Former Ogun State Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has approved the appointment of Dr. Babatunde Onadeko as Executive Secretary and Dr. Bankole Adegboyega Osisanya as Chief Medical Consultant of the Gateway Front Foundation (GGF), in a move aimed at repositioning the organisation for greater impact.
The appointments, announced in a statement issued on Friday by the OGD Media Office, are part of efforts to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Foundation through the engagement of experienced professionals with proven records in leadership, administration and public service.
According to the statement, Onadeko, a seasoned banker and strategic management expert, brings decades of experience in finance and corporate governance to the Foundation. A former South-West Zonal Head of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), he holds a Master’s degree in Finance and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Babcock University. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and Enterprise Risk Professionals, and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Veritas Glanvills Pensions.
The statement noted that his extensive background in institutional management and financial leadership would be instrumental in driving the Foundation’s strategic vision.
Also appointed is Dr. Bankole Adegboyega Osisanya, an accomplished physician and healthcare entrepreneur with over 40 years of medical practice. A native of Ijebu-Ode, Osisanya studied Physiology at the University of Ibadan before obtaining his medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.
He previously served in several public health institutions, including State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, General Hospital, Ibiade, and General Hospital, Ijebu-Ife, before establishing Ebun Ola Hospital in Ibiade and Ijebu Imusin in 1990.
Beyond his medical career, Osisanya has held various public service positions, including Supervisor for Health in Ijebu East Local Government and member of the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board. He currently serves as the Federal Constituency Supervisor for Ogun Waterside, Ijebu East and Ijebu North Local Government Areas.
Daniel expressed confidence that both appointees would leverage their wealth of professional experience to advance the Foundation’s humanitarian, healthcare, educational and community development programmes.
He congratulated the new officials and urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by serving with diligence, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence in the service of humanity.
