Senator Olugbenga Obadara, a son to the first Executive Chairman of Odeda Local Government, Chief Joseph Olajide Obadara, celebrates his Diamond Jubilee today, Monday 13th of April 2020.
Senator Olugbenga Obadara, an erstwhile member of the 7th National Assembly, representing Ogun Central Senatorial district, is well known for his sponsored and co-sponsored motions in the National Assembly; and unprecedented Developmental projects in the 74 wards of his Senatorial District.
Thus, the records of those wonderful accomplished projects are physically existing everywhere as references, which today no one has similar or equal achievements, needless of surpassing them. Perhaps, this pleasant performance has brought fame and consequently attract his Constituents to appreciate him.
Whilst in the Senate he was the Chairman of Privatisation and Commercialization Committee, and the only Chairman of a Senate Committee from Southwest of Nigeria.
He was a member of ECOWAS PARLIAMENT and the representative of ECOWAS in the UNITED NATIONS.
Moreso, he is a strong attention giver, a peace lover and possesses a high level of problem solving ability. The ability to persuade warring factions, all these were demonstrated in the recently extinguished resistive and angry contention in the Motorcycle Unions and several of such heated argument or conflict in the state.
In a conclusive manner, he is an achiever and a Leader with extra ordinary accomplishment worth emulating. Before coming into politics he was a thoroughbred Corporate person with the following achievements both in Nigeria and internationally,
▪He is the first Nigerian to own a Telecom Switch in the United Kingdom.
▪The first Nigerian to operate and deploy pre-paid calling card platform in the United Kingdom.
▪The first person to deploy pre-paid calling card platform in Nigeria.
▪The first Nigerian to deploy electronic directory enquiry in West Africa.
▪The first operator of the largest multi-media platform in Nigeria and also the first person to deploy IX Solution across 9Nodes on NITEL Network for NITEL prepaid services.
▪He is the Founder and Chairman of LUCINDA MEDIA LIMITED, the Owner of SWEET FM 107.1. The first Entrepreneurial and Business Radio Station in Nigeria.
He later debut in the Nigerian telecommunications business becoming Managing Director of Imperial Telecommunications which pioneered pre-paid call cards and electronic directories in Nigeria.
▪He is consummate boardroom guru. At different times, he was the CEO and Managing Director of the aforementioned Telecommunication companies.
▪Senator Obadara was appointed the Vice Chairman of Media 15900 Limited;
Chairman, Kall Directories Limited;
Director of Afrigate Limited; Director,
Redwood Technologies Limited;
Director, Copy Centre Limited and,
Director, SOS Transmitter Limited.
For his contribution to the development of the Telecommunication Industry.
He has received numerous awards. He was on Nigeria’s delegation at the Broadband Investment Summit and several telecommunication summits.
➡ Our Most Distinguished Senator Olugbenga Obadara is well read and Alumni of;
▪Ogun State College of Education, Ijebu Ode.
▪University of Benin, Benin City,
▪South Bank University, United Kingdom,
▪Institute of Public Private Partnerships, Arlington, United States and;
▪The Prestigious Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Congratulations, the most distinguished Senator, May God Bless you with many more years in good health, happiness and joy.
The man Senator Olugbenga Obadara deserves to be praised, recognized and celebrated on his Diamond Jubilee celebration.
A member of the Institute of Directors and a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration.
Kudos to the PEOPLE’S SENATOR AND A VISIONARY LEADER
Adekeye Olanrewaju, Ifo LGA, Ogun state.
