Ayodele Patrick ADERINWALE,

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

ADERINWALE,

First Name

Ayodele

Other Names

Patrick

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Osogbo, Osun State

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Tosin Aderinwale

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

1

Profession

Prolific Writer
Scholar
Entrepreneur/Businessman
Motivational Speaker
Philanthropist

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

University of Lagos,1985; University of Lagos,1987; United Nations University's International Leadership Academy; Harvard University

Present Appointment

Chairman, Board of Directors, Justrite Limited; Chairman, Board of Directors, the Business School Netherlands, Nigeria; Chairman, Board of Governors, The Bells Educational Services; Chairman, Docu-thrill; Adviser, Yintab Strategy Consults; Chairman, Board of Governors, Yintab Private Academy; Deputy Chief Coordinator, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL).

Previous Appointments

- Member, Commonwealth Peoples Forum 2003 Steering Committee;

- Member, Board of Editors, Daily Times of Nigeria;

- Chairman, the African Capacity Building Foundation’s Parlianet (based in Harare, Zimbabwe);

- Lead Consultant, the Union Government Project;

- Vice President, Economic, Cultural and Social council (ECOSOC) of the African Union, 2004;

- Chair of Parliament of the African Capacity Building Foundation, 2008;

- Executive Director, Africa Leadership Forum, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), 2006

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

SOME OF HIS PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE:
- CSSDCA: An African Agenda for Peace and Prosperity 2001.
- Value, Ideology and Nation Building, 2003.
- Abebe: Portrait of a Nigerian Leader.
- Leadership, ethics and values : Collection of essays (in honour of Ayodele Aderinwale, 2012).

Other Relevant Information

In addition to his educational experience, Mr Ayo participated in the Salzburg Seminar, the Sixth Lisbon Youth Summit, and the Center for Advanced Studies in International Negotiation in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mr Ayo provides consulting services for several international agencies, such as: the United Nations, European Union and the former Organization of Africa Unity (now known as the African Union). He participated in the initial drafting of the Millennium Plan for Africa (MAP) which later became the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). He also was an inaugural member of the Nigeria Steering Committee of the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

As the Executive Director of African Leadership Forum, Mr Ayo began several programs such as the Regional African Parliamentarians Conference, the Africa Women's Forum, the Legislative Internship Programme and the Democratic Leadership Training Workshop. He also co-created the Conference on Stability, Security, Development and Cooperation in Africa (CSSDCA) which was adopted by the African Union in 2002.


A foundation, The Ayodele Aderinwale Foundation for Education and Leadership in Africa (AAFELA) was launched in his honor, which provides scholarships to young boys and girls in schools across the country.