The man KWAM1 wants to compete against for the exhaulted throne of Awujale
By ABANIKANDA OLUMORO (UK)
For their exposition by the great Alhaji Otunba Abdul-Lateef Adebayo Owoyemi-led leadership of Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, a big congratulations to the good people of Ijebu Land, who would not accept to hide behind one finger to let the mediocre take over their ancestral land through the back door.
Congratulations to Omo Oba Atata Dapo Abiodun!
Congratulations to to His Highness Prince Dr Otunba Adekunle Hassan!!!
If KWAM1 is asked to submit his CV, he will say, “I tried to stop a taxing aeroplane and I also sang, Omoge Sadiat!
Absurd, to say the least, many have said.
In the meantime, a world class Ogun State prince more than qualified beyond ordinary have served in the West especially in the United Kingdom, United States; Middle East especially in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Nigeria in critical sector of healthcare delivery services, has declared interest in the much revered Awujale stool. He is His Highness Prince (Dr.) Otunba Adekunle Hassan, an Omo Ijebu Pataki from – more seriously speaking – the ruling family on turn, the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode.
An ophthalmic surgeon and community leader, Otunba Adekunle Hassan, formally declared his interest before members of the Jadiara Branch of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House.
Hassan made his declaration at the historic Igboburo Compound, where princes, princesses, chiefs and prominent figures in Ijebu Land gathered to witness what many described as a strong bid for the revered stool.
See his detailed bio-data below:
DR. ADEKUNLE HASSAN, FRCS, FRCOPH, FWACS, FNICM
Otunba Obaruwa (Ba’mole) Akile Ijebu *A world-acclaimed Ophthalmic Surgeon *A distinguished religious and community servant leader.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Adekunle Hassan is an internationally acclaimed Ophthalmic Surgeon with wide experience in:
Vitreo-Retina Surgery
Glaucoma Treatment
Anterior Segment Surgery
Cataract Surgery
Ocular Plastic Surgery
He is a pioneer and moderniser of ophthalmic practice in Nigeria and beyond.
EDUCATION
Ilesa Grammar School, Ilesa
Ijebu Muslim College, Ijebu-Ode
College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, UK
Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK
Fellow, West African College of Surgeons
Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Cost Management
Tenneh Institute of Ophthalmology, Western Infirmary – Glasgow, Scotland
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Served at senior consultant level in the UK, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria
Founder, Eye Foundation Hospital – Nigeria’s first private postgraduate training institution for Ophthalmology
Founder, Deseret Community Vision Institute
Trained over 100 Ophthalmologists, Community Ophthalmic Nurses, and allied personnel
Pioneered the first Private Group Practice in Ophthalmology in Nigeria
Championed Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to revolutionise eye care delivery
Actively working on “Alliance For Sight” in Sub-Saharan Africa through the Ophthalmology Leadership Group
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Community Eye Health
Sustainability of Eye Care Projects
Ophthalmic education and capacity-building
Public Health Advocacy and Development in Africa
MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), Regional Advocacy Coordinator for Africa
Member, ICO Advocacy Council
Council Member, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB-WHO)
Chairman, Ophthalmology Leadership Group, Sub-Saharan Africa
AAO/ICO-WHO Global Diabetic Retinopathy Classification Project – African Representative
British Medical Association
Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN)
Vice Chairman & Former Chairman, Lagos State Branch
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)
Nigerian Guild of Medical Directors
International Faculty, Limbo Eye Institute, Lagos
Vice Chairman, Nigerian Health Matters Organization
Affiliated Member, SEE (Surgical Eye Expedition) International, USA
President, OAK Society of Ophthalmology, Nigeria
Board Member, Diamond Bank Plc (now Access Bank Plc)
Chairman, Board of Summit Healthcare Group of Companies
Board Member, Health Partners (HMO) and Deseret International Hospital
AWARDS, HONOURS & PUBLICATIONS
Over 100 scientific and research publications
Recipient of 30+ academic and professional awards
First Nigerian and African to receive the ICO Mark Tso Golden Apple Award for innovation in Ophthalmic Education
Board member of multiple national and international organisations
Currently Chairman, Board of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Management Board, Sagamu, Ogun State
CHIEFTAINCY TITLES & TRADITIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Otunba Obaruwa (Ba’mole) Akile Ijebu, installed by Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland
Olori Ebi, Fusengbuwa Ruling House
Member, Council of Otunba, Ijebu-Ode
Member, Heritage Club, Afin Awujale
PHILANTHROPY & PERSONAL LIFE
A quiet philanthropist with deep involvement in community development
Described as a cosmopolitan gentleman, aristo-technocrat, and consummate Omoluabi
A family man happily married with children
Embodies values of integrity, professionalism and service .
The world is watching, how people who turned Lagos-led South West away from society of sensible, well cultured great people being role models to a place where and motor park touts, to borrow from the words of former President Goodluck Ebelle Jonathan, now reign supreme as mentors for the youths who are expected to take over the mantle of leadership of the region once full of pride for its high education status.
Today, because of this unfortunate shift in status, the North they so much rated as “low brain” before has overtaken with many education giants now emerging from the Arewa side.
Abomination! Agba koniwa loja kori Omo tuntum o wo (in the presence of sensible elders, things must not be left in the hands of hoodlums and mediocre to go wrong)!
The change for better reformed Yoruba race of South West Nigeria begins with Prince (Dr.) Otunba Adekunle Hassan!
It begins with Ijebu Land!
It begins with Ogun State the Gateway State!
It begins with all of us who must not watch why Yoruba traditional system continues to be rubbished as it started by the lines of those ones in Lagos who now want to extend sane to Ijebu Land where fake princes will point to be given what they lack entitlement to have.
For their exposition by the great leaders of Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, a big congratulations to the good people of Ijebu Land, who would not accept to hide behind one finger to let the mediocre take over their ancestral land through the back door.
Congratulations to Omo Oba Atata Dapo Abiodun!
Congratulations to to His Highness Prince Dr Otunba Adekunle Hassan!!!
*Abanikanda Olumoro is a Nigerian in the Diaspora United Kingdom (UK)
