Oluseye is the Programme Director of Women in Development / West Africa Artisanal Development Charity (WAfriDEV). A charity devoted to the empowerment of artisanal women in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. He is the Chief Operating Officer of the Okada Cooperatives Enterprises and co- Chairs the Akure-based Okada Traders Cooperative Multi-Purpose Society & Enterprise Group.
He studied and earned a Diploma in Agricultural Technology; specialising in Farm tractor and equipment maintenance (Tradoc Certified). He worked as a Poultry Farm Manager and studied (Part-time) to earn an Higher National Diploma (HND) in Farm Management and Extension at the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State of Nigeria and has thirty eight years working / business experience in the Nigerian agriculture (livestock, crop production and food processing) industry. He later went on to establish his own agric-business. His successful farm shop, cottage farm and restaurant businesses in Akure, Ondo State created jobs for people in the local community.
He studied Fisheries and Wildlife (FUT, Akure Postgraduate School) and Postharvest Technology (PGCert) at the Writtle College, Chelmsford, Essex, UK through direct self-funding.
He studied and bagged a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Media Studies at the Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK and attended the prestigious University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK., where he bagged a Postgraduate Certificate in Media and International Development, specialising in Mass Mobilization Techniques for Rural and Social Development.
He was trained in England as a Care Worker at BUPA Care UK and worked in the UK/NHS Healthcare, Ambulance Services and Ambition 24 Healthcare Group as a Community/Hospital Agency Care/Support Worker at various times.
🌐💵 OKADA COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES
THE VISION OF OKADA TRADERS COOPERATIVE MULTI-PURPOSE SOCIETY – (COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE)
The OKADA Traders Multipurpose Cooperative Society started in 2004 as a weekly contribution by four young men who invested their little resources in motorcycles (Okada) which was given out to riders who then brings back a daily or weekly returns as agreed.
The “Okada Cooperative Contributions Group” soon grew rapidly and now have Traders, Artisans as well as major (Core Investors) as members. The major investors put in a lump sum of money and expect a return on their investment after an agreed period of time.
POST -COVID LOCKDOWN: the COVID-19 lockdown affected much of our operations despite all efforts because of widespread disruption. Sudden withdrawal of funds and severe shortage of daily contributions meant our daily functions became limited. There was however; a shift of ideology and business model as inspired by my Chairmanship and other top investors after the COVID 19 lockdown towards a diversified cooperative enterprise. We have now started invested in food processing, business centre, farming and built estate venture as part of our efforts to widen the capital base and income levels of our cooperative services. We have also reached out to core investors to improve the financial base of the OKADA cooperative society.
BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS:
New, innovative benefits to the members include the following:
- Health Insurance – Members and their family can benefit from medical insurance. Family members are are covered strictly under the approved Nigeria Population Commission’s .four member family rule. Extra slots can be purchased under a new agreement at additional charges as deemed fit.
- Food Commodities Sharing – Mostly food sharing is or ground at the office for members.Food commodities such as Rice, Beans, Cooking Oils, Cooking Gas e.t.c are available for members.
- Buy-to-own-Motorcycle financing – Members can deposit 40% of the cost of a bicycle or tricycle and the Okada Cooperative Enterprise will finance the rest (terms and conditions applies, subject to status.
- Save-to -Buy Motorcycle Financing – Members can also save their money in the form of daily , weekly or monthly contributions in order to get the minimum deposit to buy their own motorcycle.
- Help-to-Build Homes – Members have the opportunity to save and buy land, as well as build their own house through our “Help to Build Housing Scheme”. Resources are mobilized on behalf of qualified members to assist in home building based on the set minimum 2-bed house standards as determined by the Cooperative.
- Higher returns on deposits and contributions as determined by the Cooperative’s trading activities.
Our staff are available at our Araromi Corporate Office for further advice and discussions and we always welcome new members and assist in whatever way we can.
Corporate Address: 140, Araromi Road, Akure, Ondo State.
(Office Opening times: 9am – 5pm)
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Political Ideology: Oluseye David Alo is a staunch ‘Awoist’ and a strong believer in a free society, equal opportunities, value of human life and the rule of law. He is a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Oluseye David Alo is a registered member of the UK Conservative Party. He believes in the seven pillar economic model for the development of the emerging economies:
- Free Basic Education
- Affordable Healthcare
- Agricultural Development
- Social Welfare (aka stomach infrastructure)
- Infrastructural Development
- Youth Empowerment
- Improved Security and Justice
… Resourceful Leadership by example.
…Life is a Journey. Discover it!
🏡🏠THE ADODO HOUSING ESTATES SCHEME. The Adodo Housing Estates Scheme is a medium scale, low-cost housing scheme located at the Adodo Village, Aponmu, Akure, Ondo State. The Adodo Rectory and Resort Centre is an holiday resort outlined as part of the scheme to open up this new area of Akureland. Investment is ongoing in partnership with our core investors, even as we continue to widen the scope of this project as funds is available.
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🛠️⚙️🧺WAfriDEV
Women in Development / West Africa Artisanal Development Charity (WAfriDEV)
WAfriDEV Nigeria Country Representative, Ms Omotayo Akingbade (right) presenting a new deep freezer to a beneficiary of Women in Development Funds award (2016)
Deomedia/WAfriDEV Educational and Development Online Video Series …MONEYWISE SERIES JULY 2020 Edition – Be Moneywise – Start Livestock Farming
MY ACADEMIC WRITINGS/PAPERS & ESSAYS
Media and DEV Short Essay – Social Media Emergence in Developmental Issues (November, 2018)
UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL MEDIA (UEA, Norwich. December, 2017)
NEWS REPORTING – COMPARATIVE CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (December, 2017)
CONTEMPORARY TELEVISION ESSAY 07.04.2017 Final – THE CHANGES IN HOW WE VIEW
THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN SOCIAL CHANGE – DECEMBER, 2016
NEWS ANALYSIS – Argument for and against the UK’s membership of the EU.
MEDIA AND POLITICS ESSAY – David Alo
THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND RESULTANT ‘SLACKTIVISM_ IN INTERNATIONAL NON-GOV ORGANISATION CAMPAIGNS.
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MY AUDIO/VIDEO/PUBLICITY RECORDINGS/P
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LUNCH-TIME TITBITS….Independent Radio Programme
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DO WHAT YOU GONNA DO…. An Independent Film Practice recording showing David Alo performing a contemporary short musical dance drama with a rock music aria titled “Do What You Gonna Do” Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. (April, 2017)
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ORO LORI ORI (Yoruba Apala Folk Music Genre) ….
“Exploring African civilisation in space and time using the rhythmic and aesthetic qualities of the Ugandan Ankole’s Namunjoloba and Nigerian Yoruba Adamo Gangan drums in classical Yoruba Apala music as a measure” ….ORO L’ORI ORI – (African Studies Group. May, 2017)
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ERE YA (Yoruba Highlife Music Genre)
David Alo (aka Dafidi) in ERE YA! (Let’s play with each other)
David Alo of DEV, UEA, Norwich explores the use of Culture and Heritage as tools of Mediation and Development. Highlife Juju music is a popular music genre in West Africa. It is popular among the various ethnic and religious groups and used variously in the wider social space as a tool of admiration, veneration, promotion of social values, praise-singing, conflict resolution and development. Join Oluseye ‘Dafidi’ Alo in ‘ERE YA’!
“Development is not synonymous with economic growth alone. It is a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual existence. As such, development is inseparable from culture” – UNESCO WAfriDEV, Nigeria. (December, 2017)
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MUSIC IN OUR CHANGING WORLD
David Alo – Music in Our Changing World…..
(Independent Film Practice: Documentary Videography Project). Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. (November, 2016)
