Badejo installed 54th president of Rotary Club Ikeja

Rotarian Gbenga Badejo has been installed as the 54th president of the Rotary Club of Ikeja.

The ceremony which took place last Sunday at the Sheraton Hotels and Suites in Ikeja also witnessed the induction of the new board for the Rotary 2021/2022 year as well as presentation of awards to Rotarians and non-Rotarians, including 50 years of Rotary to Chief Olusegun Osunkeye.

Speaking at the ceremony, Rotarian Badejo said that he planned to continue with the club’s signature and legacy projects to achieve maximum impact in their adopted communities.

He said: “Some of my key projects for this Rotary Year are building of Rotary Club of Ikeja Youth Community Centre for Leadership and Vocational Training- in collaboration with Lagos State government, setting up of 20-seater ICT Centre for SOS Children’s Home, Micro Credit scheme interest-free loans and renovation of a block of classrooms with complete furniture for Ikeja Junior High School.

“We plan to build a Games Court that can accommodate Handball, Badminton & Volleyball, supply medical equipment to LASUTH, give awards to health care professionals that have been adjudged to be excellent performers, visit and provide relief materials to orphanages and IDP camps.”

He concluded that the club would also host its annual SOS Children Village Christmas Party, offer free test medical services to the Oregun Community, and distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets, provide borehole for Olusola Model Primary School Hudson Wright, Oregun, donate equipment for artisans, train and retrain primary school teachers as well as engage in tree planting.

Rotarian Badejo, the fifth child of the late Revd. Jacob Adesoga Badejo and late Mrs Grace Folorunsho Badejo of Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1984 with a degree in Geography from the Faculty of Social Sciences.

He capped his career journey as a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants, with many record-breaking achievements to his credit.

He became the pioneer Finance Manager of SO & U Saatchi in 1991, an International Integrated Marketing Communications Company having offices in 36 countries across continents, and he rose to become the Chief Accountant and Head of Admin in 1996 before leaving to set up an accounting and consulting firm.

As the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of both GBC Professional Services and Gbenga Badejo & Co (a firm of Chartered Accountants and Tax Practitioners), Rotarian Badejo has successfully moved these organizations beyond introductory stages to the level of relevance and value; specializing in Assurance, Audit, Taxation, Forensic Audit, Financial and Management Consultancy, Mergers & Acquisition, Business Incubation, Corporate Re-organization & Restructuring, Corporate Governance & Insolvency with clients across industries.

An accomplished professional, scholar and motivational speaker, Rotarian Badejo is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Fellow of The Nigerian Institute of Management Member of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb), alumnus of the Lagos Business School and an alumni of Harvard Kennedy School.

He was appointed Expert-In-Residence at the Lagos Business School, Enterprise Development Centre, in recognition of his acumen, to counsel and mentor part of a pool of upcoming SMEs. He is Expert-in-Residence for Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce.

He is a Member of the Nigerian-South African Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce and Member of the Association of Reporting Accountants and Auditors in the Capital Market (SEC regulated)