What You Need to Know About ADP Presidential Aspirant - Prof. Muhammad Omolaja - ahead of the 2027 Presidential Election*. By: Ajibade Alabi
*What You Need to Know About ADP Presidential Aspirant - Prof. Muhammad Omolaja - ahead of the 2027 Presidential Election*
By: Ajibade Alabi
His Excellency Prof. (Alhaji, Prince, Chief, Amb.) Muhammad Ayinla Omolaja (MAO) - the Presidential Aspirant of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) against the forthcoming January 2027 Presidential election , was born into the Obe Royal family of Mallam & Mrs. Fasasi Ayinde Omolaja-Obe of Emado Quarters, Ayetoro in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, on February 10, 1960.
*Education & Academic Qualifications*
Prof. Muhammad Ayinla Omolaja (MAO) started his educational career at the U.N.A. Primary School, Erinpa, Ayetoro, Yewa North, from 1973 to 1978 for Primary Education, Ayetoro Community Grammar School from 1979 to 1984 for Secondary Education, and British Careers Training College, Jersey, Britain, for a Diploma Course in Modern Management which he finished with Distinction in 1985.
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja attended Yaba College of Technology between 1985 and 1987 inclusive for a National Diploma Program in Statistics which was terminated in the second year when he got admission into the Ogun State University in 1987.
He attended Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, from 1987 to 1991 for Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Business Administration and graduated with Second Class Honors (Upper Division) and from 1996 to 1998 for Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and graduated with 4.33 out of 5.00 GPA scale as the Best Graduating Student of MPA of the year.
Prof. Muhammad Temilade Ugochinyere Ayinla Omolaja also attended the Nigerian College of Administration where he was trained as a Professional Corporate Administrator certified by the ACIA qualification in December 2001 and became a Chartered Administrator.
He attended Ogun State Polytechnic for a Professional Diploma Program in Computer Studies which he finished with Distinction and as the Best Graduating Student of the year in 1992 before going abroad in Italy, UK and Armenia in Asia from where he gathered other chains of higher degrees including Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration and Political Science, Doctor of Science (DSc) in Business Administration, Doctor of Letters (DLitt.) in Educational Management and Administration and Doctor of Science (DSc) in Strategic Management.
*Professional Qualifications*
A Chartered Accountant, Chartered Administrator, Computer and Information Specialist and Corporate Strategic Manager by inclination, Prof. Muhammad Ayinla Omolaja is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Administration (Nigeria), Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Institute of Industrial Management (Nigeria), National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, Nigerian Computer Society (formerly Computer Association of Nigeria), Institute of Management Consultants (Nigeria), Chartered Institute of Marketing (London) and International Sociological Association (Madrid, Spain).
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Costs and Executive Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Nigeria), Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management (Ghana), Chartered Institute of Warehousing and Material Management (Nigeria), Chartered Institute of Project Management, Institute of Corporate Affairs Management, and Academy of Corporate Management and Strategic Planning. MAO is also a Chartered Project Management Professional, and Doctoral Fellow of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers, UK; and he is a Member of the World Council and African Council of the Institute.
*Work Experience*
Prof. (Dr.) Muhammad Omolaja is a Professional Corporate Administrator, Management Consultant and Professor of Management and Administration at the Universita' Internazionale Popolare e Della Terza Eta - U.P.T.E.A.G., Cagliari-Sardinia, Italy. He was a Professor of Strategic Management at the American University for Science and Technology (AUSTC), California, USA. Prof.(Dr.) Muhammad Omolaja was also the Deputy Vice Chancellor at Littoral University, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin. Prof. Omolaja was a lecturer at Ogun State Polytechnic (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic), Abeokuta, from 1992 to 1995 and Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye, from 1995 to 2007. He is also the Founder, President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the British American University, Florida, USA.
*Leadership and Administrative Quality*
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja is a Corporate Administrator per excellence and particularly an exemplary educational administrator cum scholar of the world class distinction. Prof. Muhammad Omolaja has a career in University administration ranging over thirty years of visionary leadership as Programs Coordinator, Programs Director, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University President and Chairman of University Governing Council. In all his administrative capacities, he has steered many institutions into optimal advancement with available resources. He is the pioneer President of the International Council of Chartered Professors (ICCP) having chapters in many countries.
His administrative model is guided by his unwavering belief in the spirit of non-discriminatory practices with futuristic progressions to confide the pace and direction of international development on the giant shoulders of people and cultures of many countries. He excellently has managed educational institutions and political support groups coupled with organizational and public politics for years. This remarkable feat of inspiring multitasking speaks of his outstanding leadership qualities and professionalism.
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja’s unwavering commitment to scholarly pursuit, in the midst of his highly occupied administrative and political roles, can be measured by his publications including textbooks as well as various articles in local and international journals of repute in the field of management, administration, human resource management and industrial relations, organizational behavior, marketing, information management, and so on. These are in addition to everyday innovations he makes as a chartered professional administrator. He is known to constantly guide development teams to produce logic for systems of management and administration. He does not believe in gate keeping any kind of progress or knowledge; hence, he has been sharing his ideas with the students and enthusiasts of the discipline through special presentations and lectures particularly in the area of management, administration, as well as politics and corporate governance.
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja has guided many students in the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, who have greatly benefitted from his academic and professional wealth of experience and expertise. As a holder of the Comrade Fellow of the Students’ Union (CFSU), he is revered by his old and new students for his belief in the constitutional values of democracy. He is known for inviting students to take charge of their educational life cycle at the Colleges, Polytechnics and Universities by taking active roles in various students’ Union bodies. He is also an enthusiastic speaker in the area of management, administration and practical usage of technological advancement for universities and shared his wisdom and motivates the new generation of higher education administrators. Prof. Muhammad Omolaja’s contribution to higher education administration is unfathomable. Serving his role as the University President, he has contributed as an active motivator to the entire faculty members and general staff of the British American University family in USA, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria, Armenia, Malawi, Uganda, Liberia and many other countries.
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja’s disposition demonstrates an impressive level of warmth and understanding. His careful listening and considerate replies to each person demonstrate his sincere concern for the welfare of everyone irrespective of where the person comes from. As a friend of the oppressed, he treats people of all nations and cultures equally without discrimination; his philosophy is based on fairness, equity, justice and freedom for all irrespective of differences in diversity! This kind of approach fosters rapport and trust among coworkers and constituents in addition to improving communication and interpersonal relationships. Finally, Prof. Muhammad Omolaja is well known to create a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere that promotes cooperation, collaboration and respect for one another by continuously exhibiting qualities like empathy and understanding among colleagues and associates at work and in the communities.
*Publications*
In the course of his thirty-three (34) years of cognate work experience first as a Public Servant of Ogun State Government in the capacity of a Lecturer, Prof. Muhammad Omolaja has numerous academic publications on Management Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Information Management, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship and allied disciplines in the forms of textbooks and Journal papers some of which are on the Internet for public consumption.
*Contributions to Entrepreneurship/Local and International Development*
Prof. (Dr.) Muhammad Omolaja is the Founder, President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the British American University (BAU), Florida, USA. He is also the founder and President of International College of Management and Technology and Chairman/CEO of Fassil Company Limited; both in Nigeria. Finally, Prof. (Dr.) Muhammad Omolaja is the President of the International Council of Chartered Professors (ICCP).
*Political activism*
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja has been in politics for many years and he has contributed to democratic process/national development via participations in politics. He was a member of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Nigerians Peoples Party (ANPP), Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA), Action Alliance (AA), National Rescue Movement (NRM), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and presently, he is a Chieftain of the great Party - Action Democratic Party (ADP). He was the National Provost of the President Muhammadu Buhari Continuity Network (PMBCN), which was registered under the Presidential Support Committee (PSC) through the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Political matters. He became the National Publicity Secretary of the political group after it was changed to Muhammadu Buhari Enduring Legacy Network (MBEL Network).
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja is the National Chairman of the National Liberation Patriots (NLP) - a political support group now under the Action Democratic Party (ADP) - which has membership in all the 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. He is also the President of Omolaja Solidarity Forum (OSF), and President of Coalition for Sustenance of Democracy (CSD); these are other prominent national political Support Groups under the Action Democratic Party (ADP).
MAO has aspired for Senate under the ANPP, contested for Senate under the DPA and aspired for Federal House of Representatives under the PDP two times. Prof. Muhammad Omolaja also aspired for Governorship under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2019 general election in Ogun State, and he aspired for Presidency during the 2023 general election under the platform of the great Party - Action Democratic Party (ADP)!
*Social Life, Community Participation, Honors & Awards*
Apart from being a Royal Prince from the Obe Royal family of Emado Quarters, Ayetoro, Yewa North in Ogun State of Nigeria, Prof. Muhammad Omolaja has also received the Chieftaincy Title of Ikemba 1 of Africa (The Strength of the People in Africa) from His Royal Highness Eze (Prof.) Ochendo Ogidi-Igbo, Ezendigbo of Ado Kingdom, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. Again, he received local and international awards including, but not limited, to the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Forum for Interdisciplinary Research, India, Certificate of Recognition from National Human Rights and Humanitarian Federation, India and Academic Excellence Award from the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Universita' Internazionale Popolare e Della Terza Eta - U.P.T.E.A.G., Italy, Europe. Recently, Prof. Muhammad Omolaja was conferred with the Award of Excellence in National Development by the Institute of Interfaith and Criminology Administration (IICA), Nigeria, together with the Fellowship of the Institute.
*Socio-cultural Engagement/Community Participation*
Prof. Muhammad Omolaja is a cultured man to the core! He is the President of the Yoruba Elders Union (YEU) which covers the entire Yoruba race in Nigeria and abroad! He is also a prominent member of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE). Again, MAO is one of the National Patrons of Nzuko Nd’Imo Organisation (NNIO) Worldwide which is an international sociopolitical association of the people of Imo State origin with membership in over 45 countries apart from being the Ike Mba 1 of Africa: with all these socio-cultural and political associations, and many more, he is not likely to encounter a serious problem in the forthcoming 2027 general election in Nigeria if picked as the ADP presidential candidate because of his well spread influence and networks of friends, associates, colleagues, old and present students and family members across the nooks and corners of the country.
*MAO’s Message to Nigerians*
Prof. Omolaja's main message to the good people of Nigeria is that the job of recovering, restoring and developing the much-cherished damaged country, Nigeria, is a task for all individually and collectively irrespective of tribes or ethnicity, religions, places of birth or even political Parties affiliation. Nigerians should forget about their differences in diversity and team up as one indivisible Nigerian family to recall the country back to life through the power of ballot during the forthcoming 2027 general election. Vote for Prof. Muhammad Omolaja as the next President of Nigeria. He is actually the man Nigeria needs!
*Personal Life and Religion*
Prof. (Alhaji, Prince, Chief, Ikemba) Muhammad Temilade Ugochinyere Ayinla Omolaja-Obe is a devoted Moslem. As a polygamous Moslem, he is happily married and blessed with God fairing children.
