Honourable Fatai Ayinde Adekunle Ayoola

Executive Chairman

Hon. Fatai Ayoola, was born Tuesday, July 2nd, 1963. He is a full-fledged Lagosian, born into the prestigious family of Alhaji Ayoola Onibeju-Agbe from Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area and Alhaja Sariatu Adunni Ayoola, nee OLUWA, from the Oluwa Royal Family of Isale Eko in Lagos Island Local Government Area, both in Lagos State.

Education

Hon. Ayoola “EBIE” as he is fondly called by friends and admirers, started his Primary Education at Baptist Primary School, Marine Beach, Apapa-Ajegunle, in 1973 before he was transferred to Zummuratul Islamiyah Primary School, Araromi, in Ajeromi-Ifelodun LGA where he completed and was awarded his First School Leaving Certificate in 1979.

He proceeded to Amuwo Grammar School, Amuwo Odofin from 1980 to 1985, where he obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1985. He later attended Federal School of Arts and Science now Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Victoria-Island, Lagos for his Higher School Certificate popularly called (H.SC) in 1985/1987.

After many years of Entrepreneurship and Political Activities in Ajeromi-Ifelodun, he desired to seek higher educational pursuits by enrolling for his B.Sc (Hons) Degree Programme in Philosophy at the ‘Prestigious’ University of Lagos (UNILAG), which he obtained in the year 2006. He also holds a Masters in Public Administration (M.PA) in the same University in 2008.

“With the dwindling economic situation in our great country, we need to equip ourselves with all necessary knowledge to manager and promote our resources, because a great leader cannot just go along to get along! He must meet the moral challenge of the day”.

His desire for knowledge kept burning everyday as he is currently running his Ph.D, Economics in the nation’s premier University, UNILAG

Hon. Fatai Ayoola has attended various Courses, Workshops and Seminars in Budget and Legislative drafting, Entrepreneurship, Human Relations, Capacity Building, and Information Communication Technology in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and many European countries.

His hobbies include meeting people, playing Football, Table Tennis and Boxing.

Corporate Civil Service And Experience

He was appointed Town Clerk at the City Hall, Lagos in 1986, where he was attached to High Chief S. B. Ajasa-Oluwa, the immediate past Chief Oluwa of Lagos and Apapa from 1986-1992.

Hon. Fatai Ayoola was the Managing Director/CEO of Royal Ventures, a Freight Forwarding firm which he handled personally from 1988-1996. He is a man that has the ability to cope with so many assignments at the same time with organizational accuracy and success. He is also a Managing Partner to several companies and firms home and abroad. One of them is the popular Ayoola Motors.

Political/Community Service

Hon. Ayoola has been involved in the world of politics from his teenage years till date. These are just the few chronicles of his political activities:

He indicated his interest to contest the Councillorship position in the old Tolu (Ward A2) but was asked to step down for the eventual winner, Hon. Abayomi Adeshina. The people who were in the race as at that time included political heavyweights like Hon. Kehinde Saliu who later became the Supervisory Councilor for Works under Dr. Abiola Ajijola, first Executive Chairman, Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government between March 1997 and June 1998.

It should be noted that the Alakoto Ward A3 was the operating Ward of most political stalwarts in Ajeromi-Ifelodun, then in the old Badagry Local Government. People like Chief Dele Fayemi, Hon. James Bolarinwa aka See-Fancy, Chief Olaide Dagunduro, Prince Kola Balogun, Chief Japhet Ogunyemi, High Chief Wellington Akingbulu, Chief Fola Ajele, Chief Daniju Ekun, Madam C. Awoyemi, Prince Lai Oluwa and Alhaji T.A. Ogunnoiki.The Ward was the second largest Ward in the country as of that time.

During the aborted Babangida 3rd Republic, Hon. Ayoola was in the National Republican Convention (NRC) as the Financial Secretary of Ward A2 stretching from Alayabiagba to the present day Kirikiri town of Oriade LCDA and Alhaji Olawunmi Ashiru Zola later became the LGA Chairman of NRC in the old Ojo Local Government, when Ajeromi-Ifelodun was still operating under Ojo LGA.

Hon. Ayoola was mandated by the State Executive Officers of National Republican Convention (NRC) to conduct the Primaries that produced Hon. Tajudeen Adeshina, who later became the Councilor of Old Ward A1, from 1990 to 1993 at the Old Ojo Local Government Secretariat.

Hon. Fatai Adekunle Ayoola, also participated actively in the Zero party arrangement that preceded the five Abacha hijacked political parties, which were DPN, CNC, UNCP, GDM and NCPN from 1995 to 1998.Hon. Ayoola was prominent in the UNCP that has the likes of Hon. (Dr) Olusegun Oyefule, late Alhaji Oshodi, late Chief Samuel Adeyemo, Prince Kola Balogun, Hon. Kalejaiye Adeboye Paul and host of others.After the uneventful death of General Sani Abacha on June, 8th 1998, General Abdulsalam Abubakar announced the transition to civil rule in September 1998, and then the AFENIFERE socio political pressure group stirred up the Alliance for Democracy (AD).

Hon. Ayoola after collecting the AD cards from the State Chairman of AFENIFERE, late Alhaji Ganiyu Olawale Dawodu, then invited the likes of Hon. Tajudeen Adeshina, Chief Kola Balogun and numerous others to mention, for AFENIFERE/AD Cards’ distribution and membership.Hon. Ayoola was AD 001 member in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area, Lagos.Hon. Ayoola and Alhaji Tajudeen Yekini (Igwe), were the youngest Ward Chairmen in Alliance for Democracy (AD) Lagos State at the time, 1998.

In June 1999, Hon. Ayoola was the first Nigerian that resumed duty as a Legislative Aide to Hon. Anthony Bolarinwa James (See Fancy). As a pioneer legislative aide, he was made the Chief Legislative Aide from 1999-2003 in the National Assembly.

After the 2003 General elections, Hon. Ayoola was busy with post election assignments and also as a senior legislative aide in the National Assembly from 2003-2004, until the conduct of the March 27th, 2004 local government election of Prince Rabiu Adio Oluwa, second term in office.He was appointed the Supervisor for Works and Housing in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government, from 2004-2007.

The projects executed during his tenure includes: The Alakoto Model Market; Waterside Model Market; several roads and culverts.

Hon. Fatai Adekunle Ayoola, was also a Senior Legislative Aide at the House of Representatives between 2007 till 2015, a period that gave him opportunity to develop himself, trained and sponsored a lot of young ‘Aj-lites’ abroad to develop their potentials. He was privileged to travel round the States in Nigeria and all the communities in Ajeromi-Ifelodun, (AJIF) Local Government. His impact is still relevant in the nooks and crannies of AJIF LGA.

Accomplishments

During his three years tenure as Supervisor for Works and Housing, sixteen (16) people were directly employed as members of staff of the Lagos Civil Service Commission, working in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government and they are still in service till date, earning their living

He has handled several medical and academic bills for his people. He has set up businesses and financial support for several CEOs’ and business managers. He has used his network to secure job opportunities for several youths in Ajegunle, contracts and business recommendations.

A widely travelled man, who has been to the entire 36 States of the federation and over thirty Countries across the world; still lives with his family at his residence in Ajegunle. He is a devout Muslim but accommodating to people of other religious faith and beliefs.

Hon. Ayoola’s passion for a greater Ajegunle goes beyond politics, as he ensured that his children pass through the Ajegunle school of thought, His last born; a United Kingdom, (UK) Citizen attended one of the Public Primary Schools in Ajegunle.

Hon. Ayoola is happily married to his heartthrob, Erelu Mujeedat Mojisola Ayoola and they are blessed with children.

He is a member of Eko Club, Yoruba Tennis Club and Apapa Club, and also a patron to several Youth organizations and Social Clubs within Ajegunle and Apapa.