THE DISTINGUISHED PARLIAMENTARIAN: Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi
The outstanding performance of
Senator Adetunmbi was definitely not by accident. His working career in the
private sector and academic background must have prepared him ahead for the
legislative activities that stood him out in the NASS between 2011 and 2015.
This is why this article touched extensively on the essentials of Senator
Olubunmi Adetunmbi as a technocrat, politician and senator of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
This tribute is
not meant to join issues with anyone who cannot recognize distinction nor to
present the distinguished senator as perfect but celebration of excellence and
to essentially document what happened for posterity and for ease of reference by
those who desire to excel in their legislative calling when duty calls. It is
hoped that this will inspire others who have done well in the public service and
other political aspirants to get the account of their exploits published for the
ease of future reference and lasting benefit of mankind. As a going
concern, every well meaning Nigerian should work towards ensuring that the best
candidate wins in their respective constituencies during elections in line with
democratic norms in the civilized world.
Senator Adetunmbi hosted Otunba Niyi Adebayo in Abuja when he bagged National Award in 2011
Aspiration to Represent Ekiti North in the 9th Assembly
He consulted wide range of stakeholders in Ekiti North constituency in his bid to contest for the senatorial seat in response to the yearnings of his supporters.
Senator Olubunmi
Ayodeji Adetunmbi is an Agricultural Economist and the Principal of Development
Associates, a noted Nigerian economic development consulting firm. He has
extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. Over the past
thirty five years, he has acquired a working experience ranging from
development banking, research, human resource development, sales and marketing as
well as development consulting. He has a strong experience in community
development and building of indigenous knowledge systems for economic empowerment.
He handled several assignments as project facilitator and program manager with
responsibilities cutting across research, project design, development and
implementation in rural and microfinance, agricultural credit, community
development and community relations management. He worked closely with several
donors and the government agencies to analyze and determine an optimal approach
to enhancing financial services for Nigeria's MSME's, via commercial banks and
non-bank services providers. He led many consulting and research assignments in
Nigeria and other African countries.
Employment
Record
His extensive
integrated cognate experience and multi-discipline appointments include Managing Director: Development Associates (DA)
Nigeria: January 2000– Date: (DA is a consulting firm which
specializes in SME development and Microfinance services. DA has worked as
project consultants to several international development consulting firms
Chemonics International, WWB, USAID, World Bank, DFID, UNDP, Oil companies, Governments,
Local & International NGOs).
Pioneer
Executive Director: Community Development Foundation
(CDF) Lagos, Nigeria: June 1993 – December 1999: (Reported to the Board of
Directors, responsibilities include, setting up the organization, design and implementation
of administrative accounting and program structures, fund raising, overall
management of human and material resources of the organization in line with its
mission and objectives through four direct reports :- Finance &
Administration; Credit; Capacity Building & Grants; and Research &
Development. With an asset base of over N50m, the Foundation provided services
to 95 groups made up of about 300,000 members (largely women).
Field Sales Manager: Cadbury Nigeria
Plc:
January 1991 – December 1992; Achievements
include: (Developed field Sales Operation Manual which defines an in-depth
of the function of key sales staff and serves as standard operations procedure
(SOP); Development of sales territory plan and salesmen call control and
monitoring systems. This resulted into a more effective product
penetration and optimal utilization of sales force; Restructured Sales Calendar
from weekly to fortnightly sales cycle. This helped more effective national
product distribution, market penetration and optimal use and control of
salesmen.) Agricultural
Manager: Cadbury Nigeria PLC: July
1989 – December 1990; Achievements include:
(Setting up of a functional Agricultural Raw Material Policy and Operational
Procedures; Development of a community-based Contract Farming Scheme for
sourcing of agricultural raw materials for Cadbury Nigeria in Kwara, Niger and
Kaduna States; Development of strategic options for Cadbury’s future
involvement in cocoa business)
Assistant Chief Research and Consultant:
Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI): September 1984 – June 1989; Achievements include: (Established a functioning Research and
Technical Information Division to meet the Research and Information need of the
Institute; Originated a Proposal that led to a World Bank sponsored study on
Management Training Implications of the Structural Changes in the Nigerian
Agricultural Sector; Carried out a study on the effect of subsidy on the
ARMTI training budget. This study led to a review of the Institute’s
Accounting and Billing Systems; Carried out a summative evaluation of ARMTI
Courses from 1984 – 1989. This report was a key input in the review of
ARMTI Curriculum; Initiated and anchored a National Symposium on Agricultural
Insurance in Nigeria. This Symposium was instrumental to the
establishment of the National Agricultural Insurance Company)
Assistant Manager, Agricultural Credit
& Finance: Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN):
October 1981 – August 1984. Achievements
include: (Introduced new formats for Project Appraisal and Farm Visit
Reports. The new format had a synoptic approach with graphic illustration
on trends of important indicators).
Others:
He worked as a Freelance Consultant in
1993 on a task basis to various organisations. Responsibilities covered
Manpower Development and Training, Sector Studies, Project Feasibility Reports
and Evaluation. Achievements
include: Development of a Blue Print on a Media Monitoring Project on
Television and Radio Broadcast in Nigeria; Preparation of a Media Campaign Plan
for Pan African Conference on Reparations; Marketing Plan for Agricultural and
Rural Management Training Institute)
Scope of
Consulting and Integrated Professional Jobs Handled
Microfinance and
Micro Enterprise Development
·
DFID - PrOpCom
Project
May – June 2009: Rice Millers baseline survey in Kano state
·
Grameen Foundation USA- April 2007: Due Diligence assessment for MFIs with potential for GFUSA
partnership. The assignment involved investigation and analysis of
organization’s administration, management and operations.
·
PrOpCom Project
June-August 2008: Assessment of needs for access to finance by 1,300
women parboilers in Kano state DFID -
·
DFID - PrOpCom Nov. 2007: Socio-economic baseline survey of
Soyabean clusters in Lagos, Benue, Kaduna & Kano states
·
Socio-economic baseline survey of the
Dass Rice cluster June 2006 DFID – PrOpcom
·
EoPSD/GTZ – March 2007: Follow- Up training for Adoption and
Implementation of Innovative Financial Products by the Community Banks and MFIs
in Niger and Nasarawa
states.
·
EoPSD/GTZ – September 2006:
Facilitated and support financial institutions in micro financial product
development and adoption.
·
EoPSD/GTZ – September 2006:
Organization and viability assessment and provision of technical assistance
towards the transformation of Community Banks into Microfinance banks in Niger
and Nassarawa states.
·
PRISMS/USAID & EoPSD/GTZ: Lead local consultant in curriculum review
and repackaging of capacity building and training courses and Training of
Trainers (TOT) for the governance and strategic management staff of community
banks in Nigeria.
·
UBA – December 2005: Roadmap to
Microfinance Development Strategy for UBA Private Equity Group.
·
Abuja Enterprise Agency AEA – June 2006: Cluster development and capacity
building of wood and metal works SME clusters actors
·
Abuja Enterprise Agency AEA – November 2005: Development of AEA
operational manual
·
PRISMS/USAID Development of due
Diligence Assessment Tool for Use by Commercial Banks When Considering
Wholesaling of Loan Capital Lines of Credit to Selected Community Banks.
·
PRISMS/USAID Dec 2004: Survey
and Analysis of MSME Financial Services Needs.
·
West African Institute for
Financial and Economic Management, May-June 2004: Development of Training
Materials and Training Delivery on Microfinance for professional in West
Africa.
·
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
April – May 2004: Facilitation of the stakeholders’ review of the draft policy
on Microfinance and technical review of the final draft of the policy for the
consideration of the board of directors of the bank.
·
Africap & United bank for Africa April August 2003: Microfinance Market Assessment and Business Plan
·
European Union July – September 2003: Review and Re-design of Microcredit Scheme in Delta
Region.
·
EfDI March- April 2003:
Assessment of existing microfinance products and services available in the
Microfinance sector and determining gaps and potential service needs among
micro and small businesses
·
COWAN, March - June 2001: Evaluation and
Documentation of Integrated Health and Microfinance Project
·
Chemonics
August – September 2000. Conference facilitator and provider of logistics for
the first international
conference on Rural and Micro-finance in Nigeria: Consultant to Weidemann Associates Inc. to conduct institutional
assessment of retail micro-finance sector in Nigeria – May 2000.
·
Chairman,
steering committee on the establishment of Microfinance Federation of Nigeria,
MFN; February 1999.
·
UNDP
Private Sector Development Program, Uganda April 1998. Consultant to on the
design of a microfinance apex and network institution to regulate the
activities of Microfinance organisations in Uganda;
·
National
consultant to USAID on Microfinance and small enterprise development for NGOs
in health and microcredit; May 1998.
·
UNDP
MICROSTART Nigeria; February/March 1998: National consultant to microstart
assessment mission on the implementation of
·
UNDP
1996 – 1998: Consultant on Microfinance in Nigeria
Policy
Development
Ø Office of head of Service/MDG October- December
2008: Capacity assessment of tertiary institutions in the south west region of
Nigeria
Ø Lagos State
Government – Policy research on public transportation system and the reform and
regulation of motorcycle taxis in all the local government areas of the state.
Ø HTSPE/EME – April
2006 - July 2007: Development of World Bank’s Nigeria Country Economic
Memorandum Research study of domestic trade in Nigeria: Opportunities for
improving productivity and competitiveness.
Ø Bureau of Public Sector Reform – Development of
STRIDES: Strategic Training & Re-orientation for Individual Development
Scheme–Pre-Retirement Training Workshop: Bureau of Public Service Reforms,
August 2006.
Designed and developed STRIDES as a pre
retirement training programme for the Bureau of Public Service BPSR for
training severed personnel from the civil
service. STRIDES prepares employee to transit from paid to self
employment by guiding employees on how to plan for a secured retirement.
Ø
Rivers State Sustainable
Development Programme RSSDP, March 2007 – March 2008 - Develop,
designing implementation of project management unit PMU and monitoring and
evaluation M&E framework for the implementation of a sustainable community
development program in 15 LGA in Rivers State
Ø The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA – Oct. 2005: Study of business
opportunities and need for capacity
assessment of wood and metal clusters in FCT
Ø
PRISMS/USAID/World Bank/DFID
February, July 2005: Assessment of the Effects of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s
Increase in the Capitalization Requirement for Commercial Banks to N25 Billion
on SME development and financing
Ø
DFID/Budget Office – June
2005: Agricultural Sector Adviser to the Budget Office of the Federation on the
development of strategic budget framework for the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and its parastatals.
Ø
DFID/Budget Office – June
2005: Agricultural Sector Adviser to the Budget Office of the Federation on the
development of strategic budget framework for the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and its parastatals.
Ø
DFID – May 2005: Study on
Poverty, Inequality and Growth being a Social Impact Analysis of DFID funded
Shared Growth Program.
Ø
HTSPE/EME – April 2006 -
July 2006: Development of World Bank’s Nigeria Country Economic Memorandum
Research study of domestic trade in Nigeria: Opportunities for improving
productivity and competitiveness. Chemonics International Inc. – Feb-May 2005:
New business development support for Chemonics International on the preparation
of technical proposal for USAID funded Nigeria REFORMS project.
Ø Rural Livelihood
Consultations DFID February & April 2002: Facilitation and field diagnostic
services in Enugu and Ekiti states to identify key stakeholders groups, common
priorities as well as policy and institutional context for DFID support and
possible intervention.
Ø Lead local
consultant for Department for International Development, DFID, on country
strategy consultation process for the development of its poverty reduction
programme in Nigeria: January – February 2000.
Ø Resource person
to the presidential panel on streamlining and rationalization of poverty
alleviation institutions and agencies in Nigeria; September 1999.
Ø Adviser to the
Nigerian NGO Consultative Forum NINCOF: An umbrella association for NGOs in the
development sector in Nigeria promoted by UNDP.
Special Projects
ü Agriculture Competitiveness Programme NNF October
– February 2004: Team leader for the designing of new agricultural
projects that NNF for the period 2004-2008.
ü Social Impact Assessment of Gas Project: Shell, April-August 2004 - This research study
was commissioned by the Shell Petroleum Development Company SPDC to carry out a
social impact assessment of the IOGP project in Gbaran Node of Bayelsa.
Specifically, the research objective is to assess the views of 34 Gbaran Node
communities on the benefits of the project, the positive and negative
consequences of the project from planning to execution as well as the
development of mitigation measures.
ü Service Excellence and User Research: British Council, Lagos February –
April 2003: Qualitative and survey research to identify and compile comprehensive
data on the potential users of the Council’s services, so as to understand
their perceptions and needs to structure an improved and demand driven service
portfolio.
ü
Public Diplomacy market
Research: British Council, Abuja: January 2003 – December 2004: Multi-stakeholder
research to understand what target group thinks of the British high Commission,
British Council, and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID)
engagement with and activity in Nigeria. The outcome of this research will
inform future strategy, programs and activities of the three organizations.
ü EfDI, August 2001: Development of Conceptual Framework for National Project on Grain
Warehousing and Marketing
ü Cashew Association of Nigeria March 2001: Capacity Building for newly
formed association and conference facilitation.
ü Lead Consultant
on social impact assessment of host communities of Shell Petroleum Development
Company SPDC, in Rivers State. April 2002.
ü Consultant to
Chemonics International and USAID in organising an international conference on
micro and rural finance in Nigeria – September 2000.
ü Consultant to
the Institute of International Education, New York on a study on the nature,
value and diversity of corporate philanthropy in Nigeria from 1990-1999 –
December 2000.
ü Preparation of a
media campaign plan for pan African conference on reparations – March 1993
ü Development of a
blue print on a media monitoring project on television and radio broadcast in
Nigeria – January 1993
HR and
Institution Capacity Building
v Consultant on
organisation development and training for New Nigeria Foundation – May 2001.
v Counterpart
consultant to Associates for Global Change in organisation development for New
Nigeria Foundation a project of the UNDP in Nigeria.
v Consultant to
Country Women Association of Nigeria COWAN, on the Women’s Health and Economic
Empowerment Initiative WHEEI, to evaluate and document experience and lesions
learnt among sixteen NGOs involved in health and poverty reduction activities
across Nigeria – March 2001.
v Consultant to
Women World Banking to evaluate national micro-finance networks in Ghana and
Gambia – April 2000.
v Family Economic Advancement Program (FEAP) May – June, 1999: Trainer of
FEAP beneficiaries and Extension agents in Rivers and Bayelsa States.
v Consultant to
DFID in the assessment of training providers in Nigeria. Jan – March 2000.
v Consultant to
Chevron Nigeria Limited on participatory and sustainable development of its
host communities in the Delta region of Nigeria; September 1997 – July 1998.
v Consultant to
Department for International Development,
DFID/CBDD Project on capacity building for NGOs involved in poverty
alleviation and enterprise development; July – September, 1999.
v Technical
resource person to the Women World Banking on developing African regional MFI
network meetings at Addis-Ababa – Ethiopia; April 1998 and Abidjan; Cote
d’Ivoire; September 1998; Senegal, October 1999, Abidjan May 2000, South Africa
July 2000.
v Marketing Plan
for Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute – May 1993
Political
Activities
Presentation of the Transition Committee Report to the Governor-elect
Education
Senator
Olu Adetunmbi attended Ifaki Grammar School, Ifaki-Ekiti in 1967 to 1972;
Ekitiparapo
College,
Ido-Ekiti for Higher School Certificate Course in 1972 to 1974 and Polytechnic
Ibadan
School
of Basic Studies and passed out in1976. He is a product of the premier
university in Nigeria,
University
of Ibadan where he obtained B. Sc. Agricultural Economics in 1979 and MSc,
Agricultural
Economics
1982
Professional
Training Courses & Conferences Attended
o
International Conference on Rural and Microfinance in Nigeria,
September 2000
o
Commonwealth NGO Forum; Durban, South Africa, November
1999.
o
Microcredit Council of Practitioners Meeting, New York; June
1998.
o
Technical exchange and study visit to Southshore
Bank Chicago
USA; March 1997.
o
World Summit on Microcredit, Washington DC,
USA; February 1997.
o
ICA Global Conference on Civil Society, Cairo, Egypt;
October 1996.
o
Principles and Techniques of Fund Raising; The Fund Raising
School Indiana University Center on Philanthropy Indianapolis, Indiana, 1995.
o
Tools and Techniques for Enterprise Development; SEEP, GEMINI,
Zambuko Trust, Kadoma Zimbabwe, 1994.
o
Sales Force Management; Lagos Business
School, Lagos, Nigeria, 1992.
o
Business Skills Course, Prince
Waterhouse Associates, Lagos, Nigeria, 1991.
o
Establishment Data Bases and Analytical Systems for
Decision Making; Center
for International Programs, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. NM;
USA, 1988.
o
Introduction to Computer and Data Processing; Agricultural and
Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin, Kwara State, 1987.
o
Rural Research and Rural Policy; Institute of
Developing Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 1986.
o
Dacum Methodology; Holland College, Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Islands, 1986.
o
Basic Management Consulting; A.R.A.
Consultants, Toronto, Canada, 1985.
o
Training Needs Analysis and Evaluation; Agricultural and
Rural Management, Training Institute, Ilorin, Nigeria, 1984.
o
Training for Trainers; Agricultural and
Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin, Nigeria, 1984.
Family Background
Adetunmbi family in 1964 L-R: Adedayo, Adenike, Baba, Mama, Oluseye, Yetunde, Mama, Olubunmi and Abimbola
The Award winning senator and his family, L-R: Kanyinsola, Busayo, Mrs Bola Adetunmbi and Babatomiwa
Senator Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi is a native of Ifaki-Ekiti. He was born on
August 22, 1955 as the second child of his parents at Ido-Ekiti where his father worked as one of the pioneer teachers of Ekiti Parapo College. His father was
Chief David Opeyemi Adetunmbi (1919-1990), onetime national leader of the Nigerian Union of Teachers and Asiwaju of Ifaki; while his mother was Chief (Mrs) Comfort Modupe Adetunmbi nee Adelusi of Ilupeju-Ekiti (1931-2018), she was the Iya-Ijo of St Michael's Anglican Church, Ifaki-Ekiti. Senator Adetunmbi is married to Dr Mrs Bola Adetunmbi (nee Adeniyi), the Managing Director of Spaces
Concept Limited, Abuja. The marriage is blessed with Babatomiwa, Kanyinsola & Busayo Adetunmbi. The ordained
Christian priest has a passion for good quality and responsible representation
at the National Assembly.
L-R: Bishop J.K. Olowokure, Dr J.K. Fayemi, Senator & Dr Mrs Bola Adetunmbi & Bishop I.O. Olubowale after the thanksgiving service on his election in 2010, held at St Michael's Anglican Church, Ifaki-Ekiti
Essentially, if there is anyone with germane disposition and cerebral credentials capable of appealing to discerning minds, who aspires to be a political party flag bearer for a seat in the upper National Assembly, such candidate should be put into proper perspective in the public glare. It is to guide the electorate in their choices irrespective of political affiliations. Whoever goes through the profile of Senator Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi may agree with those rooting for him that the more we have people with his kind of resume and productive exposure, actively involved in the executive and legislative arms of government at all levels, the better for the nation. When well trained and tested hands in the key sectors of the economy with highly professional disposition are in position to add value to evolving good government policies, then we are beginning to get it right as a nation
Packaged by Seye Adetunmbi
Mrs Felicia Adedayo Ibilola Adeniyi was sired by one of the early Christians who took up full-time calling in the vineyard, Rev & Mrs Samuel Atiba Adegbite of Oyo royal family. She was a mother, wife, grandma and an in-law in a million. She attended Baptist Girl's College Idi-Aba, Abeokuta and Rachel McMillan College of Education of the University of London as one of the beneficiaries of the Western Nigerian Education Scholarship Scheme (1952-1956).
