished individual born on January 1, 1981. He is an engineer and philanthropist with an impressive educational background. He attended El-kanemi College of Islamic Theology where he completed his primary and secondary school education in 2000. Later, he pursued his academic ambitions and earned a BEng (Hons) in Electronic and Communication Engineering from London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He went on to earn a Master of Science in Computing from Birmingham City University.
Engr. Ibrahim has gained extensive experience in the field of engineering, particularly in testing various online banking applications and services. He has worked as a Test Analyst for various organizations, including Bamford Trust Plc, AIS Accounts Ltd, Quant Marketing and Ikano to improve their systems. In 2020, he shifted his focus to consultancy and worked with UNODC on several projects related to water improvement solutions and renewable energy. He also served as a consultant to the Ministry of Justice, where he contributed to various projects.
Engr. Ibrahim is a member of the Council for the Regulation in Engineering (COREN) and the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). He has also attended several leadership courses to enhance his professional skills and stay current with emerging trends in the industry.
Besides his engineering career, Engr. Ibrahim is also a passionate philanthropist. In 2010, he established a charity foundation in Borno State with an endowment of hundreds of millions of naira. The foundation has been at the forefront of improving the nutrition, health, and education of Nigerians, with a focus on empowering vulnerable people to lift them out of poverty. Although the foundation has a local focus, Engr. Ibrahim has a national perspective and is committed to contributing to the betterment of Nigeria.
Engr. Olalekan Badmus
Engr. Olalekan Abdul-rahaman Badmus
Executive Director, Marine and Operations
Olalekan Abdul-Rahaman Badmus, a seasoned administrator, development enthusiast, technology expert and a successful boardroom personae with vast experience in both private and public sectors was born to the family of Osogbo Business Mogul and Magnate, Chief Khamis Olatunde Badmus (Tuns) on July 9,1978. He had his Primary and Post-Primary Education in Chrisland Primary School, Lagos and Navy Secondary School, Abeokuta in Ogun state, respectively. He proceeded to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso where he obtained his Bachelor of Technology Degree in Computer Engineering in the year 2001.
Being a reader, lover of education and passionate learner, Engr. Abdul-Rahaman Badmus proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, for his Post Graduate study where he obtained a Masters’ Degree in Business Administration in 2005. He also holds an additional Masters in Managerial Psychology from the same institution in 2009.
Engr. Olalekan Badmus is a certified Project Manager and a Project Management Institute’s Agile Certified Practitioner with specialization in Agile Principles and Mindset; Mindset Value-driven Delivery; Stakeholder Engagement; Team Performance; Adaptive Planning; Problem Detection and Resolution; Continuous Improvement on Product, Process, People and among others.
Imbued with the quest for professionalism, he went further to join the Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigerian Society of Engineers with a registered license from COREN to mention but a few.
Engr. Olalekan Badmus began his decade-long career as a Personal Assistant to the Chairman on International Affairs at Tuns, and rose to be the Acting Managing Director of TUNS Holdings Nigeria Limited, Osogbo. He is the immediate past Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties in Osun State, where he led the State Steering Committee of Osun Food Support Scheme, a programme initiated by the state government to support 30,000 vulnerable persons with food items on monthly basis and other laudable initiatives. His efforts gave him further responsibilities like the Honourable Commissioner supervising the ministries of Culture and Tourism as well as Ministry of Home Affairs between June, 2022 and November, 2022.
Over the years, he has engaged in Policy Formulation, Business Analysis and Evaluation, Project and Management Experience, Budgeting and Forecasting, resolution strategies in private organization as well as Corporate Experience locally and internationally. He is a passionate entrepreneur and has participated in several national and international conferences and seminars on managerial and sustainable development among several others. At leisure, he loves swimming, traveling and playing golf. He is happily married with kids.
