Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye
Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1937 |
| Died | 2017 (aged 79–80) |
Burial place | Offa, Nigeria, Kwara State |
| Years active | 1938-2007 |
Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye OON, CON (born 25 April 1938 – 2017) was a Nigerian quantity surveyor, entrepreneur, and traditional title holder. He was the first Northern Nigerian quantity surveyor and the second Nigerian Quantity Surveyor. In 2006 President Olusegun Obasanjo awarded him the OON (Officer of the Order of the Niger) and CON (Commander of the Order of the Niger).[1][2][3]
Early life
Emmanuel was born to the family of Adesoye in April 1938 in Offa Kwara state Nigeria.[4]
Education
He attended African Bethel School Ebute-Metta Lagos between 1948 and 1951 and St Marks school in 1952 he attended Offa Grammar School between 1953 and 1957 for his secondary school before attending Yaba College of Technology in 1958 he graduated in Nigerian College of Arts, Science, and Technology Enugu in 1959 further his education to South East College of Arts, Science, and Technology UK between 1961 and 1963.
Awards and honours
Adesoye is a Fellow of the Quantity Surveyors London (1965); he was the first Northern Nigerian Quantity Surveyor and the second Nigerian Quantity Surveyor. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Quantity Surveyors (1968) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Quantity Surveyors (1985). He was the chairman of the defunct Afribank (1987–1989). He held the traditional titles of Maye of Offa (1979) and was honoured by the 24th Olofa, HRH Oba Mustapha Olawoore Olanipekun. In 2001, he was honoured with the title of Asiwaju of Offa after the death of the first Asiwaju Of Offa chief Josiah Sunday Olawoyin on 28/4/2001 and was succeeded by Tajudeen Owoyemi.[5][1][6][7] He is the founder of Okin biscuit limited.[8]
Career
He was an experienced quantity surveyor, and the founder and Proprietor of Adesoye college Offa.[9][10][11]
References
- 1 2 Opinion (30 October 2021). "Asiwaju of Offa: Who the cap fits?". The Punch. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Chief Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye (OON, CON) – DAWN Commission". Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ↑ "Chief Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Archives". The Eagle Online. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Saraki, Gov Ahmed, ODU, others mourn foremost industrialist, Adesoye". National Pilot Newspaper. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ Ajagunna, Friday (20 December 2017). "Buhari commiserates with family of late industrialist, Chief Emmanuel Adesoye". New Mail Nigeria. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ Udo, Mary (8 December 2016). "ADESOYE, Chief, Emmanuel Olatunji (OON, CON)". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Makanjuola: How Adesoye College Shaped My Life". This Day. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ Wande, S.-Davies (23 January 2018). "Awoist pays tribute to Offa industrialist". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Meet The Founder – Adesoye College Offa". Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Adesoye's death, exit of a Colossus - Oluwasola, son". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 9 March 2018.
- ↑ "Saraki Mourns Late Adesoye". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.