A valuable asset to Nigeria is Adeola At 70, Tinubu praises GTB founder On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu celebrated the 70th birthday of Mr. Fola Adeola, a prominent businessman and lifelong friend. As he praised the patriotism of the Guaranty Trust Bank Founder in "promoting initiatives for the economic advancement of Nigeria," he called him "a great asset to the nation." President Tinubu's congratulations are in a statement headlined "President Tinubu celebrates top business leader, Fola Adeola, at 70," which was signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. Adeola completed his HND in accounting at Yaba College of Technology.
In addition, he holds degrees from the Lagos Business School, Harvard Business School, London School of Accountancy, and the International Institute for Management Development.
Adeola served as the Divisional Head and Deputy General Manager of the Financial Services Division of the Continental Merchant Bank Limited from 1986 to 1990 when he and Tayo Aderinokun founded GTB Plc.
He was the Chairman of the National Pension Commission in the public sector. In the wake of the Lagos armory explosion on January 27, 2002, he also served as the Lagos State Disaster Relief Committee chair. In the 2011 presidential elections, he ran as the vice presidential candidate for the Action Congress of Nigeria, assisting Nuhu Ribadu, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. In addition, Mr. Adeola is a member of the Commission for Africa and the founder and chairman of the FATE Foundation.
