Ife Federal Constituency Youths headed by PDP ward youth leaders, rose from a meeting today to unanimously ask Prince Dr. Ayoade Adewopo (Ayombo), to throw in the hat in the ring and contest for House of Representatives, Ife Federal constituency.
Prince Ayoade Adewopo was born on the 20th day of December, 1972 to Prince Johnson Adedoja Adewopo a reputable lawyer during his lifetime and a scion of the Ogboru Royal Dynasty of Ile-Ife and to Princess Dorcas Adewopo (Nee Laoye) a retired teacher and the first daughter of the Late Timi of Ede, HRH Oba John Adetoyese Laoye. Prince Ayoade Adewopo was born a true blue blood.
Prince Ayoade Adewopo is educated in Nigeria, Europe and the United States. His career has cut across global corporate and legal industries in Nigeria, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Before his 30th birthday, he obtained a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Indiana University, a Certificate in Enterpreneurship in Developing Economies from Harvard University, a Postgraduate Diploma in International Tax Law from Robert Kennedy College, Zurich-Switzerland, qualified as a Solicitor from the College of Law, London, a Diploma in Business and Industrial Law from the University of Lagos, and a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration and Management from The Polytechnic Ibadan.
Ayoade is also a licensed attorney in the USA and a Solicitor in England & Wales. Ayoade also has the right to practice law in the European Union, Canada and Australia.
Between the years 2004 and 2006, Ayoade was elected as Secretary, Vice President and later as President of the Marion County Bar Association (Indianapolis, USA). During the same period, he was also appointed as a Member of the Marion County Public Defender Board of Directors.
Previously, he worked with the Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Commission and later at the prestigious global law firm of Ice Miller LLP in Indiana (USA).
Ayoade also worked as the Senior Global Operations Counsel for The Scott’s Miracle-Gro Company(one of the largest fertiliser companies in the world), later as the Vice President & Assistant General Counsel (Americas) for Ingersoll-Rand, before returning to Nigeria as Group Head, Corporate Governance and Deputy Group Head, Anti Money Laundering & Counter Terrorism Financing at the Central Bank of Nigeria. He resigned from his position at the Central Bank to contest in the Osun 2018 Gubernatorial elections under the PDP umbrella.
Prince Adewopp was later called upon to serve as the Spokesman and Director of Media and Strategy for the 2019 Dankwambo Presidential campaign; and later as a member of the Media and Strategy Team for the 2019 Atiku Presidential campaign.
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Currently, Ayoade serves as a special advisor and counsel to several local and foreign government entities including multi-national corporations on diverse transactions, including commodity hedging, mergers, acquisitions, global or cross-border joint ventures, trade financing, global security issues, operations management and sourcing matters, trade ethics and compliance policies.
Ayoade is a frequent speaker on Corporate Governance issues, Anti Money Laundering, Global Sourcing, Trade and Investments.
Ayoade is the Convener of the Ayombo Movement for Good Governance. He’s also the President of Johnson Adedoja Adewopo Foundation (JAAF), a foundation that caters to the needs of Osun State indigenes in various areas of human capital development.
Ayoade is happily married with children
It is our clarion call to Prince Ayoade Adewopo (Ayombo) to throw in the hat and contest for the House of Representatives, Ife Federal Constituency. Ife deserves all the value his experiences will bring to our Federal Constituency.
