MEMBERS

Legal Practitioner

Mr Joseph Kolawole Adebola (JK) was the pioneer and a former General Secretary of the Group.

He is a UK-based Legal Practitioner. He hails from Igbara-Oke, Ondo State and was born in Zaria, Kaduna State. 

He is an Alumnus of Kaduna Polytechnic and started his working career at United African Company Nigeria (UACN) where he worked for 11 years and rose to become Manager for Plateau and Bauchi States' Sectors before moving to the UK where he studied law. 

JK  is the CEO of J K & Co Legal Consult in London. 

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Commerce Nigeria (ICN), and Chartered Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) amongst others.

Kolawole is a prolific writer who contributes to various topics especially politics and legal matters on diverse media platforms including electronic, print and social. 

As a tireless charity worker, he established "Migrants Watch UK (a charity organisation set up to enlighten Migrants in the UK and to keep them abreast of the constant changes to Immigration Rules and Legislation). He is also a member of numerous organisations including membership of the Board of Trustees of 'Help for the Helpless Charity' (H4H Project). 

Barrister Adebola speaks Yoruba, Hausa, and English fluently. He is currently writing his official biography detailing his humble upbringing in Nigeria and his travails in the UK – with a special highlight on why he dumped Marketing as a profession, for Law and Charity work. He enjoys playing and listening to music, playing golf, watching sports, reading, writing, and travelling. 

His wish is to live to see the day when all migrants are accorded the respect they rightfully deserve for their positive contributions to the economy of the UK, and the world at large. 

JK is married with three children.

Solicitor | Quality Consultant

Management Training Consultant

Adedamola Aminu is the Principal Partner of ‘AA Management Training & Consultancy Ltd’.  
Adedamola is a Trainer and Lecturer. He was a School Governor.  He is also Trustee for some charitable organisations.

Councillor Aminu has lectured in various institutions of learning including Croydon College, Lambeth College, Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, and South Thames College.

He has built an enviable reputation as a ‘champion of change’ in all the organisations he has worked with. Adedamola’s expertise has been enjoyed by a wide range of industries including Banking and Finance, Charity Organisations, Local Government, the National Health Service (NHS), and the UK Fire Brigade where he has trained senior and middle management staff on how to get the best out of their employees.

Adedamola holds a BA Hons. in Business Studies, a Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma in Marketing, an MA in Marketing, a Diploma in Systems Analysis and Design from the Association of Computer Professionals, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE, Cantab).  

He is a Freeman of the City of London and a Member of the Worshipful Company of Educators City of London.

Adedamola wears many hats. He was a former Mayor of the London Borough of Lambeth and a local government Councillor in this Borough for twelve years. 

He was Chairman of the Association of British-Nigerian Councillors and Mayors (UK). He is the current President of the Association of Nigerian Academics (UK).  He was also a former Deputy Cabinet member for Enterprise; Children and Young People in the Department responsible for Education and Social Services.  

Adedamola is the author of  'Nigerian-British Politicians in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland: A Book of Profile'.   

Adedamola is happily married with children 

Accountant | Business Manager

Sanya is an accomplished Business Manager and IT Consultant, who is currently a Management Staff in the UK Civil Service.

He attended the famous Christ's School, Ado–Ekiti, Nigeria for his secondary School education, bagged his first degree in Geology from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria, and Post Graduate degrees in 'Change Management' from Brighton University, United Kingdom.

He has a sound background in Engineering and Information Technology, having worked as a Process Engineer in the Petrochemical industry, and as an 'Oracle HR' Systems Analyst in the public sector. 

Sanya has attended various management courses in both the USA and UK.

He is the current President of Christ’s School Alumni Association, United Kingdom and Ireland, Chairman, of AP Charities UK, and the Acting Coordinator – WAKA Club 1945 Lagos (UK).

Sanya enjoys travelling and serving his Community in a voluntary capacity. 

He is a recipient of many awards including at work. An example is the Honorarium Award in recognition of exceptional commitment and going above and beyond job role in March 2013, the Distinguished Alumni Award from Christ’s School Alumni Association (UK) in December 2002, and the Honesty Merit Award also from Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria in 1976.

Businessman | Healthcare Provider

Mr Oladapo Habeeb (aka O2) is the Vice Chairman of the Group.

He is an Entrepreneur with a chain of Businesses.

O2 worked in various sectors of the UK economy before setting up his first family busines. He is vastly experienced in Health & Social Care, Postal Services, Waste and Recycle Management, and Marketing Profiling. In 2013, O2's family business extended to the commissioning of a Motherless Home in Abeokuta, Nigeria. 

Businessman | IT Consultant

Chief Adewale Kolawole Kalejaiye (aka Grandmaster, CWK) is the Chairman, Board of Trustees, and the initiator of what has now become the Nigerian Think Tank Group (NTTG) Worldwide.

Political Economist | Food Manufacturer

Bolaji Lewis is the immediate past Chairman of the Group.

He is a Political Economist and Food Manufacturer.

He currently works for an international business-to-business information company focusing on the global financial community.