Chief Olumuyiwa Makinde, the Ajia Olubadan of Ibadanland, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Agribusiness Management Nigeria (IMAN).
A legal practitioner and well-respected traditional title holder in Ibadanland, Makinde is an established businessman, administrator and an astute grassroots politician whose influence cuts across the nooks and crannies of the state.
The induction of the Ajia Olubadan of Ibadanland, which took place at the Rotary House, Iyagaku GRA Ibadan, was attended by national and state institutes, food and poultry professionals, experts in agribusiness and established farmers in the state.
Three papers were delivered during the ceremony by experts on Performance Management in Food Value Chain; Cross Breeding As A Strategy For Increasing Profitability In Goat Farming; and Comparative Analysis Of Food Processing Systems.
IMAN is the number one business organisation executing membership and training for agribusiness executives, commercial farmers, agriculturists and entrepreneurs.
The institute also trains researchers, administrators, consultants, facilitators and other practitioners working within the food and agricultural value chains in Nigeria.
Undoubtedly, Barrister Olumuyiwa Makinde, the Principal Partner at Olumuyiwa Makinde & Co, is a successful legal practitioner who attained his latest status through sheer hardworking.
The unassuming, gentle but highly disciplined elder brother of the governor of Oyo State, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde, is a self-made man who rose to an enviable position in the state.
Not only has the Ajia Olubadan been able to carve a niche for himself in legal practice, he also earned the respect of his people as the head and representative as the Mogaji of Aigbofa Compound, Oja’ba, Ibadan.
Makinde’s contributions, as the Mogaji, to the uplift of his people was noticed and it earned him recognition as the immediate past Olubadan of Ibadanland, the late Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso I, promoted him to the position of Jagun Olubadan (in the Otun Line) in late 2020.
As Jagun Olubadan, Chief Makinde, LLB, LLM, MBA, FCIA, whose induction was conducted in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was well positioned in the heirarchy of the Olubadan Traditional Council for the revered throne of the Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Makinde was further recognised by the incumbent Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr) Lekan Balogun Alli Okunmade II, who recently elevated him to the higher rank of Ajia of Olubadan of Ibadanland.
