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Aregbesola announces Ogunwusi as new Ooni of Ife
After weeks of in-fighting, and horse trading, the Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has approved the appointment of Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling house as the new Ooni of Ife.
He replaces Oba Okunade Sijuade, who passed on July 28, 2015 in a London hospital, as the 51st Ooni of Ile-Ife.
Governor Aregbesola made this known in a short press statement.
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Aregbesola said the kingmakers of Ife had completed the required process and communicated the choice of Prince Ogunwusi to his office for approval.
See the statement:
Meet Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Born forty years ago into the Giesi Ruling House, Ojaja Royal Compound of Agbedegbede in Ile-Ife, Ogunwusi, an entrepreneur, has been involved in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) locally and abroad for over 12 years, he has also been actively involved in the development of over 2,500 housing units with various consortia of developers/promoters over the last 8 years in Nigeria.
He facilitated strong trade relationship through Association for International Business (AIB) with presence in over 200 member countries across the globe which he set up in Nigeria. One of the key achievements of this body is the trade facilitation between the United Arab Emirates (Jebel Ali free Trade Zone development) and Federal Government of Nigeria through Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).
Prince Adeyeye a co-organizer for Ondo State Economic Planning and Implementation Committee. He led the Government delegation team to Canada in 2002 for strategic alliances and partnership with Ondo State Government on solid mineral potentials of the State (Bitumen, Dimension Stones, Granite, etc.) which led to the formation of Amalgamated Mining and Exploration Company Limited – wholly owned by Ondo State Government.
He was involved in the facilitation and development of Sparkwest Steel Galvanizing Plant (the only Steel Galvanizing Plant in Nigeria), National Iron Ore Mining Company Limited and Jakura Mines resuscitation projects, which has eventually become the major limestone feed stock to Obajana Cement Plant in Kogi State.
Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi was involved with trading and marketing of commodities, the main facilitator for Dangote Group’s break into the ‘up-country supply chain consortium’ between 1996 and 1999.
He began his strides in the Real Estate sector with various dredging and land reclamation projects in Lagos State. Adeyeye is the initiator of Essential Homes, a real estate product launched in January 2014 to deliver affordable upscale homes to the middle and low income earners.
The 1st phase of the project (The South pointe Estate, Lafiaji Road, Lekki, Lagos State) started in February 2014. In addition, Prince Adyeye has successfully undertaken more multi-billion Naira projects across Lagos and environs; Jacob Mews Estate Yaba, Lakeview Park I and II Estates Lekki, the ongoing Golden Leaf Estate Lafiaji, Lekki and Grand Lake Estate Ajah, Lagos.
The new Ooni led a team that opened up a remote jungle, Inagbe Island, Amuwo Odofin LGA, Lagos, into a whole new community offering spectacular world class relaxation and recreational facilities. The multi-billion Naira Inagbe Grand Resorts and Leisure, Lagos Nigeria is a first of its kind in the whole of West Africa bounded by the Lagoon and Atlantic Ocean.
Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is a Director of Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank Limited, (formerly GTHomes), a former subsidisry of GTBank Plc. He is also a Director, FinaTrust Microfinance Bank Limited. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Gran Imperio Group, the holding company of his Real Estate and Construction, Manufacturing, Facilities Management, Leisure and Tourism companies in Nigeria.
Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi holds a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from the Polytechnic Ibadan.
He is a member of professional bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), an Associate Accounting Technician and a certified member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria. He is also an active member of Global Real Estate Institute (GRI), having participated at various levels.
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