Major-General Oladayo Popoola (Rtd)
Leader, Ogbomoso Community Foundation
Former Military Governor, Oyo State
Former Military Governor, Ogun State
Major-General Oladayo Popoola (Rtd) was born on February 26, 1944 to Late Pa Lawuyi Popoola from Ile-Aipon Isale- Ora, Ogbomoso and to Mama Oyegbenle Popoola (late)from Ile Fedegbo, Isale Afon, Ogbomoso,Oyo State, Nigeria.
He began his educational career at the famous Baptist Day School, Ijaye, Abeokuta and proceeded from there to the African Church Secondary Modern School, Ibadan after which he attended and completed his Secondary School at Ayedade Grammar School, Ikire, Osun State.
He has his University degree from the University of Lagos where he obtained his L.L.B.degree in Law and Barrister of Laws at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos. Major-General Oladayo Popoola has a very bright and challenging Military career with the underlisted as part of his Military Postings:
Major General Oladayo Popoola served at Federal Guards Lagos as Platoon Commander.
Guards Battalion as Adjutant and Company,
Commander 11 Brigade as Brigade Major,
6 Battalion as Commanding Officer Nigerian
Major General Popoola also at Military Training College as Instructor, 15 Brigade as Brigade Major Nigerian High Commission, India, as Deputy Defence Adviser
Staff College, Jaji as Directing Staff Army
Headquarters severally as Director of
Personnel Services Army Headquarters severally was Chief of Administration and Chief of Logistics 82 Division, Nigerian Army,Enugu, He was the General Officer Commanding.
In the course of service, Major-General Oladayo Popoola was identified and his leadership traits recognized, thus he was appointed and served as Military Governor of Oyo State and later in the same capacity as the Governor of Ogun State.
He also served as a member of the Provisional Ruling Council – the Highest Ruling organ of the Country.
Major-General Oladayo Popoola has continued to be a role-model to the Nigerian Youths in his humble characteristics devotion to duty, commitment to the service of the community and humble disposition to all that come across him.
A tireless and relentless but silent assistant to the underprivileged in the Ogbomoso Community,Major-General Oladayo Popoola continue to demonstrate his cool headednes, good leadership, always cherishing his good name,accountability, prudence with a burning desire to achieve even greater thing for his community and Nigeria in general.
Major-General Oladayo Popoola is well recreated. He plays a little of golf, a little of
lawn tennis and a Little of squash racquet. No doubt his education career, Military training and posting have taken him to almost all the parts of the Federation of Nigeria and outside the country.
He is passionate about the development of Ogbomoso.
No wonder then, he is a detribalized and a
depoliticised person.
His Major concern in life is to see Nigeria
become a great nation where no one is oppressed.
He is married to his ominilovely wife and blessed with children and grandchildren.
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