Chief ade ojo biography of william

Although born in a time when there was little to no financial aid for the less privileged, and parents believed a lot lesser in education, he still successfully made it through high school, and later got a degree in Business Administration from the university. After his graduation, he joined the work force at CFAO motors; - a French distribution company.

This same company had paid the tuition for his last two years in the university

In , while still working as a salesman for CFAO motors, he successfully sold 20 trucks to the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria, but to his dismay, his manager took credit for the sale, which led to a protest by Michael, followed with him losing his job by the end of the year.

After his ousting at CFAO motors, he moved on, and got a job at British Petroleum (BP).

Chief ade ojo biography of william A patriot and a lover of culture, Ade Ojo has continued to demonstrate his love for the country at all times. This same company had paid the tuition for his last two years in the university In , while still working as a salesman for CFAO motors, he successfully sold 20 trucks to the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria, but to his dismay, his manager took credit for the sale, which led to a protest by Michael, followed with him losing his job by the end of the year. Look, there is no businessman who sees a very good opportunity to make money that will be afraid. I now told them that if they give me land, I will not only build a school but a polytechnic but still they said no land until some young boys formed an association, went to meet the Oba and I got only about 2 plots of land which could not do anything but I took the lots and found out the owners of the adjoining lands and from there we were able to start buying until we got about acres of land.

Within three months of his employment, he increased the sales of his local division by 25%. But just as he was unfortunate with his previous employment, his new boss took credit for the outstanding growth, and this left him aggrieved and lost in thoughts.

While in Lagos, Nigeria, during his annual British Petroleum (BP) holiday, he decided to take a daring step to approach the RT Brisco Group; an importer and distributor of trucking and automobile equipments.

He made them an offer to sell their equipments for a commission on every successful sale.

Chief ade ojo biography of william shakespeare I have witnessed two which did not succeed. Within the four years I spent in BP, I was their highest sales person. My late wife is Elizabeth; I am Ade so the name Elizade is the combination of both names. What lessons do you want people to learn?

After careful consideration, the RT Brisco Group decided to give him a trial. In just four months after he sealed the deal with Brisco, he sold about 40 cars. The commissions earned from the total sales, were overwhelmingly higher than his yearly salary at BP. This motivated him to quit his job, and pursue his dreams.

In , he started the company, Elizade Independent Agencies (EIA), with his wife, Elizabeth Wuraola Ojo.

The name Elizade, was derived from both his wife’s name, Elizabeth, and his name, Ade. His company focused on the distribution of automobiles in Nigeria, especially Japanese s Story Of Michael Ade-Ojo. He acquired the license to import Toyota Cars, with the name, Toyota Nigeria Limited, and single handedly, made the car brand, the most sought-after automobile brand in Nigeria.

Biography of william shakespeare My brother who was in Police College in Lagos helped to buy the things I needed for school and my mother managed to scrap the fees for that first term. Chief Michael Ade- Ojo. State of Origin: Ondo. The young Ade-Ojo attended St.

He later went on to acquire % of RT Briscoe in Nigeria, and subsequently acquired more shares, to make his total holdings in Toyota Nigeria Limited, sum up to 74%.

Today, his conglomerate consists of Toyota Nigeria Limited, RT Briscoe Nigeria, Elizade Auto Land, Classic Motors Limited, Crow Motors Nigeria Limited, Elizade University, Okin Travels Limited, and a host of other investments.

He’s also on the board of directors of several Nigeria banks and other companies such as Eco Bank, First City Monument Bank, and SMT Nigeria Limited (the official distributors of Mack trucks, Volvo trucks, & Volvo Construction Equipments).