Kunle Adelabu
Omoba Adedoyin Eniola Ogunbiyi-Oyeneye Jokotex, a progressive – minded royal blood, health professional, industrious entrepreneur and a community development advocate is not just aspiring to be the Chairman of Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), but seeking to lead based on impressive academic, professional and community impact records.
His outstanding records coupled with his youthfulness, dynamic nature, purposeful determination and focus, make him stand out among his peers.
A prince from the Oguntade Royal Family of Rademo Ruling House of Ikorodu, also connected to the Adekan Ruling House of Odogunloye, Idafa and Ogbonyari Royal Families of Anoko Ruling House in Remo -Shagamu and Ikorodu.
His father, who is also a grassroots mobiliser and politician of class, is the Baale of Idafa Odogunloye Ikorodu, Majekobaje Eluku of Ikorodu Kingdom, Olootu Omoba General, Anoko-Ogbonyari Akarigbo Royal Family of Ikorodu.
Academic And Professional Background
Omoba Adedoyin is a healthcare professional with almost two decades of experience.
His quest for educational and intelligence development and the need to attain the peak in his chosen fields have seen him bag BNsc (National Open University of Nigeria, OPEN), MSc. Public Health (Health Management option) (University of Lagos, UNILAG), Masters in Environmental Management (Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho, LAUTECH) and he is at present studying for his PhD in Public Health (Lead University, Ibadan).
Professional Certification Acquired
NEBOSH, ISO: 45001 QMS, ISO :9001 OHSAS, GHSE, Leadership and Administrator Course, Certified from University of Washington DC. He is also a member of several professional bodies which include:
- Member, Institute of Occupational Safety Health, United Kingdom ( IOSH)
- Member, Institute of Safety Practitioners of Nigeria ( ISPON)
- Fellow Member, Institute of Professional Managers and Administrators of Nigeria ( FIPMA)
- Fellow Member, Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration of Nigeria (FCILGPA)
Work Experience
He worked at Hygeia HMO Ltd, a foremost Health insurance organization in Nigeria from 2008 – 2010. After that, he worked at Lagoon Hospital Limited from 2010 – 2012, from where he moved to a multinational company, Cadbury Nigeria Plc. At Cadbury, Omoba Adedoyin worked at the clinic and manage the larger chunk of occupational medical cases as the Occupational Medics Lead / Safety Advisor till 2023, when he left for Egbin Power Plc, Ijede, as the Head of Department at Egbin Estate Clinic c/o Iwosan Lagoon Hospitals Nigeria Limited, a JCI accredited Healthcare Organization in Nigeria.
Private Practice
Omoba Adedoyin has been the Managing Director of Jokotex Nigeria Limited for several years. A company that has a reasonable number of workforce assisting in the area of employment creation. His company manages domestic and commercial wastes as one of the value chains of waste management in partnership with Lagos Waste Management Authority ( LAWMA). His engagement in this sector has given him a better understanding of managing the environment and the people. He believes that there is a need for an holistic approach to waste management and environmental issues as a whole, because as population continues to grow and waste generation increases exponentially, it always brings along with it emerging challenges.
The company won the award as the Best Performing Operator/Company in the East Senatorial District in 2020. This is after considering the company’s tenacity, pivotal roles and management of the ecosystem for a greener environment. This led to his appointment as a member of the State Ad-hoc Committee on Road Map for Revamping Waste Management in Lagos State by Hon. Commissioner for Environment Barr. Tunji Bello under the committee chairmanship of Prof. Alo.
The health professional cum politician, is also the Managing Consultant /Chief Executive Officer of Hicare Health Nigeria Limited – a public health consultancy & HSE outfit, where they provide expertise services. He has supported the community through this organization for free medical screenings for both men and women. In 2015, the company collaborated with Optimal Cancer Care at the Ikorodu Local Government Hall to give free cervical cancer screening for women, PSA screening for men above 40yrs, diabetes and hypertension screening with free drugs for all participants present. Participants were drawn from all the 6 Local Govt/LCDAs in Ikorodu Division.
Community Engagements
As a grassroots mobiliser, Omoba Adedoyin has embarked on so many programmes and support services through his socio -political group called, PAJ MOVEMENT and has consistently engaged in humanitarian activities in the last six years by way of giving back to community.
- Free medical screening for both men and women with drugs provision.
- Provision of palliative food packs to hundreds of people during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Provision of facemasks and disposable gloves to schools during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Organizing a football tournament for youths across the 6 councils in Ikorodu Division with bountiful rewards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions.
- Facilitation of Back -to -school project to hundreds of students in Ikorodu local government.
- Provision of festive food packages to party members in support of party activities in my local government.
- Facilitation and sponsorship of Permanent Voters’ registration card in Ikorodu local government.
- Provision of food packages during festive period.
- Provision of souvenirs and banners to support all candidates during the 2023 general election, particularly all our representatives in Ikorodu Division.
- Sponsorship of 10 JAMB forms to students in 2021
- Sponsorship of school bags and writing materials to students who emerged 1st, 2nd and 3rd position holders during the Spelling Bee competition at Eweye ISIU Day programme in 2022.
Political Track Records
As a progressive, the Chairmanship aspirant has been a member of the ruling party since 2004, since its days as Alliance for Democracy till date when the party has changed to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He started his political sojourn from the grassroots as a Ward executive of APC. He was elected as the Auditor.
He was the Ikorodu North LCDA Coordinator for one of the foremost political groups, BATNETWORK VISION 2023, which supported the incumbent president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in year 2020 and established our bases in 30 out of the 36 states in Nigeria. The group was used to pursue the agenda for the leader of the party to emerge as the Presidential candidate of the APC.
He was a member, Lagos East Senatorial Campaign 2023 Election.
Member, (Medical) Lagos State Independent Campaign Committee ICG, General Election 2023.
Member, ABAT Movement Ikorodu North LCDA.
Member, Sen. Tokunbo Abiru Team and part of his ECF structure in Ikorodu North LCDA.
A former chairmanship aspirant for Ikorodu North LCDA during the last local government election in 2021.
He is the Convener of one of the foremost socio -political movements named PAJ MOVEMENT (Prince Adedoyin Jokotex Movement).
Omoba Adedoyin Eniola Ogunbiyi-Oyeneye Jokotex, who has officially declared his intention to contest for the Chairmanship position in Ikorodu North LCDA, will be pushing his campaign through a well – thought- out agenda for the development and sustenance of the council tagged, CHEERS which will be unveiled very soon.
