Alao arisekola biography of barack

Arisekola Alao; Trader and major player in Ibadan politics in Nigeria. Arisekola, who is also identified as a Muslim leader started his business with 300 pounds given to him by a friend and he secured a credit facility of 3,000 pounds from the Imperial Chemical Industry, London, which launched him into the business world. As a young businessman, Arisekola oiled the engine of the political class, for both Awolowo’s United Party of Nigeria, UPN, and the opposing National Party of Nigeria, NPN, but enjoyed special relationship with Obafemi Awolowo, whom he showed deference. Believing General Babangida to share similar feelings for his icon, he announced his support for the former military president’s 2015 presidential ambition when it was launched. As a traditionalist, Arisekola discontinued his Monitor Newspaper when editors got critical of the sitting president, Olusegun Obasanjo, whose credentials he questioned himself. Same property had been a target in 1998 when pro-democracy campaigners in Ibadan demanded the resignation of General Abacha, the Nigerian Head of State to whom he and another Ibadan political influencer, Lamidu Adedibu were allied[i]. Arisekola died in 2014.

Places of Growth

Alao Arisekola was born in Adigun, a village near Akanran in 1945. He attended St. Lukes Primary School, Adigun in his village and in the year of Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule he left the village for Ibadan.

Childhood

Alao secured admission into Christ School, Ado-Ekiti but couldn’t further his education due to his father’s ill health, which hindered his ability to fund his son’s schooling. He started following his uncle to Ogunpa to sell agricultural chemicals. Though his father was a produce buyer at that time, he started selling Gammalin 20 and Perenox at Ogunpa.

Experience

Arisekola started as an apprentice, learning under his uncle, Karirnu Olasupo Amoo till 1968 when he asked to be freed. With a head start by his friend h

Nigerian billionaire and Islamic leader

Abdul-Azeez Arisekola Alao (14 February 1945 – 18 June 2014) was a Nigerian Islamic leader based in Ibadan, he was the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland and Vice-President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs .

Early life and education

Arisekola Alao was born in Adigun, a village in Ona-ara, Oyo State, to Pa Abdul Raheem Olaniyan Alao and Alhaja Olatutu Alao. He attended St. Luke's Primary School in the village, and ICC Primary School in Igosun. In 1960, he obtained his Primary School Leaving Certificate. That same year, he traveled to Ibadan. He was admitted to a prestigious secondary school in Ibadan, but was unable to attend as his family could not afford the tuition, nor was he able to obtain a scholarship.

Career

Arisekola Alao became an apprentice trader under his uncle at Ibadan's Gbagi Market. In 1961, he incorporated his own trading company, named Azeez Arisekola Trading Company. Soon after, he became a regional manager of Imperial Chemical Industries, a British company, for Nigeria'a Western State. In 1980, he became the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland. He was the Deputy President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs at the time of his death.

Recognition

In 2006, Arisekola Alao was named Aare of Ibadanland.

Personal life

Arisekola Alao was married to and had children with multiple women. His first wife, who was born in 1945, died in 2013.^[

When the former Opposition Leader of the Western House of Assembly, Alhaji Adegoke Adelabu, died on March 26, 1958, the “Daily Service” newspaper of Friday, March 28, 1958 on page 5 published an extract from his book, “Africa in Ebullition” under the headline, “My life as I live it”. This piece owes its name to that source.

Besides, the death of Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao in London two days ago is a reminder of the philosophy of the peculiar Adelabu, as documented in the above-given source: “…the world would be much better and happier if we would only dare to be ourselves completely instead of other unknown and misunderstood mythical heroes”.

One notable thing about the late Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland and Deputy President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) is that he dared to be himself completely, dedicated himself to the cause of religion and humanity and died as one of the most notable heroes Nigeria has ever produced. His death has thus left a big vacuum that will be very difficult to fill.

A foremost philanthropist, Chief Arisekola has left indelible imprints on the hearts of millions of Nigerians whose lives he positively impacted upon. It was an attestation to his stature as a citizen and a-man-in-a-million that the Oyo State Government declared a seven-day mourning period for the late business mogul and respected community leader.

Born on February 14, 1945 to his peasant parents, Alhaji Abdur Raheem Olatunbosun Alao and Alhaja Rabiatu Olatutu Alao, the late multi-billionaire started his Islamic education at the age of three years before he attended St. Lukes Schoool, Adigun, Ibadan and ICC Primary School, Igosun, Ibadan. Though he was the third best candidate for Lagelu Grammar School, he could not complete his secondary education due to the low economic status of his parents.

Since he could not proceed in his formal education, he joined his uncle as an apprentice at Gbagi Mark