The Federal Government has announced plans to confer the national honour of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Sir Olusegun Adeyemi Adekunle.
A seasoned lawyer and former federal Permanent Secretary, Sir Adekunle is the chairman, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).
He was among the 339 Nigerians recently awarded national honours by former President Muhammadu Buhari in recognition of his selfless service to the country.
The rich and robust educational and professional background of Sir Adekunle spanned several fields.
These included law, public service, intellectual property rights management, multilateral trade negotiations and the humanities.
Sir Adekunle has served in key economic sectors of the country, including: chairman, Governing Board of the defunct Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF).
The chairman of NEITI was a member, CAC Board; and the Aviation Representative on the Board of the Nigerian Christians Pilgrims Commission.
He was also the National Representative on the OPEC Economic Commission Board and Alternate National Resentative on the African Petroleum Producers Association.
Over the years, Sir Olusegun Adekunle has built capacity for management and coordination of donor assisted developmental projects.
Among other notable assignments, Sir Adekunle has served as the Secretary of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 during the pandemic.
Most recently, he was Secretary and Head of Secretariat for the 2023 Presidential Inauguration.
A knight of John Wesley in the Methodist Church, Nigeria, Sir Adekunle is also the Deputy Chancellor of the Diocese of Ogbomosho Anglican Communion;
Chairman, University of Ilorin Alumni Association (Abuja Chapter); President of Ogbomosho First (O-1st Group) Community Initiative; BOT member, Ogbomosho Recreation Club and member of the prestigious IBB Golf Club, Abuja.
