Gboyega Oyetola outside politics

 By Adebayo Adedeji

Isiaq Adegboyega Oyetola (often called Gboyega Oyetola or Ilerioluwa) is an insurance tycoon, seasoned administrator, politician and 5th executive governor of Osun State. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Born 67 years ago in Iragbiji, Boripe local government of Osun State, Oyetola holds BSc (Insurance) 1978 and MBA (1990) of the University of Lagos, Akoka. 

He was Area Manager at Leadway assurance company in 1980, Insurance Underwriting Manager at Crusader Insurance in 1985, Technical Controller at Alliance General Insurance 1990 and Managing Director at Silvertrust Brokers Limited in 1991 until 2011 when he became the Chief of Staff to then Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola.

Oyetola has been a major stakeholder in many big companies, including a multi-billion naira entity, Paragon Holding Limited which he served as its executive Vice-Chairman from 2005 to 2011.

Paragon Holding Limited is a Pan-African conglomerate with vast interests in strategic sectors of the economy in Africa. The company is involved in power transmission and power generation, transport, shipping & marine, solid minerals management, infrastructural development, hospitality & tourism, oil & gas, financial services, etc, etc.

The group has been involved in developments of Regal Seaview Estate, Glover Road Estate, Pearlstone Towers, Osapa Lekki Shopping Mall, among others.

Regal Seaview is a mixed luxurious estate built on a 10.15 hectares of land, consisting a 5-star hotel, residential/commercial properties and fifty-two (52) terraced houses bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

The Glover Road Ikoyi project consists of two blocks of luxurious apartments with thirty-two (32) three bedroom luxury flats and ten penthouses, swimming pool, squash court and a gym.

The Pearlstone Towers is an ongoing 15-storey complex at Victoria Island with ten floors of open plan office, a penthouse floor, five floors for parking and four elevators.

Osapa Lekki Shopping Mall has a 12,801sqm letting space for offices and supermarkets.

Gboyega Oyetola is married to a 62yo printing technology graduate of Yabatech, Kafaya Oyetola, and the marriage is blessed with children.  

Kafayat previously was a paste-up Artist for Concord Press, Lithographer for The Literamed Publication, Estimator for The Guardian newspaper and Production Manager for Ibukunoluwa Prints. She is a successful professional printer and Patroness of the printers association in Nigeria.