Mr. Festus Akingbaso born four decades ago to the prestigious family of late Chief & Mrs. Manare Akingbaso. A man with a humble background trained with Christian virtues from sunbeam to adulthood has served as Board member of Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC), executive chairman of Idanre LG council and now, a member of Ondo State House of Assembly (ODHA) representing Idanre State Constituency on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
His Early Life and Career
His academic profile cradled from primary school to tertiary institution. Apart from the formal education received from his parents, Hon Festus is equally trained with moral values of life. From the beginning of his life, he has severally displayed a lot of passion for business. This actually made him start merchandizing in his early days.
Fessywest as popularly called snowballed his business journey over two decades ago when he delved in the auto business. His tentacles were spread across the continent of Africa importing series of exotic cars from oversea.
The quest for more expansion in business made him diversify into various businesses.
Today to the glory of God, Mr. Festus Akingbaso is also into Oil and Gas business, Quarry business, liquor business, wood, and timber business, Agro business and many more both in Nigeria and abroad. As chairman and Managing Director of conglomerate companies he never relented and tired of not involved in politics.
His Political Journey
Mr. Festus Akingbaso is a political juggernaut, a grassroots mobilizer, loved by his kinsmen. He started his political career as a great financier of Labour Party years back. During that time, he was one of the major players that contributed a lot to break the wall of the opposition during the early days of Labour Party in Ondo State.
When the Labour Party merged with PDP some years back, Hon Akingbaso naturally became a financial member of PDP to date.
In his political sojourning, he was at a time a board member of the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC), elected executive chairman of Idanre LG council and a political leader of repute.
Today, he is a member of the Ondo State House of Assembly (ODHA) representing Idanre State Constituency on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
A philanthropist per excellence, reliable, trusted and dependable politician. The traditional heads in Idanre are quick to pray for him daily, the religious leaders pray for him in their family altars on a regular basis.
The man, Mr. Festus Akingbaso is a man with a Midas touch with a great difference.
We enjoy citizens and his constituents to constructively engage him on legislative and governance issues via fessy12@hotmail.com while his constituency office situated at 102, Commercial Road, Odode Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria, for constituents related matters.
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