Hezekiah Sunday Abiola ADEDEJI

Biographical record

Surname

ADEDEJI

First Name

Hezekiah

Other Names

Sunday Abiola

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Ilesa, Osun State

Name of Spouse

Grace Adunola Ajakaiye 1956

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Financial administrator, economist

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Jude’s School, Ebute Metta, 1928-33; St. John’s School, Iloro, Ilesa, 1933-35; Government College, Ibadan, 1936-40; London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, 1944-49.

Educational Qualification

B.Comm, FREcons

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Economic Society of Nigeria, since 1961; Fellow, Royal Economic Society, UKi since 1949; Nigerian Constitution Review Committee, 1966-67; Fellow, Institute of Directors, UK, since 1974; Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management,
since 1978; President, London School of Economics Alumni Association, Nigeria Chapter, since 1978;

Previous Appointments

Commercial Officer, Department of Commerce and Industry, Lagos, 1953-55; Senior Trade Officer, Western Region, Ibadan, 1957-58; Principal Trade Officer, Western Region Agent General’s/Commissioner’s London Office, 1958-60; Senior Assistant
Secretary in various Ministries in Western Region, 1960-64; Under Secretary, Ministry of Education, Western Region, 1964-66; Chairman, Marketing Board, Western Region; Chairman, National Bank of Nigeria Limited, 1966-67; Chairman, WEMABOD Estates
Limited, 1966-67; Permanent Secretary, Ministries of Trade and Industry, Ibadan, 1967-68; Ministry of Health, 1968-70; Ministry of Economic Planning, 1970-71; Ministry of Finance, 1971-73; Chairman, National Bank of Nigeria Limited, 1971 -73; Chairman, Economic Advisory Council, Western State, 1972-73; Retired as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, October, 1973; Group Financial Director, A.G. Leventis and Company Nigeria Limited, 1973-87; Director, Leventis Motors Limited, since 1973; Chairman, Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, since 1978

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Hobbies

Farming, reading, walking

Social Clubs

Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Phone Number

01-861269; 615736

Official Address

Iddo House, P.O. Box 2533, Marina, Lagos or Iddo House, P.O. Box 159, Iddo,
Lagos.