On Thursday, 27th October, 2022, Ijebu Professional Excellence Foundation honoured a new set of Ijebu professionals who have excelled in their chosen professions. Engr. Olusegun Mafe, the Chairman, PEF Governing Council, revealed a lot about the foundation at the 11th Edition of the Merit Award Ceremony. He said, “the foundation since its inception in 2009 has organized this iconic award ceremony annually until a hiatus occurred as a result of the demise of the founder of IPEF, Chief (Dr) Sir OIadipupo Bailey (may his blessed soul continue to rest in peace), and the subsequent Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, resulting in long periods of lookdowns. Once again, we thank Almighty God that the Foundation is back on course.
The Ijebu Professional Excellence Foundation (IPEF) was conceived, initiated and founded in 2009 by the late illustrious and indefatigable Ijebu son, Chief (Dr) Sir Oladipupo Abiodun Bailey, of blessed memory, to promote PROFESSIONALISM in all its ramifications in Ijebuland.
May 1 at this juncture, request that we all stand up and observe a minute silence in remembrance of our departed, beloved and visionary founder of IPEF. From its inception, one of the key objectives of the foundation has been the identification and recognition of distinguished Ijebu indigenes (sons and daughters) who have excelled in their chosen professional fields, careers and endeavors. The rationale for this forward-looking objective is to ensure that accomplished and deserving Ijebu professionals are not relegated to the background but given prominence, celebrated and brought into limelight, particularly in Ijebuland as well as the nation across the Nigerian diaspora. Hence, the renewed celebration taking place today at this awards ceremony, following the 2019-2021 unfortunate hiatus.
Over the years, about 164 prominent and outstanding Ijebu sons and daughters who have excelled in their professional fields, careers and undertakings, have been accordingly honoured with the awards. I therefore wish to congratulate the select group of 23 nominees receiving the awards today.
It is noteworthy that the Awards are given solely on merit, based on two defined criteria; being an Ijebu indigene (Epe, Remo, Ikorodu and Ijebu divisions) and being adjudged to have achieved professional excellence.
Apart from satisfying the 2 basic criteria, Ijebu indigeneship (Epe, Remo, Ikorodu, Ijebu division and being an outstanding and accomplished professional, IPEF awardees have the obligation to contribute meaningfully to the actualisation and implementation of other objectives, goals and aspirations of the foundation.
Furthermore. as IPEF stakeholders, Merit and Honorary Awardees are expected to participate in two interactive fora: Body of Awardees and the proposed College of Professionals, both of which are being reactivated, revamped and repositioned to facilitate effective networking amongst awardees.
In this regard. the foundation had established a website (www.http://ipef.com.ng) during the hiatus to facilitate and encourage interactive exchange of information amongst IPEF stakeholders.
Also during the hiatus, the foundation acquired a new corporate office which needs to be made functional and upgraded to befit the image of the professional body representing outstanding, distinguished and prominent professionals in Ijebuland. While being sensitive to your extant generous contributions and donations to the IPEF Scholarships Fund, awardees are requested to kindly support the efforts in providing a befitting office/secretariat for the foundation in the quest to move IPEF forward!
Once again. I wish to heartily congratulate the 2022 Select Group of IPEF Awardees. Your individual antecedents have qualified you and earned you membership of this prestigious and restricted cadre of distinguished and illustrious sons and daughters of Ijebuland”.
Who are those who have been honoured by IPEF since 2009? We can tell you.
2009 AWARDEES
(1) Otunbo Timothy O Adebanjo (2) Prince Mrs. Jimaima Adebisi A.A. (Nee Adedoyin) (Post Humous)
(3) Prof. Adeboyo Adedeji CFR (4) The Most Rev’d (Dr) Ephraim A. Ademowo (5) Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole Ajayi S.A.N. (6) Prof. Oladapo Adenrele Ashiru, OFR (7) Hairat A. Balogun, (Nee Alatishe) ONNMClARB (8) Otunba (Dr) Micheal Olusubomi Balogun CON (9) Engr. A.A. Fowora OON (10) Late Surv. Oludotun Adekunle Kukoyi (11) H.H. Otunba Ayora (Dr) Bola Kuforiji-Olubi, OON (12) Chief (Dr) Bayo Kuku CON (13) Yen. Emmanuel Ayodele Otukoya (14) Dr. D.B.A. Ogutuga
(15) Otunba Major-Gen lB. Ogundeko (RTD), OFR. (16) Late (Dr) Nathaniel Taiwo Olusoga (17) Ambassador Chief Segun Olusola mni, OFR. (18) Otunba Fatai Isola Osikoya (19) Professor Babatunde Osotimehin OON (20) Dr. Ayoola Oba Otudeko OFR (21) Professor John Olubi Sodipo B.A. Ph.D. (22) Oba Shafi Olufemi Agbolade Sule, FCI B, J P, OON
2010 AWARDEES
(1) Otunba Abdul Lateef Owoyemi (2) Prof. A.F. Ogunye (3) Otunba (Engr) F. O. Arowolo (4) Oba Engr.) Segun Adesina (5) Hon Justice Adesola Oguntade JSC (6) Segun Onakoya Esq. Life Bencher (Pioneer IPEF Chairman) (7) Prof. F. Adetoun Ogunseye (8) Olorogun Dr. Sunny F. Kuku MFR (9) Professor ‘Segun O. Odunuga (10) Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola (Post Humous (11) Dr. Bimbola Ogundeko (12) Otunba (Dr) Olufemi Ayantuga (Post Humous (13) Chief (Dr) Rasheed A. Gbadamosi
(14) Arch. Chief Micheal O. Onafowokan (15) Aremo Taiwo Alimi
2011 AWARDEES
(1) Chief (Dr) Chris Ogunbanjo (2) Hon. Justice Simeon Adebayo Oduwole (3) Otunba Ambassador E.O. Fowora (4) Otunba Adeniran Ogunsanya (Post Humous) (5) Mr. Olarenwaju Adesola Onadeko (6) Dr. Tai Solarin (7) Mrs. Sheila Solarin (8) Prof. Olatunji Yinusa Oyeneye (9) Prof. S. Oladele Arigbobu (10) Dr. Adekunle Olubola Hassan (11) Dr. Harod Demuren (12) Otunba Femi Deru (13) Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa (14) Erelu Olayiwola Oyesola Aina (15) Chief (Dr) Oladipo Bailey (16) Mr. lbidolapo Akinwunmi Balogun (17) Joseph Olusegun Ajanlekoko (18) Chief Amzat Beyioku Adebowale (Post Humous) (19) Chief Samuel Olatunbosun Shonibare (Post Humous).
2012 AWARDEES
(1) Chief M.O. Obagun (2) Chief Idowu Sofola SAN, M.O.N. (3) Prof. Akin Mabogunje CFR (4) Chief S. Ayo Adebanjo (5) Otunba Segun Runsewe OON (6) TPL. Mrs. Catherine Kehinde George (7) Dr. ‘Segun Aranmolate (8) Mr. Biodun Shobanjo (9) Chief Akin Adenubi (10) Oloye M. Solebo (11) Engr (Lion) H.O.B. Lawal (12) Elder Abiodun Odojukan (13) Late (Chief) S.O. Gbadamosi (Post Humous)
2013 AWARDEES
(1) Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye MNI, JP. (2) Senator Adegbenga Sefiu Kaka (3) Professor Adenike Grange
(4) Dame Priscilla Olabori Kuye (5) Prince Samuel Feyisayo Soyewo MFR (6) Prince Rasaq Adekunle Quadri FCTI, FCA,AMNIM (7) Major Gen. Kamorudeen Abiodun Role (RTD) (8) Engr. Ibikunle Stephen Ogunbayo C. Engr. (9) CP Olayinka B. Balogun (RTD) FSI (10) Prof. Olufemi Ladipo Oludimu
(11) Engr. Kayode Sote (12) Oluwole Bankole Oshin Esq (13) Dr. Julius Kehinde Ladapo Osifade (14) Mr. Nathaniel Kolawole Onadipe (Post Humous) (15) Engr. Otunba Sikiru Adesoye Salami (16) Chief Jide Oyeti (17) Mr. Mofopefoluwa Joseph (18) Dr. Sola Ojosipe (19) Chief Samuel Olusegun Osideko
2014 AWARDEES
(1) Engr. Bosun Oke (2) Prof. Adewale Okanlawon Sule-Odu. (3) Engr. Chief Ebenezer Babaranti Osoba (4) Dr. Nathaniel Oladehinde Shoga (5) Mrs. Modupe Iyabo Okusanya (6) Otunba (Giwa) Abiodun Onanuga (7) Mrs. Adekunle Odunmoluwa Oyejide (8) Alhaji Korede Abdulghany Lawal (9) Otunba Kunle Ogunade (10) Dr. Adelaja Olatunji Atewologun (11) Dr. Tunji Dawodu (12) Arch. Shuaib Adetola Abdul (13) Adebayo Onanuga Esq (14) Engr. Ademola Odutola (15) Engr. Dr. Oladele Amoda
(16) Late Ambali Olarenwaju Sanni, MFR (17) Dr. Mrs. Aioke Sheyin.
ROYAL FATHERS SPECIAL AWARD 2014
(1) HRH Oba Dr. K.A. O. Sansi – Obelu of Esure, Ijebu Mushin (2. HRH Oba Engr. Josiah Bamidele Otukoya – Oligun of lIugun North (3) HRH Oba Engr. Sikiru Adedoyin Salisu – Lamodi of Ijebu Isiwo
(4) HRH Oba Engr. Munirudeen Adeposi Bashorun – Oru of Imoru, Ijebu.
2015 AWARDEES
(1) Kunle Ogunba Esq. SAN (2) Chief Duro Onabule (3) Otunba Kola Oyefeso (KOTCO) (4) Alhaji Rasheed O. Adenusi (5) Prof. Oladele Osibanjo (6) Prof. Onatolu Odukoya (7) Prof. Olusegun O. Oduye (8) Alhaji Balogun Adesegun Adebayo (9) Major Gen. K.O. Fasasi (RTD) (10) Giwa Bisi Rodipe
(11) Chief Dr. Fassy Yusuf (12) Prof. Kemi Odukoya (13) Prof. OIufemi A. Bamiro
2016 AWARDEES
(1) Otunba (Engr) Babafemi Osoba CFR, MNI Deputy Inspector General of Police Rtd. (2) Alaiyeluwa Oba Dr. Adetoye Mojeed Alatishe (3) Mrs. Funke Adekoya SAN (4) Prof. Olu Akeusola (5) Asiwaju Taiwo Adeniji (6) Asiwaju Musa Babatunde Salami (7) Otunba Engr. Ositade Olufolahan Aranmolate
(8) Engr. Kehinde Osikoya (FNSE) (9) Prof. A. O. Osiyale (Post Humous) (10) Otunba Dr. O.A. Mamora
(11) Prof. Ahmed Adelaja Arigbabu (12) Dr. Ahmed Olugbenga Sanni (13) Engr. Olusegun A. T. Mafe
2017 AWARDEES
(1) Dr. Harrison Bolaji Adeniji (2) Prof. David Adesegun Aderibigbe (3) Sur(Alh) Nureni BabatundeAshaye (4) Otunba Bimbola Ashiru (5) Prof. Toyin Ashiru (6) Prince Oluseye David Awojobi
(7) Arole Micheal OIufemi Awotedu (8) Hon Prince Bayo Balogun (9) Prof. Mikhail Olusunkanmi Gbadamosi (10) Prof. Adebayo M.A. Ninalowo (11) Architect Gbolade Ola Oduwole (12) Chief Adenrele Ayodeji Ogundipe (13) Prof. Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe (14) Chief Remi Ogunmefun (15) Otunba Babatope Gbenga Ogunnowo (16) Alaiyeluwa Oba Adebisi Rosiji Okubanjo (Gbadega – Oshilaja II) (17) Otunba Olufunmilade Okuwoga (18) Engr. Foluso Olusanya (19) Ambassador Patrick Olusola Onadipe (20) Otunba Adetokunbo Abiodun Osikoya (21) Prof. Femi Otubanjo (22) Dr. Sakiru Olanipekun Oyefeso (23) Dr. Muftau Adetola Tijani (24) Hon. Mustain Abiodun Tobun.
2018 AWARDEES
(1) HRH OBA ABDUL-RAZAQ ADENUGBA (THE EBUMAWE of AGO-IWOYE) (2) Chief Imam Alhaji Hamzat Olawunmi Salisu Alejulehun (3) Professor Toyin Ayodele Arowolo (4) Alhaja Muyibat Alatishe Balogun FCA, FCTI (5) Olayemi Dada FCA (6) High Chief (Odofin) Charles Olufemi Keshinro
(FCA, FCTI, FICA, ANIPM, MBA) (7) Asiwaju Joseph Oluwole Kujore (8) Dr. Morenike Kukoyi (9) Idowu Adebiyi Odugbesan (10) Surv. Adekunle Ogunbadewa, Fnis, Ksm (11) Professor Folahsade Tolulope Ogunsola (12) C.F.A. Olumide (MRS) B.A (English) SGWU; MLS McGILL (13) Dr. Kolade Oshinowo (14) Prince (Alhaji) Jamiu Adio Saka.
