THE MAN, AYOADE RASHEED ADEGBOYEGA (ARA):
He is a household name in the country and abroad. Mention motivational talk and leadership training, project manager or career development trainer and the name Ayoade Rasheed Adegboyega comes to mind. In his circle, amongst his followers and well wishers, he is fondly addressed as ARA, representing the acronyms of his names.
Successful by many standards, ARA as he is fondly called, makes the job of human capital development to overcome adversities look like reciting the ABC. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Leezaim Consulting Ltd UK; Director Careermerchants UK Ltd., a Leadership/Career Development institution with a distinct mandate to raise a generation of leaders and also the Chief Executive Officer of Moxharley Nig. Ltd.
Born over four decades ago in Ibadan, to the family of Alhaji Oyebola Ayoade and Alhaja Muslimat Ayoade (Nee Agboluaje), Ayoade Rasheed Adegboyega hails from Ibadan, with both parents having their roots in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State.
He received his early education at Lagos and Ibadan City Academy, Ibadan, Oyo State, respectively.
In his quest for knowledge, he proceeded to University of Ilorin for his first degree and graduated in 2001 with a B.Sc in Sociology.
Ayoade did his one year mandatory National Youth Service in Edo State.
After serving his fatherland, he worked briefly in the banking sector as a cashier at Fisrt City Monument Bank (FCMB), before proceeding to the United Kingdom for his Masters Degree which he completed at Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent United Kingdom. (M.Sc. Business Management). He is also a member of many professional bodies.
While in the United Kingdom, he was actively involved in a lot of political movement for Diasporans. He was the pioneer Financial Secretary for Nigerian Youth League and an active member of NIDOE (Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe).
As a high flying administrator, motivator, career developer and social scientist, Abdulrasheed rendered efficient and satisfactory services where ever he was called upon to serve. Perhaps, this accounts for his invitation by the people of his constituency to join partisan politics and seek a platform to serve them better. Hence, reason he joined Accord party in 2014.
His involvement in partisan politics since the year 2014 proved him to be an active and loyal Party Member of the Accord Party, under which umbrella he was House of Assembly Aspirant in 2015. He participated in the development of the party, both at state and national level. He has remained committed and loyal to the party, until recently when he decided to denounce his membership from Accord party. However, permutations and high profile consultations are ongoing over which of the political party he should pitch his tent with.
The young, dynamic, productive and progressive man has done, and still engaging in a lot of developmental projects in his constituency and senatorial district to better the lots of his constituents. He is a strong crusader of service to humanity who strongly believe in charity projects.
Adegboyega has been working relentlessly with stakeholders from his constituency on youth development through training on entrepreneurship skills and creation of ‘ARA Center for Youth Development’, where youths from Oluyole are trained and advised on career choices and opportunities.
He is committed to providing appropriate and high quality services in his constituency so that young people can be empowered to build bright futures, regardless of their background or statuses. This is more reason many political parties that believe in building the youths are bidding to receive Adegboyega to their fold.
His contributions to human capital development; infrastructural development; youth and women empowerment and philanthropic gestures are beyond explanation and imagination.
Ayoade Rasheed Adegboyega has remain a symbol of hope for his generation. He has been providing tremendous leadership with effective management of people and ameliorating their sufferings through excellent kindness and generosity. Owing to this, he has endeared himself to the heart of all and sundry.
ARA is an intelligent human resources manager, a stickler for excellence and someone deeply committed to adding value to lives of his people. He is simply addressed by some quarters as “the game changer”, an appellation bestowed on him by his own people for his avowed commitment to excellent service to humanity.
He has fostered peace and unity among the youths in Oluyole LGA and the state at large and that brings about economic and social development in the area. This prompted the loud clarion call by the majority of people of his constituency and OYO STATE by extension, that this young and purposeful man, AYOADE RASHEED ADEGBOYEGA (ARA), should throw his hat in the ring of 2019 electoral contest.
Finally, ARA is married and the union has been blessed with the fruits of the womb.