For many years, billionaire businessman and Chairman of Premier Lotto, Chief Kessington Adebukunola Adebutu, famously known as Baba Ijebu, has been committed to tackling the myriad problems in various levels of the nation’s educational institutions, especially the University of Lagos, where he is considered as the biggest individual donor.
While many are not aware of this, the university authorities definitely appreciate his ceaseless interventions to make the university a truly great citadel of learning.
In appreciation of his immense contributions, he was rewarded with an honorary Doctor of Science last week during the university’s convocation ceremonies amidst praises and encomiums. No doubt, it was another beautiful moment in the life of the billionaire businessman, just as it was an honour well deserved. Interestingly, the Odoole Oodua of Ile-Ife has been honoured, both home and away, for his contributions to society.
It was gathered that it was his first major outing since last year, following the outbreak of COVID-19. Meanwhile, shortly after the honorary, the octogenarian has since jetted out of Nigeria to London with his wife. Famously known as Baba Ijebu, the billionaire businessman and Chairman of Premier Lotto towers above many of his contemporaries, particularly because he has been in the warm embrace of fame for many decades.
Wealthy and influential, he has always dazzled his competitors and delighted his admirers. No doubt, his success story is such that it will make anyone green with envy. Beyond his famed status as a successful businessman, he has also remained very relevant owing to his uncommon brilliance, a quality that has endeared him to many across the globe. But success, greatness and fame were never thrust on his laps on a platter of gold. His is an intriguing story of a man who is determined to survive in life.
But today, the man famously known as Baba Ijebu is celebrated by all and sundry for the simple reasons that he has made hard work, self-discipline and accountability his watchwords. He is a billionaire with deep pockets, coupled with the fact that his philanthropic gestures are almost unprecedented. Over the years, the Odoole Oodua of Ile-Ife has been at the forefront of benevolence, and this, we understand, has been his forte as many have benefited from his heart of gold.
