{"id":12753,"date":"2017-02-28T12:11:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T11:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=12753"},"modified":"2017-05-22T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:05:05","slug":"olowo-okere-engr-chief-emmanuel-olubukunola","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/olowo-okere-engr-chief-emmanuel-olubukunola\/","title":{"rendered":"OLOWO-OKERE, Engr. (Chief) Emmanuel Olubukunola"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B.Sc; chartered civil engineer; DOB: February 29, 1936; Place: Ilesa: Married: Beatrice Jones, February 1, 1969; nc: three sons, five daughters; Education: St. Peter’s Isona, Ilesa, 1943-49; St. John’s, Iloro-Ilesa, 1950; Ilesha Grammar School. 1951-55; Federal Emergency Science School. 1959-60; London University. 1963-67; Polytechnic of Central London. 1970; Administrative Staff College. Henley-on-Thames. U.K, 1981: CAREER: Accounts Clerk, U.A.C. Nigeria Ltd., Ibadan, 1956-58; Mathematics Teacher, C.M.S. Grammar School, Lagos. 1961: Dep. Claims Manager\/Floor Supervisor, Nigerpools, Lagos, 1962-63; Trainee engr. Port of London Authority, 1966; assistant engineer. Godstone Rural District Council, U.K, 1967-70; snr. Asst. engr. Wiltshire Country Council. Tronbridge, U.K. 1970-71; Project engr. D.T.V. Nigeria Ltd., Lagos. 1971-74; Chief engr. Costain (W.A) Ltd.. Lagos 1974-76; edir. Costain (W.A) Ltd., Lagos, 1974-88; ch\/ceo. Emol Construction Nigeria Ltd; f: Institution of Civil engineer Great Britain, 1987; Nigerian Society of engr. 1988; Nigerian Institute of Building. 1985fmm: Nigerian Institute of Management, 1985; Three-man Nigerian Delegation to Building Materials Seminar, U.K; Industrial Training Fund Advisory Committee, Building and Construction. 1980-84; National Housing Facilitation Council. 1981-83; Presd. FOBACEC. 1983-91; Lagos International Trade Fair Planning Committee since 1987; Council of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, since 1983; vprcsd. Federation of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors in Nigeria. 1981-83; ch. Professional Development Committee of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, 1984-92; Sole Arbitrator, on the Order of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, in the suit between Olasumbo Okeson Contract. Distribution Services and tlie OAUTH, Ile-Ife 1991; Sole Arbirator, in the dispute between Lodigiani Nigeria Ltd and Nairda Ltd. 1994-95; mem. Governing Council, Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA). 1980-96; Board of Dirs. Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Ltd; Council mm\/ ch. The Construction Trade Group of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since 1984; v-ch. Nigerian Korean Friendship Assoc, since 1983; awards: Fellowship award. Nigerian Institute of Building. Kano 1985; Highest award, Nigerian Society of Engineers. Lagos in “appreciation of distinguished services to the society” 1986; Merit award. Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “Outstanding Contribution to the development of Chamber”, 1988; Certificate of Honour, The Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, 1990; Listed on the Ilesa Grammar Sch. Old Students Roll of Honour, 1994; Distinguished Past presd. Federation of Building and Civil Engineering contractors in Nig., 1994; pw: Career Opportunities in the Construction Industry 1988; Collapse of Building, published by Q.S. Digest, Lagos Vol.1, No. 3, Nov.1987; Contract Administration. Published. “Engineering Focus”, Vol.1, No.l, July\/ September 1988; sc: presd. Rotary Club of V.I. Lagos, 1988-89; mem. Island Club. Lagos; Ikoyi Club 193S; Yoruba Tennis Club; Ilesha Social Elite Club, Lagos; Ilesa Frontliners Club; GS, Ijcsha Devt. Enthusiasts; Founder\/GS. Ilegrams Club 55; GS, The Immaculate Club, OAU, Ile-Ife; Patron, Klub 778, Ilesa; Patron, Ijesa Students Union, College of Technology Yaba Chapter: Patron, Unique Organisation. University of Lagos; tt: Otun-baba-ijo of St. Peter’s Church. Isona Ilesa; hob: reading, listening to music, lawn tennis and table tennis; off: Emol Construction Nig. Ltd, P.O. Box 53808, Ikoyi, Lagos; tel: 2694071; res: Ap8 Ijoff Street, Ilesa; tel. 036-460338.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[219,2400],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-12753","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-civil-service","category-engineering"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/12753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/12753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12753"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=12753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}