Wole Soyinka is the co-chairman. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Conclusion Our tribute will not be complete if it is not added that this great man was a devout Muslim, a loving husband to Chief Mrs Tinuade Gbadamosi Nee Adedoyin and a dotting father of ten children and eight grand children.
Sharif Gbadamosi, his first son, also an accomplished economist and development expert attests to the fact that Rasheed Gbadamosi was a strict disciplinarian who did not spare the rod when occasions demanded them. One great influence which Rasheed had on his children was that he gave them excellent upbringing, solid education, good family values and also ensured that they are all involved in the stock market. He taught them the value of hard work and integrity.
He was also a very humorous man. Though a cosmopolitan man of the world, Rasheed was also a man with deep attachment to culture, history and particularly his Ikorodu roots. It was the family tradition to spend the festive periods-Christmas, Sallah- with all his family members, children, grand-children, friends and Ikorodu indigenes.
When at base in Ikorodu, he spoke in Ijebu dialect to his friends and associates. In his life time, he held three traditional titles. His candid view was that, in an age of recession, public office holders should set good example by taking cuts in their salaries and allowances.
He also posited that for Nigeria to attain growth and development in the mould of Singapore and Malaysia, Nigeria must tackle the problem of corruption wholeheartedly, address the problem of poverty and hunger and embark on aggressive job creation for the teeming youth population. During his life, Gbadamosi maintained a very busy schedule.
As long as I have the energy in me I can create positive aesthetics for my environment. Reading has helped a lot too but maybe I am losing the energy and concentration. Akibo- Savage was inaugurated, he made the list. A befitting tribute to Rasheed Gbadamosi has been given by our own WS:.
I wrote him, lamenting that the Artistic world had lost him to business. It is impossible to quantify the personal consolation I derive from having sent him that note just a fortnight or so before he took his leave of us. In strict terms of course, the artistic world never lost Rasheed. That was where his soul was, and he manifested it in the commitment that made him turn his estate into a vast exhibition gallery of Nigerian painters, to which many flock till today.
Rasheed — let this be stressed as a public challenge — Rasheed put his money where his heart beat! The book is intended both for experienced designers and for those who are new to the subject.
Sunset over Nairobi and other stories by Rasheed Gbadamosi Book 5 editions published in in English and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Echoes from the lagoon by Rasheed Gbadamosi Book 3 editions published between and in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
Behold, my redeemer by Rasheed Gbadamosi Book 4 editions published between and in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide. Trees grow in the desert by Rasheed Gbadamosi Book 2 editions published in in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide.
He made his maiden foray into the business world under the tutelage of his fairly educated but well exposed, experienced and very wealthy father shortly after his studies. Chief Gbadamosi, a great man of destiny, started public life quite early. Since then, there has been no stopping the nationalist. He was a former chairman of the Bank of Industry.
That team facilitated the production of the Constitution and other political arrangements that ushered in the 4th Republic. In all of these calls to service, he gave his very best and was exemplary in his high standards of character, conduct and performance. He was a quintessential industrialist whose interests straddled various sectors of the Nigerian economy.
He had at one time or the other served as either chairman, Managing Director or Director of more than 20 companies within the Nigerian business space.
A few of these companies include, R.
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