Politics and public service for Jagunmolu Jamiu Omoniyi FCA, Ogun State Honourable Commissioner for Housing is a call to serve and not a do-or-die affair. That’s why he always dropped his ambition to represent the good people of Yewa North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency in the lower chamber of the National Assembly whenever the party leadership prevailed on him.
He is one person who believed so much in the will of Almighty God, party supremacy and consensus opinion. Little did he know that his sacrifice for the party in Ogun State will pay off in the long-run.
Omoniyi working career started from being an Account Clerk with Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, rising to an Executive Management position of a Credit Controller, with responsibility for creating and managing the company’s credit functions. He later joined Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc as a Regional Executive for Northern Region overseeing branches before floating his business conglomerate C2Q Property & Investment Company Limited with presence in United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, a Company which has grown in leaps and bounds as a foremost Real Estate Development Company with special recognition for spearheading the Federal Integrated Housing Scheme in Nigeria, delivering multiple thousands of affordable homes over 10 years under his Headship.
When Governor Abiodun emerged in 2019, the trained Chattered Accountant was top on the list of those he wanted to work with but in what capacity was not revealed. Owing to his background in Accounting and Finance, many thought he was going to be a nip in the bud as a Commissioner for Finance but the Governor identified him to be fit enough in the Housing Ministry and was appointed the Commissioner on 10th January, 2020.
Earlier, Jagunmolu Akande Omoniyi was appointed as Special Adviser to the Governor of Ogun State on Housing on the 12th July, 2019. Furthermore, he was appointed Member of the Board of Directors, Gateway Mortgage Bank in November, 2019 and Member, Ogun State Project Review Committee that scrutinized the State’s project award, implementation and documentation from 2012 – 2019.
Omoniyi is a Real Estate connoisseur with vast experience, building numerous Real Estate projects within the Abuja Metropolis coupled with his background as the son of a bricklayer who worked in hand with his father learning the nitty-gritty of construction. For the Yewa-born politician, it was like putting a fish in the river. This caused him to thrive excellently well in the history of the Ministry, recording unprecedented success. We also gathered that he carried all critical stakeholders in the sector along and ensured team play spirit where everyone’s idea will be taken, debated and adopted with necessary modification.
This we gathered also enhanced the success of Ogun State Ministry of Housing today. At a point, detractors raised eyebrows praying he does not succeed but to the chagrin of the naysayers, he was able to apply the knowledge he had gathered over the years to run the Ministry smoothly.
As the first tenure of Governor Dapo Abiodun winds up, the Ministry of Housing performed excellently well in putting the Dapo Abiodun-led administration on the world map with numerous housing projects ongoing and completed. Jagunmolu ensured public and private partnerships in delivering affordable housing in Ogun with a seamless allocation procedure and pocket-friendly payment plan.
With the housing projects in Prince Court Estate I,II & III in Idi Aba, Abeokuta, Ibara Abeokuta GRA, Prince Court Estate Kobape Phase 1-3, Sagamu, Ijebu Ode, Ilaro and Otta Housing projects ongoing, he can successfully make bold to say he has delivered over 3,000 tastefully built housing units in Ogun state with the very best quality materials within the last 45 months of his call to serve and roaring to deliver more.
Sources say he is one man Governor Dapo does not Joke with because his ability to bring fortune out of any misfortune stands him out. “He is a proverbial swizz knife to the Abiodun-led administration. He is not relenting in working round the clock to ensure affordable Homes in Ogun State double the current number. He is one man to watch out for in the next administration as he is ready to work more to achieve great things for the State”
