Adebayo Agbede was the Pioneer Secretary of the Prince Lt. Col. Samuel Adeleye Agbede Scholarship/Bursary Award. He was strategically positioned and opportuned to be one of the Board members that worked tirelessly to formulate the structure and the initial modus operandi for the Scheme in 2004.
Adebayo was assigned the responsibility of coordinating and aligning the activities of the Board of Directors to meet with the desires of the sponsor especially during the teething period. He provided solutions to many complex cases; such as creating a structure allowing a 3 year Scholarship program to include Medical Students whose course runs for 5 years.
Adebayo started his professional career in 1983 as a Merchant Banker and retired from a Commercial Bank after a successful banking career span of over 27 years. Adebayo resigned from his role as secretary and handed over to the assistant secretary in 2015 after serving the board for over 10 years. He currently serves as a member of the Trustees of the Foundation to the Scholarship/Bursary Award Programme Adebayo is a proud citizen of Igbara-Oke who currently sits on the Board of a few prestigious companies. In his leisure moments, he enjoys sports, music and travel.
