Hon. (Dr) Sylvester Olumuyiwa Adu, A selfless and Fulfilled Man
By Ayodele Ologunola
Hon. Dr. Syvester Olumuyiwa Adu, a philanthropist affects a flurry of beings curved into one. His is an enterprise, resilience, generosity, prevailing character, a foundation of genius with dashes of brilliance brightening the novel ideas of his mindset remains one personality that is supremely and divinely molded to conquer, no matter the circumstance.
For Adu, and of course with his God, the word of impossibility is not in his dictionary. He moved in self-confident courageous aura that has always left his detractors at the receiving end. He has overcome and conquered every onslaught and landmines set by adversaries to slow down. Despite the challenges, he moves forward.
When one puts into consideration his blowing philanthropy which has gained tremendous momentum over the years, speaks volumes of a trailer blazer whom God has supremely planted for a cause.
His smile, calm, welcoming, and reassuring demeanor is the first thing that will strike you on a close encounter with Hon.Dr. Sylvester Olumuyiwa Adu, A. K.a Adu Cubana.
The incandescent glow on his face which radiates whenever he smiles attests to a man at peace with himself and his environment. It is the smile of a personality who had been through more than his fair share of life challenges but yet found a way to always overcome like a proverbial cat with nine lives.
His story is highly illuminating as it is intriguing, having come from a humble background.
Hon. Dr. Syvester Olumuyiwa Adu was born into the family of Adu, in Akure, Akure South Local Government area of Ondo State about six decades ago.
He started his elementary school at, CAC Primary School, Akure, and St. Michael Catholic Primary School, Akure, for his Primary Six School Leaving Certificate.
He proceeded to Anglican Grammar School, Ijare, in the Ifedore Local Government area of Ondo State, from where he sat for his West African Examination Council.
Thereafter, he proceeded to one of the prestigious Military Institutions in Nigeria, the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, where he served his father’s land for many years.
In his quest to acquire more skills and new ideas, he crossover into the Oil and Gas Industry in the year 1995, and was appointed as a security consultant to a Consortium of Technical of France, Strampogheti of Italy, Kelling of the US, and TGC of Japan, otherwise known and addressed as TSKJ. It was the company that constructed, the Nigeria Liquidified Natural Gas Plant in Bonny Island, River State.
On completion of the project, Hon. Olumuyiwa Adu, left the sector to work in accounting firms before returning to full legal practice.
An Alumni of the Premier University, University of Ibadan, and a Certified Genetic Leader by the Lagos Business School, among others.
A versatile individual, he was an accredited management trainer at the Centre for Management Development, and Managing Attorney of Legal Paint Ltd., for many years before he returned to Nigeria LNG Ltd., in a direct employee capacity. He started with the company as a Gas Transmission System Advisor.
Hon. Sylvester Olumuyiwa Adu belongs to many professional bodies that oversee, legal, accounting, and security among others.
A philanthropist who derived a passion for helping people. It took humility and grace to seek beyond entrepreneurial exploits and improve lives via selfless and fortunate changing philanthropy. The story of Adu aptly reminds us that we can resist the excuses that guard us from showing love to the less privileged ones. Whatever power we have, whatever our wealth and attainments, we attain humanness and immortality by lifting others, especially those who are less privileged than us.
Philanthropy is at the heart of everything that Adu does. Why a lot of elite Philanthropy is about elite causes, but it’s not so for Sylvester Olumuyiwa Adu. Through him, he has put smiles on people’s faces by creating or supporting initiatives that deliver knowledge, skills, resources, and infrastructure that stimulate innovation, and commerce and improve living conditions.
His prayerful life is worth emulation. His closeness to God gave him good knowledge and motivation to succeed. He had the conviction that God’s grace was sufficient for him, as he was born to win no matter the situation he might find himself in.
Hon. Adu has a monthly charitable outreach team that cares for the poor people in society. A lot of people have benefited from the foundation and he desires to keep the tempo high. His empowerment cut across the board without considering the party’s affliction. He had empowered over three thousand youths, adults, and women as part of his efforts to reduce the rate of employment in the country.
He is a man of substance and valor who has made a positive impact on the lives of his people. He is diligent, hardworking, honest, and human.
Hon. Sylvester Olumuyiwa Adu joined the murky water of Nigeria politics for a reason best known to him. He desired to change the poverty levels of his people who had been neglected by those who had been representing them.
Currently, Hon. Adu is a strong member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Ondo State.
Ayodele Ologunola is the publisher of The Focus Magazine.
