Yemi Olubusoye: Youth Empowerment Specialist, Business Development Consultant, Certified Trainer in Entrepreneurship and MSME Growth - Profile.

Yemi Olubusoye: Youth Empowerment Specialist, Business Development Consultant, Certified Trainer in Entrepreneurship and MSME Growth - Profile.

Olubusoye Yemi David is a dynamic individual with a passion for empowering youths, an industrious and enthusiastic personality, youth coach, business development consultant, with over 12 years of experience in designing and delivering MSMEs upscaling programs, community development, building capacity and adding values that enables government and organizations to achieve their strategic goals in MSMEs space. A design thinker that is committed to solving one of the biggest challenges in entrepreneurship eco-system by supporting entrepreneurs in identifying opportunities and resources to help them plan, start and grow their business as a viable career option and solution to unemployment. 

As CEO of Onayod Global Services, Yagfield Biotech Engineering Limited a BIOGAS and CNG company and Co-founder  Mao-Dav Global Resources Ltd. An ALUMNI of Lagos Business School LBS. He has:

- Assisted over 1,000 entrepreneurs in accessing shortterm loan (From Development Financial Institutions) DFI. (BOI, CBN AGSMEIS NIRSAL, BOA Agric projects) and COVID-19 facility

- Trained over 3,000 youths in Ekiti of N-POWER NEXIT and others on how to package bankable business plan to access fund.

- Honed expertise in  processing short term loan, various empowerment programs by Federal Government and World Bank grants for business expansion.

- Successfully led initiatives connecting Ekiti youth with World Bank N-CARE, IGF IDEAS,NYESAF, L-PRESS  (World Bank Assisted) Projects in South-West Nigeria, USADF finance opportunities for farmers cooperative societies in Ekiti

- Registered over 600 companies with Corporate Affairs Commission CAC and  Cooperatives societies as part of business development and farming initiatives build-up.

- Assisted Ekiti Youths in accessing vocational skills training for SMEs and agricultural empowerment programs of  SMEDAN, NDE and export packaging training by NEPC with resettlement benefits.

Yemi Olubusoye has attended training and workshops organized by World Bank and DFI, his impressive career in Business Development spans:

- 2014: Commenced career in business development as first runner up in youth enterprise with innovation in Nigeria YOUWIN capacity building training Federal Government of Nigeria sponsor 2014 Lagos Business School LBS

- Workshop on World Bank IDEAS PROJECT one of the south-west panelist on INNOVATION GRANT FACILITY IGF OCT 2022

- Inter-Agency Consultative Forum On Development and Promotion of Non-Oil Export In Ekiti State Nigeria Export Promotion Council NEPC MAY 2022

- Bank of Industry BOI youth enterprise challenge Capacity building training 2017 Abuja.

- Nigerian Institute of Management, Youth employment and livelihood strategies: National Directorate of Employment (N.D.E) Approached. July 2009 ABUJA (NIM)  

He is a Certified Trainer and Consultant in Entrepreneurship and Business Development.

Yemi Olubusoye was the Ekiti State Coordinator of NACCIMA Youth Entrepreneurs, member Ekiti Trade Fair 2022 and Convener of Ekiti Youth Entrepreneurs a platform created by him for youth empowerment.

Yemi Olubusoye currently serves as a Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Youth Empowerment.

“I’ve achieved 90 percent of my promises to Ekiti people ‘, says Oyebanji.

“I’ve achieved 90 percent of my promises to Ekiti people ‘, says Oyebanji.

… Flags off  construction of Itawure - Okemesi road.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday said his administration has achieved over 90 percent of the promises he made to Ekiti people during his electioneering campaign. 

Governor Oyebanji who disclosed this during the flag off of Itawure – Okemeei road, added that his government had lit up over 30 communities that had been in darkness for close to 20 years.

He assured residents of the state that his government would continue to invest in infrastructure development in the bid to ensure the people live a better life. 

The Governor noted that the Itawure- Okemesi road is just the first phase of the road project, adding that the second phase would see the construction work extended to Ikoro, Ipoti, Ijero and Iloro axis. 

He added that the project had both economic and security importance to the state as it has the ability to attract investors into the area and support the developmental strides of his administration.

 “Today’s projects cover Okemesi, Ido-Ile and Efon Alaaye. As we are flagging off this project, we are also embarking on the construction of Ido-Ile - Okemesi road, and we are also embarking on the construction of Alanaka road in Efon. These are my campaign promises to our people. 

“When we marked two years in office, I have a book of promises I made to our people, I checked it and I stand before God and man to say that in two years, what I promised Ekiti people, I have done more than 90percent of it. 

“There is no community where I made promises that we have not done what we promised them, either in terms of infrastructure, welfare or party development.

“On the issue of electricity, if there is one thing I am desirous of doing, I promise to ensure that Okemesi also enjoy the benefit of electricity from the state. I am going to send a team here in January to advise us on how to go about it. 

“Within the last two years, we have lit up more than 30 communities in Ekiti state, these are communities that have not had electricity in 20 years.”, the Governor added . 

Commissioner for Works, Mr Sola Adebayo.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Works, Mr Sola Adebayo, who described the project as another milestone in the annals of the administration of Governor Oyebanji’s drive to open up the state to investors and community development . He added that the government had continue to prioritize the wellbeing of the people through a robust focus on infrastructure and industrialization. 

Adebayo noted that government recognizes that roads are not just infrastructure, but lifelines that connect people through transportation of goods and open doors to investments.

In their separate goodwill messages, the Owaoye of Okemesi, Oba Gbadebo Adedeji; President, Okemesi Improvement Union, Chief Nathaniel Olaoye and a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda (SAN), expressed their gratitude to the governor for his interest in the community as well as counting their community worthy in his developmental agenda.

Other dignitaries at the event include members of the state House of Assembly, traditional rulers, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode; Special Adviser on Project Monitoring, Hon Femi Ajayi; former Political Adviser to the President, Chief Akin Oshuntokun.

Ekiti Deputy Gov Salutes Kinsmen Over Strong Backing for Oyebanji's Govt.

Ekiti Deputy Gov Salutes Kinsmen Over Strong Backing for Oyebanji's Govt.

...donates cash gifts to scores of Ikere residents.

The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, has commended her kinsmen in Ikere Ekiti over their strong backing for the success  of Governor Biodun Oyebanji's administration, saying this has been a source of pride to her personality as a top echelon of government. 

Laying a solid foundation to underscore Oyebanji's impressive governance and the merited acceptability, Mrs Afuye, saluted his boss for being zealous in his steadfast actions to elevate democracy through open door policy and high regard for the masses.

The Deputy Governor said these in Ikere Ekiti, on Thursday, during the "Adegboye Royal Dynasty Day 2024", through a  statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Victor Ogunje.

At the annual programme, which was in honour of the Deputy Governor's late father, Prince Noah Adegboye Afeni, a respectable businessman and royal personage during his lifetime, Mrs Afuye donated cash gifts to scores of family members to reinforce their bond of unity .

Addressing the prominent personalities at the event, held at Adegboye compound, Oke Osun Area of Ikere Ekiti, Mrs Afuye, revealed that Governor Oyebanji, has raised the stake of development in the town through  project execution in road infrastructure, security and other pivotal areas of the economy.

In governing Ekiti, Mrs Afuye, said Oyebanji, has laid a solid foundation to demonstrate that politics and governance are instruments to foster unity and development, and not the ones to fan the ember of acrimony, or oppress the citizens

"I am happy that our people in Ikere Ekiti are reciprocating what Governor Oyebanji has done. The Ado-Ikere dual carriage way is wearing a new look, while the Moshood road in the heart of this town had been reconstructed with asphalt overlay.

"The reconstruction of Ikere-Ilawe road and Ikere-Igbara Odo road are nearing completion. These are besides the series of appointments given to our people. 

"The governor deserves our support and we must reciprocate his good deeds by showing commitment to the success of his administration .

Governor Oyebanji has done well in the area of food security through cluster farming that has employed 940 youths. 

"As of now, Ekiti has about 20 ongoing road projects across the three senatorial districts. 

"Our governor is a friend of everybody: the opposition, civil servants, traders, drivers, teachers, vulnerable groups are all his friends, no discrimination. He doesn't oppress anybody with power, so he deserves our respect and support, let us give it to him in the interest of our dear state", she said.

Mrs Afuye described Adegboye dynasty as respectable royal family, who has contributed to Ikere Ekiti in all ramifications, urging the family to sustain the legacy of the late patriarch by eschewing hatred for them to retain the respect being accorded the lineage.

"This family is known for honour, honesty, sincerity, integrity, and valour, let us sustain all these virtues. Let us be focused and contribute to development of Ikere kingdom, because we are known here as champions of development and we must keep this brand at all costs; that is our selling point".

She commended the family for supporting the  chairmen of Ikere Local Government and its subsidiary Local Council Development Area to upscale the level of development in the town.

In their submissions, the Interim Chairperson, Adegboye Royal Dynasty, Princess Christiana Adekemi and Chairman, Royal Day Planning Committee, Prince Olumide Adegboye, appealed to family members to embrace unity, so that they can contribute to the growth of the community.

They said the late Prince Adegboye Afeni, who was their patriarch, had laid a rocky foundation of love, unity , honour and honesty known to Ikere Ekiti, saying these virtues must be sustained to further enhance the respect attached to the royal lineage. 

In her short exhortation at the event, the vicar in charge of St Luke's Anglican Church, Ikere Ekiti, Ven. Olorunfemi Ajayi, described the annual reunion of the family as a sign that the family remains epitome of love and oneness in the community.

Ven Ajayi urged the family to build on this legacy to further reinforce unity in Ikere Ekiti kingdom, re owned as the second largest town in the state.

Ekiti Govt Clears 3,000 Hectares for Mechanised Farming, Warns Against Bush Burning.

Ekiti Govt Clears 3,000 Hectares for Mechanised Farming, Warns Against Bush Burning.

By Olamide Akinwumi. 

His Excellency Gov Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji 
Executive Governor of Ekiti State.

The Ekiti State Government has intensified efforts to boost agriculture and youth participation in agribusiness by clearing 3,000 hectares of land for mechanised farming.

The Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, disclosed this during a radio programme in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday. He noted that the initiative aligns with the government’s strategy to drive job creation and economic growth through agriculture.

"The state government will continue to develop agribusiness and attract youths to farming, to create employment and empower the people in the state," Olatunbosun said.

He added that the 2025 budget prioritizes agriculture, underscoring the administration's commitment to positioning Ekiti as a hub for agribusiness and food security.

The commissioner also cautioned residents against indiscriminate bush burning during the dry season, emphasizing the risk of fire outbreaks and property damage.

"This warning is crucial to prevent unnecessary loss of lives and property to fire," Olatunbosun stated. He further warned, "The government will not hesitate to bring offenders to justice."

In a related development, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Ebenezer Boluwade, revealed ongoing interventions to sustain food production systems.

"As of last week, we mobilised another 24 local contractors for land clearing for youths, communities, and cooperatives. Most of them have moved to the sites. No holidays in food production systems," Boluwade said.

He stressed the need for consistent and sustainable interventions to address the state’s food deficit and ensure food security.

"Effective 2025, we will start seeing the outcomes of these initiatives by the populace in our food systems and a downward food inflation curve with the activation of Ilu Eye Trading Company, which has commenced agri-products aggregation from farmers and clusters," Boluwade added.

With these measures, the Ekiti State Government is demonstrating its resolve to strengthen agriculture, create job opportunities for the youth, and address food security challenges effectively.

Yelutide: Hon. Famuyibo Commend Gov Oyebanji, Sen. Bamidele, Sen. Adaramodu, Hon. Olawande, Hon. Fatoba for kind gestures.

Yelutide: Hon. Famuyibo Commend Gov Oyebanji, Sen. Bamidele, Sen. Adaramodu, Hon. Olawande, Hon. Fatoba for kind gestures.

Ekiti youths have expressed appreciation to key leaders in the state for their unwavering support and contributions toward a successful Yelutide celebration.

At a press conference held at the Ekiti Youth House, Fajuyi, Ado Ekiti, the youths praised Governor Biodun Oyebanji for his exemplary leadership. They lauded his introduction of subventions for youth organizations through our active and accessible commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Adesola Gold and the implementation of various youth-oriented projects and programs, describing these initiatives as groundbreaking for the state.

Similarly, the youths commended Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (MOB), Senate Leader and representative of Ekiti Central Senatorial District, for his impactful constituency projects. They particularly acknowledged the construction of a modern library for youths and students, urging him to continue delivering on his promises.

Senator Yemi Adaramodu, Senate Spokesperson and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth Engagements, was also celebrated for his notable "Feed the State" project, which has supported vulnerable populations across Ekiti. The initiative was described as transformative, with the youths praying for his continued success in public service.

Hon. Fatoba Olusola, representing Ado/Irepodun/Ifelodun Federal Constituency, and Hon. Olawande Ayodele, Minister of Youth Development, were appreciated for their festive-period contributions, which further demonstrated their commitment to youth empowerment.

Rt. Hon. Famuyibo Oluwasegun, State Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and National Speaker of the Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN), reaffirmed the youth body's support for the government while emphasizing their readiness to offer constructive criticism when needed.

This collective acknowledgment reflects the importance of collaboration and leadership in driving youth development in Ekiti State.

Senate Leader hails Oyebanji’s inclusive leadership style.

Senate Leader hails Oyebanji’s inclusive leadership style.

…As NASS members, Muslim Community, Traditional rulers visit Gov at Ikogosi.

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has commended Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji for redefining the political narratives of the state by fostering unity among different tendencies, describing his administration as one where everybody feel a sense of belonging regardless of ethnic, social or political leaning.

 

Senator Bamidele stated this on Wednesday during his Christmas visit to the Governor at his county home in Ikogosi Ekiti, emphasizing that Oyebanji’s administration has brought an end to the politics of acrimony and division in the state

Speaking with Journalists shortly after the visit, the Senate Leader noted that Governor Oyebanji’s inclusive leadership style has created a new Ekiti where everyone feels valued and important, stressing that the development has now built trust and mutual respect among the citizens.

He maintained that the Governor has banished politics of acrimony and has instead fostered a sense of belonging among all Ekiti people.

While acknowledging that the Governor’s administration has been marked by significant progress in the areas of Infrastructure, education, and human capital development, Senator Bamidele said these achievements were made possible by the Governor’s deliberate efforts at ensuring peace and inclusivity in governance.

He urged Ekiti people to rally round the Governor so as to be able to sustain the ongoing transformation the state is witnessing.

“Well, I am here to pay homage to my Governor, and to God be the glory we are now enjoying the new Ekiti that God has given to us and when I say we are enjoying the new Ekiti, I mean we now have a state where everyone feels and nurses a sense of belonging, there is no outcast, no division, not even in our party, its no longer about whether you are for or against the Governor. 

“A lot of people who ordinarily would have been afraid to even go pass my street not to talk of coming to my house were there to celebrate Christmas with me, this truly goes to show we are indeed having a new political order in Ekiti and if you were not involved in the acrimony of the past you will not understand what it means.

“For the first time in the history of this state, we have a Governor who does not draw a line of demaction between the ruling party and opposition party. He sees himself as the Governor of Ekiti State, not governor of the APC or a faction of APC, not a Governor of Christians or Governor of Muslims”. The Senator asserted.

Governor Oyebanji, while expressing his gratitude to the Senate Leader and other distinguished leaders of the state who had come to celebrate Christmas with him, reiterated his commitment to serving all citizens equally.

Stressing that love and unity are essential to the sustenance of the state’s development, the Governor said progress can only be achieved in an atmosphere of peace and mutual respect.

The Governor noted that the state’s diversity is its strength, just as he urged citizens to prioritize their collective goals over individual interest.

“Well, the essence of this season is love, Jesus came and died for us, that’s the mark of love and if you listened to what the Senate Leader said that is how things should be. As a servant of the people, we must show love to everybody”. The governor stated .

Similarly, the Muslim Community in the state led by the Chief Imam and President, league of Imams and Alfas in the southwest, Edo and Delta States, Sheik Jamiu Kewulere who came to felicitate with the Governor on the occasion of Christmas commended the Governor’s inclusive style of governance, noting that it was the reason the Muslim community deemed it necessary to celebrate the season with the Governor.

While expressing pride in the Governor’s administration achievement, the Chief Imam stated that the Governor’s leadership has transcended religious boundaries and fostered unity among all groups in the state

Sheikh Kewulere urged the Governor to remain steadfast in his mission to unite and develop the state, assured him that the Muslim community will continue to pray and support his administration so that the good work the Governor is doing can continue.

AWO-EKITI POLITICAL APPOINTEES DONATED 850,000 NAIRA TO WARD MEMBERS, WITH SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS AT CHRISTMAS.

AWO-EKITI POLITICAL APPOINTEES DONATED 850,000 NAIRA TO WARD MEMBERS, WITH SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS AT CHRISTMAS.

 _By Yemi Olubusoye_

 

For the first time in history, in the spirit of the festive season, the political appointees came together to donate the sum of #850,000 for the ward members to provide much-needed succor to widows and vulnerable individuals.  

This initiative mark the first time ever in the history of the town/ward such gesture will be rolled out to the needy and underprivileged in Awo-Ekiti.

The event, steeped in the joy and goodwill of Christmas, it was a platform for the appointees to affirm their commitment to support members of the ward and fostering unity across the community.

Addressing the gathering the Awo ward Chairman, Mr. Faparusi Augustine on behalf of the people expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all the political appointees for thier magnanimity, and prayed that God will continue to uplift and bless them.Together, we can build a more compassionate and resilient community," he said.

The beneficiaries and leaders of the community expressed their appreciation for the surprised package that was delivered to the leaders of the three quarters that made up the community.