By Emeka Oluka
Following the expiration of Dr. Segun Ogundiran’s tenure as the Global President, FUNAAB Alumni Association, Mr. Bolaji Gbadamosi has been elected as the new Global President to steer the affairs of the Alumni Association for the next four years.
The change of baton occurred at the Association’s 26th Annual Convention and 25th Annual Lecture Series, held in the University on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Mr. Bolaji Gbadamosi was born on August 26, 1971 in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He got admitted into the then University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), now Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in 1990 to Study Plant Production and Crop Protection.
Upon graduation, Mr. Gbadamosi worked in several places, both in private and public enterprises, before relocating to the United States of America (USA) for more exploits.
Mr. Gbadamosi had the privilege of being the first Alumnus to represent his great Association at the Durban Climate Change Conference (IAESA), in Durban, South Africa in 2011.
The team to the IAESA conference was led by Prof. Chryss Onwuka in 2011 and the International Conference was held at Durban University of Technology (DUT), Durban, South Africa.
Now the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Best Worth Advance Consult (USA and Nigeria). Mr. Gbadamosi belongs to various professional associations such as, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAM); Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Oyo State Branch; United Nigerian Movement for Change (UNMC America); Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), and Pennsylvania Farm Show Foundation.
In addition, he belongs to the Pennsylvania Food Merchant Association; Pennsylvania Farmers Union; Pennsylvania Livestock Association and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau which has the largest farm organisation in Pennsylvania State.
Other elected executives were,
Vice President I, Gbolahan Salako; Vice-President II, Azeez Salawu; Global-Secretary, Olufemi Ajayi; Assistant Global-Secretary, Muyideen Adegoroye; the Director of Treasury, Ashiru Adeniyi; Director of Public Relations, Sodiq Azeez and Director of Socials, Christiana Akinola.
