Chief Afolayan, Abdulrasheed Olajide
Alhaji Chief Afolayan, Abdulrasheed Olajide was born in October 28, 1958 to the family of Alhaji Yusuf Adeyemi Afolayan-Oloba and Alhaja Princess Sifawu Akanke Lawal Afolayan of the Morounfoye Ajirounni Royal family in Oke-Ola Oro in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State.
Chief Jide Afolayan started his education at Faziloma-Hammadiya Primary School, Ojogiwa, Lagos Island up to standard 2 in 1967 before proceeding to Oro Muslim Community (L.E.A.) School, Oro to complete his primary in 1971.He entered Oro Grammar School, Oro in 1972 and left in 1973 when in form 3 due to constant pneumonia attack on him.
He proceed to Ansar-Ud-Deen High School, Surulere, Lagos where he completed his secondary education in 1976. He entered St. Joseph’s Teacher Training College, Surulere, Lagos for his 2 year Pivotal Teacher Training program in 1977 and that was when he played basketball and handball for Lagos State during inter College Sports competition (Kaduna) in 1978 and Gingiya ’79 in Sokoto.
In 1979 had a compulsory one year teaching in Lagos at Anglican Primary School, Apapa Ajegunle, Lagos. In 1980, he was admitted to Kwara State College of Education, Oro with the temporary site in Ilorin for a 3 year N.C.E. programme.
Governor Adamu Attah retained us in Ilorin and established in new College of Education in Oro. While in School, he played he played basketball for Kwara State in NATCEGA ’82 in Sokoto, and NATCEGA ’83 in calabar.
He was the first Chief of the palm wine drinkerds club (Kegite) in College of Education, Ilorin till 1983 when he finished his N.C.E program. He did his N.Y.S.C. in Borno State in 1983/84 and the Primary assignment in Govt. T.T.C. Potiskum after which he entered University of Ilorin for his degree program in 1984 and bagged his (B.Ed.) Kinesiology in 1987.
He started doing business after fruitless effort in securing job at the Teaching Service Commission.He became an importer and manufacturers representative in Lagos.He was involved in all activities of Oro Muslim Community, Oro and Oro Community.
He is the Chairman Standing Committee of Oro Muslim Community, and was turbanned as the (Giwa Olori Giwa) of Oro Muslim Community, Oro in July 2021 and he is the National Treasurer of Oro Community, Oro till date. He belongs to the old students association 1976 set of both Ansar-ud-deen High School, Surulere, Lagos and Oro Grammar School, Oro, in Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State.
He joined Omo Igbomina, Lagos branch in 2005, witnessed National Igbomina day 2005 in Edidi, Isin Local Government. His activeness made him to be a member of Lagos Igbomina day 2008 committee where he solely solicited for and raised N2,000,000.00 from eminent people in Oro town.
He was nominated to be among the reconciliation committee of Oke-Ode Obaship issue during the reign of HRH, Oba Abdulkadir, the Elesa of Oke-Ode in Surulere Local Government, Lagos. He was also nominated among the people to visit Honourable Makanjuola in Omu-Aran during the Lagos Igbomina day 2008 for his support.
All these activities made him have majority vote when he contested for the Lagos State Igbomina Chairmanship in 2013.
He visited Omo Ibile Igbomina in United Kingdom where he was welcome by the President Dr. Sunday Popoola (Snr. Lecturer in one of Universities in London) together with Prince Sheu Kayode Olaoye and Alhaji Sikiru Aliu.
- AWARD AND HORNOURS OF RECORGNITION
- Baba-Oye of High Chief
Maroof Ekundayo Afolayan (the Oloba of Sanmora)
- Chairman Board of Trustees (Erunwen Oloye Muslim Community, Erunwen, Ikorodu, Lagos.
- Giwa Olori Giwa of Oro Muslim Community, Oro
- Lagos State Chairman of Omo Ibile Igbomina, Lagos State 2013 – 2017.
- Chairman 50 years graduation anniversary of Oro Grammar School ’76 set.