Odu’a Investment Unveils ‘30 by 2030’ Growth Agenda, Strategic Roadmap

Sunday Okobi

Odu’a Investment Company Limited (OICL) has unveiled its Group’s new strategic roadmap, tagged: SRC 2.0 (2026–2030), and anchored on the ambitious “30 by 2030” growth target.

The strategy targets by year 2030, N1 trillion in total assets, N50

billion in Group revenue, and N30 billion in Profit Before Tax.

Presiding over the 2026 annual directors’ meeting held yesterday at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, the Group Chairman, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, reflected on the organisation’s evolution, stating that last year’s theme: ‘A Future-Ready Board’, has given way to ‘Fostering a Resilient Organization’” a deliberate pivot from governance calibration to enterprise-wide endurance.”

He noted that resilience is not about mere survival, “It is about having the capacity to absorb shocks, to transform challenges into catalysts for innovation, and to emerge from periods of stress not weakened, but stronger, smarter and more sustainable.”

Ashiru charged directors to provide not just oversight but insight and foresight, and to ensure that every investment, risk mitigation effort and opportunity aligns with the goal of creating an institution built to last and destined to excel.

Also, the Group Managing Director of OICL, Abdulrahman Yinusa, informed directors, subsidiary chief executives and invited guests that 2025 was a year in which the company made deliberate choices, adding that: “We chose to exceed targets rather than merely meet them.

“We chose to strengthen our balance sheet and our reputation. We chose to act decisively on our portfolio.”

He noted that proceeds from the divestments have been redirected into healthcare, energy and agribusiness—the three sectors identified as high-growth engines under the group’s new long-term strategy.

The event also featured expert sessions on artificial intelligence, organizational culture, enterprise risk management, and Nigerian tax reforms, reinforcing the Group’s commitment to innovation, sound governance and sustainable growth.

Meanwhile, Prof. Olayinka David-West of the Lagos Business School, who facilitated a session on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for the Business’, urged the Group to develop an enterprise-wide AI readiness framework.

Also, Mrs. Banwo Adeosun, a renowned organisational development strategist, who spoke on ‘What Does Culture Have to Do with It? – stated that culture is not a soft variable but a lead indicator of execution velocity.

On his own, Dr. Wale Fawehinmi, a risk and strategy specialist, while delivering a paper on ‘Integrated Risk Management: Red-Team Strategies for Decision-Making’, encouraged management to institutionalise “red-team” reviews for major capital commitments.

Mr. Tayo Ogungbenro, a tax and fiscal policy advisor, who addressed ‘Nigerian Tax Reforms: Implications for Business and Individuals’, analysed potential impacts on holding company structures, dividend flows and real estate investment vehicles.