Born
Dr Chief
FAJEMIROKUN,
Henry
Oloyede
, soldier, trade unionist, businessman, director of companies, philanthropist, chairman and mana ging director of Henry Stephens & Sons Group of Companies, ex- President Lagos Chamber of Com merce and Industry, President Nige rian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agri culture, President of Federation of West African Chambers of Commer ce, Vice-President of the Federation of Commonwealth Chambers of Commerce; Born at lle-Oluji, Ondo State, July 14 1926; Education: St.. Peters' School, lle-Oluji, 1932- 36; St. Luke's School, Oke-lgbo, 193740; CMS Grammar School 194142, Ondo Boys' High School, Ondo, 194244; enlisted in old Royal West African Frontiers Force, April 1944; posted to India to join 82nd West African Division, 1945; served at GHQ, 2nd Echelon Jhansi, United Provinces India; joined the P & T Department, 1947, passed Cambridge School Certificate, December 1948; elected President of the P & T Ex-service Men's Union, 1948, Pre sident of P & T Clerical and Allied Workers Union, 1952; Vice President of the All Nigeria Trade Union Federation, 1956; President-General of the Nigeria Civil Service Union, 1957-68, formed his own company - Henry Stephens & Sons Ltd., with many subsidiaries director of many companies, served on many boards and Commissions; President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 1970, Nigerian Association of Cham bers of Commerce, Industry and Mines, March 1972; first President, Federation of West African Cham bers of Commerce at Freetown, November 1972; Vice-President, Federation of Cbmmonwealth Chambers of Commerce, July 1974; contriutes to many philanthropic and social activities; conferred with chief taincy titles of Yegbata of lle- Oluji, December 28, 1968, Asiwaju of Oke-lgbo, December 27, 1971, Lijoka of the Ondos, April 23, 1973 and High Chief Orunto of Ifewara, February 3, 1974; awarded Hon. D.Sc. (Business Administration) by the University of Ife, October 14, 1972; Married and has many children; Address. Henry-Stephens & Sons Ltd., P.O.Box 2480, Lagos, Phone: 55090-2; Hobby: swimming, dancing, lawn tennis.
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