…names Dr. Tejidini as the new Ag. KWASSIP chief
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji, a United Kingdom-trained administrator, as the Managing Director of Kwara Garment Factory Ltd.
Kwara Garment is one of the signature projects of the AbdulRazaq administration to boost economic productivity and employment generation in the state.
According to Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement released on Tuesday, Olubukola, a native of Offa, graduated from the University of Hull, United Kingdom; Merton Adult Education London; University of Ilorin; Ahmadu Bello University; and Kwara State College of Technology; among others, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
She holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA). She has held several leadership positions in firms in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, including Managing Director of Premium Procurements Limited and Director of Growth at MCE Ltd. She was an administrator at Northeast Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT) Ewell, Surrey, United Kingdom, and a Project Coordinator at Kent & Medway Networks Ltd, Folkestone, United Kingdom.
She was also a one-time Administrator for the Family Care Support Care Planning Team at the London Borough of Sutton and was also the Risk Asset Manager at Intercity Bank Plc, Kaduna; Principal Consultant at Business Solutions International Ltd, Abuja; and Operations Manager at Gamji Bank Plc, Abuja; among several other professional experience.
The statement added that Olubukola’s appointment will kickstart preliminary activities at the garment factory, which is now completed.
In a related development, the Governor also approved the appointment of Dr. Tejidini Toyin Olayinka as the new Acting General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP).
Tejidini, a university teacher and a deft political operative from Ilorin, holds a doctoral degree in sociology and comes to the job with administrative experiences spanning years.