{"id":9909,"date":"2017-02-07T17:02:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T16:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&p=9909"},"modified":"2017-06-08T15:05:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T14:05:05","slug":"ojora-adekunle","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ojora-adekunle\/","title":{"rendered":"OJORA, Otunba, (Dr) Adekunle"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

businessman, industrialist, born June 13 1932, Lagos State; married Erelu Odua Ojuolape 1959, three sons, one daughter; Education: The London Polytechnic, Regent Street, London; Central State University, Ohio, USA; Harvard University School; Career: Appointed Assistant Editor, BBC London, 1954; appointed into Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation; appointed into The Nigerian Civil Service, 1955-61; attached to Manchester Guardian as Assistant Commonwealth Editor in Manchester, En gland, 1958; Public Relations Manager, United African Company Nigeria Limited, 1962-67; Managing Director, Wemabod Estates Limited, 1967-73; Chairman, Nigerian National Shipping Lines, 1967-72; Director, Agip Nigeria Limited, 1967-70; member, British Institute of Public Relations; member, British Institute of Management; Fellow, The Nigerian Institute of Management; Fellow, The British Institute of Directors; Fellow,The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations; Fellow, Royal Society of Arts; member, Council of Manufactures Association of Nigeria;Assistant Chief Commissioner, Boy Scouts of Nigeria, 1974; Vice-President, Nigeria\/America Business Council; Vice- President, Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry; Vice-President, Nigeria\/British Chamber of Commerce; Chairman, Evans Brothers, UK Limited; Chairman, EcoBank Nigeria PI; Chairman, Agip Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Schlumberger Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Associated Parmaceutical Products Limited; Chairman, Unital Builders Limited; Chair man, Lagos Investment Limited; Chairman, NCR Nigeria Pic; Chairman, Ivory Products Limited; Chairman, Ikoyi Estates Development Limited; Chairman, Nigerlink Industries Limited; Chairman, Inchcape Inspection and Testing Services (Nig) Limited; Chairman, Sun Insurance Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Capital Trust Brokers Limited; Chairman, Magcobar Manufacturing Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Vetco Grey (Nigeria) Limited; Chairman, Voest Alphine (Nig) Limited; Chairman, Evans Brothers Nigeria Limited; Director, Commerint Nigeria Limited; Director, UTC Nigeria Pic; Director, Equity Trust Finance Limited; Director, Ecobank Transnational International; Director, Phoenix of Nigeria Assurance Pic; Director, Nova Products Nigeria Limited; Director, Trufoods Nigeria Limited; Director, Insurance Brokers of Nigeria; fellow,Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM); fellow, British Institute of Directors; fellow, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR); fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA); member, The British Institute of Public Relations; member, The British Institute of Management; member, The Nigeria Stock Exchange; Vice-President, Lagos Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture, member of Council, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN); member, Lagos City Council; member, Institute of International Affairs; member, Historical Society of Nigeria; member, Metropolitan Club; member, Ikoyi Club; member, Polo Club; member, Lagos Motor Boat Club; member, Island Club, Lagos; Honorary Degree: Doctorate Degree of the Central State University of Ohio, Wilberfore, U.S.A, 1992; Traditional Title: The Otunba of Lagos, 1979; Lisa of Ife, 1981; National Honour: Silver Eagle Award of the Boy Scout of Nigeria, 1964; Officer of the Order of the Fed Chairman, Evans Brothers, UK Limited; Chairman, EcoBank Nigeria PI; Chairman, Agip Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Schlumberger Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Associated Parmaceutical Products Limited; Chairman, Unital Builders Limited; Chair man, Lagos Investment Limited; Chairman, NCR Nigeria Pic; Chairman, Ivory Products Limited; Chairmam, Ikoyi Estates Development Limited; Chairman, Nigerlink Industries Limited; Chairman, Inchcape Inspection and Testing Services (Nig) Limited; Chair man, Sun Insurance Nigeria Limited; Chair man, Capital Trust Brokers Limited; Chairman, Magcobar Manufacturing Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Vetco Grey (Nigeria) Limited; Chairman, Voest Alphine (Nig) Limited; Chairman, Evans Brothers Nigeria Limited; Director, Commerit Nigeria Limited; Director, UTC Nigeria Pic; Director, Equity Trust Finance Limited; Director, Ecobank Transnational International; Director, Phoenix of Nigeria Assurance Plc; Director, Nova Products Nigeria Limited; Director, Trufoods Nigeria Limited; Director, Insurance Brokers of Nigeria; fellow,Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM); fellow, British Institute of Directors; fellow, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR); fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA); member, The British Institute of Public Relations; member, The British Institute of Management; member, The Nigeria Stock Exchange; Vice-President, Lagos Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture, member of Council, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN); member, Lagos City Council; member, Institute of International Affairs; member, Historical Society of Nigeria; member, Metropolitan Club; member, Ikoyi Club; member, Polo Club; member, Lagos Motor Boat Club; member, Island Club, Lagos; Honorary Degree: Doctorate Degree of the Central State University of Ohio, Wilberforce, U.S.A, 1992; Traditional Title: The Otunba of Lagos, 1979; Lisa of Ife, 1981; National Honour: Silver Eagle Award of the Boy Scout of Nigeria, 1964; Officer of the Order of the Fed Chairman, Evans Brothers, UK Limited; Chairman, EcoBank Nigeria PIc; Chairman, Agip Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Schlumberger Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Associated Parmaceutical Products Limited; Chairman, Unital Builders Limited; Chair man, Lagos Investment Limited; Chairman, NCR Nigeria Pic; Chairman, Ivory Products Limited; Chairmam, Ikoyi Estates Development Limited; Chairman, Nigerlink Indus tries Limited; Chairman, Inchcape Inspection and Testing Services (Nig) Limited; Chairman, Sun Insurance Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Capital Trust Brokers Limited; Chairman, Magcobar Manufacturing Nigeria Limited; Chairman, Vetco Grey (Nigeria) Lim ited; Chairman, Voest Alphine (Nig) Limited; Chairman, Evans Brothers Nigeria Limited; Director, Commerint Nigeria Limited; Director, UTC Nigeria Pic; Director, Equity Trust Finance Limited; Director, Ecobank Transnational International; Director, Phoenix of Nigeria Assurance Pic; Director, Nova Products Nigeria Limited; Director, Trufoods Nigeria Limited; Director, Insurance Brokers of Nigeria; fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM); fellow, British Institute of Directors; fellow, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR); fellow, Royal Society of Arts (FRSA); member, The British Institute of Public Relations; member, The British Institute of Management; member, The Nigeria Stock Exchange; Vice-President, Lagos Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture, member of Council, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN); member, Lagos City Council; member, Institute of International Affairs; member, Historical Society of Nigeria; member, Metropolitan Club; member, Ikoyi Club; member, Polo Club; member, Lagos Motor Boat Club; member, Island Club, Lagos;
\nHonorary Degree: Doctorate Degree of the Central State University of Ohio, Wilberfore, U.S.A, 1992;
\nTraditional Title: The Otunba of Lagos, 1979; Lisa of Ife, 1981; National Honour: Silver Eagle Award of the Boy Scout of Nigeria, 1964; Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1982; Foreign Honour: Officer of the Order of Commadatore of Italy, 1972; Freedom of the City of London, 1989; Grand Uffiale Al Merito Delia Republica Italiana, 199’2; Grand Decoration of Honour in Siler of Austria, 1995; Official Address: 6th Floor, 1 St. Gregory’s Road, Obalende, Lagos; Telephone: 01-263-1022, 269-5496, 686-120; Residential Address: 31A Cameroun Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State; Telephone: 01-269-2444, 269-5593.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[209,307],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-9909","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-business-person","category-industrialist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9909","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":1,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9927,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9909\/revisions\/9927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9909"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=9909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}