PROSPECTS SWELL AS OMOTOSHO LEADS LABOUR PARTY By Femi Salako
Just as Nigeria’s democracy finds sturdier feet, luck follows Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Labour Party, LP, as he gets a distinguished Nigerian with impeccable pedigree to lead her affairs.
The new chair, man of many faces is a thoroughly schooled Pharmacist, politician of no mean repute, an astute businessman and man of the people. He is named Mike Omotosho.
Omotosho is a distinguished citizen who graduated from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria in the year 1991. To him, the difference between success and failure is commitment.He went on to acquire post graduate Diploma in Management from The University of Lagos, and a PGD in Veterinary Pharmacy from Harper Adams University College, Shorpshire, UK in 2005.
Mike has a Masters certificate in Supply Chain Management from University of San Francisco, Certificate in Medicine Information from University of Cape Town, South Africa, and an MBA from Business School Netherlands. He bagged his Ph.D in Professional Ethics from Trinity College Seychelles in Year 2013. He is a product of Harvard Business School, Boston, USA in the High Potential Leadership Programme.This thus bears eloquent testimony to his academic brilliance.
Mike Omotosho had a stint with Pfizer, Lagos as an Intern Pharmacist between 1991 and 1992. He worked as a Consultant Pharmacist in Mobil Oil, Lagos from 1993 to 1996, and Registration Pharmacist in Reckitt & Coleman, Lagos between 1996 and 1998. Mike was a Managing Partner at Psy-khe from 1998 to 2007, before moving to CHAN Medi-Pharm as Head of Programmes & Advocacy
The simple but detailed man who has today, become an issue in Kwara politics, founded Sustainable Health Initiative (SHI Logistics) in 2010 to strengthen mechanism for the promotion of sustainable healthcare delivery in Nigeria. He is also the Chief Oversight Officer of SHI Foundation with Global Fund, USAID, and Society for Family Health etc as partners
Dr. Mike is a member of several professional bodies and associations including Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, Project Management Institute (Lagos & San Francisco Chapters), Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigerian Institute of Public Management, Association of Operations Management, American Association of Healthcare Executives, Harvard University Healthcare Club, Cranfield University Procurement Leaders Fellowship, Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toastmasters International, and Rotary International.
since its establishment.
He set up Mike Omotosho Foundation to alleviate poverty and empower the youths through training and community development programmes. The Foundation has trained over 200 rural community members on vocational skills and provided N10 million micro credit scheme to empower 300 women to start small businesses. 500 youths from different Local governments in Kwara State were also trained on employability skills, 150 indigent students from primary and secondary schools are also on scholarship scheme from the Foundation. In August 2014 the Foundation carried out medical mission in 12 communities in four Local governments within Kwara State to provide free diagnosis, expert medical advice, and distribute free drugs, wheel chairs, and free mosquitoes nets. Over 5,000 community members benefited from the programme.
Dr. Mike is a recipient of over 48 national and international awards including Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria Young Pharmacists Platinum Award 2008, Excellence in Leadership Award from Unity Toastmasters 2010, Meritorious Service Award, Rotary Club of Abuja Metro 2012, Rotary International Four Avenues of Service Award 2006, Rotarian of the Year Award 2007
He is also the proud recipient of National Merit Award winner from all Nigerian Rotaract Clubs, Bequest & Paul Harris Society and Benefactor of Rotary Foundation, All African Student Union Hall of Fame 2013, Toastmasters International 2013-2014 Best District Governor Worldwide, , Kwame Nkruma Leadership Award 2013, Project Management Excellence Award – Accra 2014, he is one of only six Nigerians as members of the Arch C. Klump Society, and First African to have a Termed Gift of The Rotary Foundation among other noble kinds.
He is a Harvard University Kennedy School of Governance – Fellowship Nominee, a Fellowship candidate of American Association of Healthcare Professionals, Resident Envoy Polio Eradication in The Nigerian Development Partners Group, President of Centre for Attitudinal Healing International, Nigeria Chapter, and Governor elect of Rotary International, District 9125.
Dr. Mike Omotosho is passionate about touching lives; his desire to help the underprivileged and make an impact in the lives of others influenced his active participation in Humanitarian organizations and the setting up of both SHI and Mike Omotosho Foundations. He believes that the true wealth of a man can only be measured by the number of lives he has impacted.
With the kind of credentials that Omotosho caries and the infectious personality that his is, the labour party is on her way to farther fortunes. The party should cash on the advantages it now has with a well profound personality and grassroot politician as its head. With Omotosho, it’s only a matter of time, the Labour Party of Nigeria will mount leadership and the greatness of Nigeria will be made manifest again.
