Prince Akeem Owoade is a Nigerian and Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and president of 100279 Manitoba Limited, a real estate investment and financial services business in Manitoba, Canada.
Born 47 years ago to a prominent and royal family of Owoade-Agunloye in Oyo town, Prince Akeem Owoade is one of the surviving children of Pa Rasaki Ibiyosi Owoade, the descendant of Aremo Aderounmu Iyanda Owoade, Agure Compound, Oyo town in Oyo State, Nigeria.
Prince Akeem Owoade completed his secondary school education at Baptist High School, Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria in 1992. His father worked for Oyo North Agricultural Development Programme (ONADEP) helping Oke-Ogun community in boosting agricultural productivity.
Taking an early interest in engineering, Prince AkeemOwoade began his engineering studies by completing his National Diploma and Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from ‘The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State (1994 to 1997) and The Polytechnic, Ibadan (1999 to 2001), Oyo State. Nigeria respectively. He did his NYSC with Nigeria Gas Company as Mechanical Intern/Planner in 2002.After the completion of his NYSC, he worked with Oceanic Bank International Plc. in Warri as a teller. (2003 to 2004).
Prince Akeem Owoade decided to further his education in the United Kingdom where he attended University of Sunderland (2008) and Northumbria University (2012) from where he earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering, respectively.
Prince Akeem Owoade became certified in Project Management in June,2015(PMP holder)
Prince Akeem Owoade is practical, steadfast, loyal, and reliable.
He is the kind of person you can count on to follow through on anything he commits to.
He has a strong passion for helping others and has consistently been providing requisite support to relatives, family, friends, and the entire community, both home and abroad. Little wonder he was collectively chosen by the entire Owoade-Agunloye family as the preferred candidate to represent Owoade family in the Alaafin of Oyo race.
Prince Akeem Owoade is a visionary leader who believes in helping those who are doing poorly to do well and to help who are doing well to do even better.
He held a Planning Engineer position at Oil Reach Company, Glasgow, United Kingdom for some years before moving to Canada for greater opportunities.
Prince Akeem Owoade is currently the Project Coordinator at Manitoba Hydro, Canada (one of the largest electric power and natural gas utility providers in Canada.
Prince Akeem Owoade is someone that believes that, if we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it.
He has always been a contributing member of “Egbe Omo Yoruba” wherever he goes.
Having submitted himself as one of the contestants to the exalted throne of the Alaafin, it is no gainsaying that Oyo town and Yoruba race will benefit immensely from the tenure of Prince Akeem Owoade as the next Alaafin of Oyo as a result of his wealth of global experience, educational background, leadership qualities, sense of enterprise, conflict resolution skills, charisma, humility, and religious tolerance.
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