Rufus giwa biography

Giwa was born in 1942 in Okeagbe Akoko in Ondo State.
An astute boss, mentor, confidant, role model, benefactor, referee and perhaps the most celebrated company executive at the peak of his career.
Giwa was born in 1942 in Okeagbe Akoko in Ondo State.

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GIWA, Chief Rufus Foluso

, B.Sc, Ph.D, chartered accountant, administrator, born April 24, 1942, Okeaghe Akoko, Ondo State; married MargaretOluyemisi Adewumi 1975, four sons, six daughters; Education: St George's School, Okeagbe-Akoko, 1948-54, Secondary Modern School, Omuo, Ishua, Ikare, 1955-58, Akoko Divisional Teachers Training College, 1959-60, University of Lagos, 1963-66, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA, 1987; Teacher, Local Au thority School, Ilepo, Ikare, 1961-63; Ca reer: Appointed Warehouseand Stores Man ager, Lever Brothers Nigeria Limited, 1966- 67; Commercial Accountant, LBNL, 1967- j68; Computer Services Manager, LBNL, 1968-69; Marketing Accountant, LBNL, 1969-70; Senior Accountant, Financial De- | partment, LBNL, 1970-73; Deputy ChiefAc countant, LBNL, 1973-74; Chief Accountant. LBNL, 1974-77; appointed Financial Con troller, LBNL, 1978-79; Commercial Direc tor, LBNL, 1979-82; Commercial Officer. Telephone: 01-873368.

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Remembering Rufus Giwa 20 years after

Dearest father, it is 20 years today since you left the shores of the earth. It was all so sudden. Nothing could have ever prepared us for it and we wished that we’d been given the chance to say good-bye. The intense pain of separation we felt has dulled but the sense of loss lingers on, though it is made bearable by the memories you left us with.

Since you left, God has been faithful. We all graduated and are successful in our chosen fields. We married and are settled with wonderful spouses that you would have loved and fathered too.

Our many children, your grandchildren, have come to know about you through the stories we’ve told them. Even though they have not had the opportunity to glean directly from your wealth of wisdom, we have passed what you taught us to them and they too are doing very well and we know you are looking down from heaven with pride. We are who we are today because of you, because of your unconditional love, the values you instilled in each and every one of us, your unwavering faith in us and your relentless support

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Rufus Giwa

Rufus Foluso Giwa; Industrialist and business administrator, hailed as the ultimate CEO by contemporaries, Rufus Foluso Giwa, headed multiple organisations in his business adventure. He was a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Secretary. Giwa who also showed interest in farming maintained a conservative stance that the government is doing enough for private sector and industrial growth. He threw his weight behind the campaign for Nigerians to buy made in Nigeria goods. This he believed, can make the country improve on quality standard. He believed so doing will reduce reliance on import because there will be no market for it. Giwa was a member of Nigeria’s Vision 2010 Committee. He died in an auto crash around Sagamu, Ogun State, on March 26, 2003, shortly after declaring his support for Olusegun Agagu in Ondo State gubernatorial election [i]. The state’s polytechnic at Owo was named after him.

Giwa was born in 1942 in Okeagbe Akoko in Ondo State. He was just three months old when he lost his father. As a child he showed unusual determination. Inspite of