Leadership in tough times requires
men with clear vision and a rare sense of service that will add values to the
populace and for the good of all.
At this point in Osun State, the
choice of Gboyega Oyetola, a
certified insurance broker, entrepreneur and politician as the gubernatorial
candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is informed by not only his
intelligence and integrity but competence and character.
Oyetola, who hails from Iragbiji in
Osun State recently celebrated his 60th birthday, born September 1954, had his
primary and secondary education in Ifeoluwa Grammar School, Osogbo, and further
moved to the prestigious University of Lagos for his Bachelor’s degree and
later a Master’s degree in 1978 and 1990 respectively.
A man with cognate experience in
political administration and governance, having served in Governor Rauf
Aregbesola’s eight-year administration as the Chief-of-Staff since 2011.
Oyetola’s imperatives capabilities
as the Chief of Staff made him relevant and convincing, that he earned the
support and confidence of civil servants, politicians, youth and the
citizenry.
His innate characteristics depicts a
man who can lead, define and address issues without aggravating the problems.
At a time Osun State needed an
experienced technocrat that could confront the challenges of grappling
with the lean revenue, indebtedness,
contractual obligations, collapsed infrastructures and unpaid salaries, the
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola-led administration required a strategist imbued with
integrity, competence, sacrifice and ability to wriggle the State out of
the scary economic predicament as a
Chief of Staff.
The searchlight beamed on Adegboyega
Oyetola to help initiate improvements, cultivate new innovations in the
provisions of infrastructure and to unwaveringly render corresponding services
to the state as a tested technocrat and successful businessman.
On assumption of office, he improved
upon the existing policies of the government and within a short time, the
administration confronted the hydra-headed challenges headlong and laid a solid
foundation of prosperity.
With his imperative leadership style
of distributing and applying material and manpower resources at every
opportunity, his philanthropic gestures travelled to places he has never been
to and endeared him to the grassroots and the people, portraying him as a
progressive politician who helped renew public trust and confidence in the government.
In recognition of his sterling
qualities in all spheres of life, he has been decorated with an array of awards
of leadership, outstanding performance and excellence in public service.
As the Area Manager at the Leadway
Assurance Company Limited between 1980 and 1987, he displayed obsessive
assertion to operations and ensured the product lines under his watch yielded
bountiful gains for the company.
In the sharks invested waters of
Insurance, he stayed afloat as the underwriting Manager between 1987 and 1990
at the Crusader Insurance Company Limited before he joined the Alliance and
General Insurance as Technical Controller till 1991.
As a man above average in his
ability and quality, he desired freedom and veered off corporate world and
flung his whole life into business.
With candour and experience, he
swiftly responded to the challenges of the new environment to establish
SilverTrust Insurance Brokers Limited, where he deployed dynamic interaction
and financial acumen to competitive advantage, battled ceaselessly over market
shares and created template for a profitable growth in the future for the
company.
His strategies; thinking and ability
to excel at all times prompted his appointment as the Executive Vice Chairman
at the Paragon Group of Companies, with interests in Oil and Gas, Mining and
Real Estate since 2005 until 2011.
Adegboyega’s business acumen and
ability to understand the fundamental practice of management threw at him the
Chairman’s seat of Ebony Properties Limited, having served as a director at
Pyramid Securities Limited.
Cerebral and enigmatic, he has
demonstrated bravery, sagacity and love for the people. His emergence as the
flag bearer of the party like his slogan ILERIOLUWA, is only divine, a pact
with God which reflects in the huge endorsements and acceptance he has been
enjoying from party faithfuls who are daily galvanising supports for him.
Oyetola is coming to the helm of
affairs in Osun with a roadmap towards setting explicit targets and creating
necessary growth that will safeguard the lives of the people, empower and
create jobs for the teeming youths, protect the integrity of the private
sectors, give life to start-ups, raise innovative entrepreneurs, give confidence
to investors and sustain the momentum of growth. For a purposeful leadership in Osun,
Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola is fit to pull Osun through the current meltdown to
prosperity, peace and tranquillity.