Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi holds a Higher National Diploma in
Accountancy from the Polytechnic Ibadan, where he started cutting his
teeth in outstanding entrepreneurship, even as a student. To mention a
few, he is a member of dignified professional bodies, namely, Institute
of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), an Associate Accounting
Technician and a certified member of the Institute of Directors (IoD)
Nigeria. He is also an active member of Global Real Estate Institute
(GRI), having participated at various levels.
He has been
involved in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) locally and
abroad for over 12 years and he is also actively involved in the
development of over 2,500 housing units with various consortia of
developers/promoters over the last 8 years in Nigeria. He facilitated
strong trade relationship through Association for International Business
(AIB) with presence in over 200 member countries across the globe which
he set up in Nigeria. One of the key achievements of this body is the
trade facilitation between the United Arab Emirates (Jebel Ali free
Trade Zone development) and Federal Government of Nigeria through
Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).
He was a
co-organizer for Ondo State Economic Planning and Implementation
Committee. He led the Government delegation team to Canada in 2002 for
strategic alliances and partnership with Ondo State Government on solid
mineral potentials of the State (Bitumen, Dimension Stones, Granite,
etc.) which led to the formation of Amalgamated Mining and Exploration
Company Limited – wholly owned by Ondo State Government. He was involved
in the facilitation and development of Sparkwest Steel Galvanizing
Plant (the only Steel Galvanizing Plant in Nigeria), National Iron Ore
Mining Company Limited and Jakura Mines resuscitation projects, which
has eventually become the major limestone feed stock to Obajana Cement
Plant in Kogi State, Nigeria.
Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi was
involved with trading and marketing of commodities, the main facilitator
for Dangote Group’s break into the ‘up-country supply chain consortium’
between 1996 and 1999. He also traded for Dohagro Allied, Global Apex,
Olam, Clemco, Stallion Group, Milan Group etc, at about the same period.
This is where he gained expertise in marketing prowess which up till
date is one of his major strengths. He also facilitated the biggest Lead
and Aluminum recycling plant set up in Nigeria by National Steel
Company of India in Ota, Ogun State.
He began his strides in the
Real Estate sector with various dredging and land reclamation projects
in Lagos State. Adeyeye is the initiator of EssentialHomes, a real
estate product launched in January 2014 formed to deliver affordable
upscale homes to the middle and low income earners. The 1st phase of the
product (The Southpointe Estate, Lafiaji Road, Lekki, Lagos State)
started in February 2014, and has been successfully delivered within 1
year with about 60% occupancy recorded. This attests to the huge market
demand and acceptability of the EssentialHomes product. He also led the
team that developed the beautiful Northpointe Estate Phase I,II,III and
Midland Court on Chevron Drive Lekki Lagos.
In addition, Prince
Adyeye has successfully undertaken more multi-billion Naira projects
across Lagos and environs; Jacob Mews Estate Yaba, Lakeview Park I and
II Estates Lekki, the ongoing Golden Leaf Estate Lafiaji, Lekki and
Grand Lake Estate Ajah, Lagos.
Adeyeye is presently an employer
of over 300 indigenous youth at the Inagbe Cocowood Factory –
EssentialHomes Furniture brand, first of its kind in Nigeria using 100%
indigenous raw materials for production. He has over 450 direct
employees across his various companies, and over 3000 indirect
employees.
Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is a Director on the
Board of Directors of Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank Limited, (formerly
GTHomes), a leading National Mortgage Bank and former subsidiary of one
of the biggest banks in Africa, GTBank Plc. He is also a Director,
FinaTrust Microfinance Bank Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost
Microfinance Banks focusing on SMEs and micro credit facilities. He is
the Founder and Managing Director of Gran Imperio Group, the holding
company of Real Estate and Construction, Manufacturing, Facilities
Management, Leisure and Tourism companies in Nigeria.
Prince
Ogunwusi has been involved in remarkable partnerships with dignified
Royal Fathers in some of his Real Estate developments; HRM, Oba Saheed
Elegushi, Kusenla III, Elegushi of Ikate Land, Lagos (Development of
LakeView Park 2, Lafiaji, Off Orchid Hotel Road, Lekki – Epe
Expressway), HRM, The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, (development of
Northpointe Estate, Chevron Drive, Lekki, Lagos), HRM, Oba Oyekan,
Onilado, of Ilado Inagbe Island, Lagos, (Development of Inagbe Grand
Resorts and Leisure, Lagos), HRM, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, The Oranmiyan
Osile Oke Ona of Egba Land, Abeokuta (development of The Lord’s Estate,
Buckswood College Abeokuta), HRM, Oba Oloruntoyin Saliu, the Oloworo of
Oworonsoki, Lagos (partners in the proposed Oworonsoki Redevelopment
Scheme, Lagos), HRM Oba Akinloye, Ojomu of Ajiran Land, Lekki – a host
to several developments which Adeyeye has embarked on, HRM, The Olofa of
Offa, Oba Mufutau Muhammed Gbadamosi (partnership during the rice and
sugar merchandising for Dangote Group and others).
He is loved
and highly respected by the people of Ile-Ife. As a Prince, he has
stayed and is very much in touch with his roots and tradition. He has
close alliances with some of the most esteemed Royal fathers.
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