HON. KAMIL AKINLABI: CELEBRATING AN ICON AT 51

 Exactly on this day fifty-one years ago, a bouncing baby boy was born in the home of renowned business tycoons, Alhaji Aleji Mudashiru and Alhaja Limota Mudashiru, of Oyo town.

With the determination to make sure their son acquires quality and sound education, Kamil’s parents got him enrolled in Baptist Primary School, Koso, Oyo for his primary school education between 1971 and 1977. The brilliant Kamil proceeded to Isale-Oyo Community Secondary School between 1978 and 1983. While in secondary school, he was known among peers and teachers for his good character and intelligence. This, he proved when he passed his certificate exams in flying colours.

Kamil Akinlabi Mudashiru gained admission into the Polytechnic of Ibadan to study Quantity Surveying in 1989 for the 2-year National Diploma. He also enrolled for his Higher National Diploma in the same institution and graduated in 1993 with an upper credit.

 

While in the institution, Hon. Kamil’s popularity among his colleagues earned him a seat at the Students Representative Council (SRC) where he participated actively in students’ welfare.

Hon. Kamil was posted to Kano State to serve his fatherland. Here, he got an opportunity to serve in a construction company, COSTA PATNERSHIP LIMITED as a Project Manager. After the completion of the service, the bright chap was retained by the management of the company after considering his efficient and tremendous outputs.

And so the young and focused Kamil Akinlabi Mudashiru began his sojourn to success.

He worked briefly with COSTA PATNERSHIP LIMITED, Kaduna before relocating to Abuja where he had an opportunity to serve in another construction company, KINGEEM, also as a Project Manager.

Focused and armed with the determination to succeed, Hon. Kamil established his own outfit, APPARENT CONCERNS LIMITED, after many years of experience. He held forte as the CEO before he delved fully into politics in 2005.

         

In 2007, Kamil was elected to the House of Representatives on the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) to represent the Oyo Federal Constituency, comprising of four local governments namely; Afijio, Atiba, Oyo-East and Oyo-West. He was a Sub-Committee Chairman of Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), a member-House Committee on Environment and Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Urban Development.

 

In 2011, he was re-elected to the House of Representatives under the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) now All Progressives Congress (APC) and he was the Chairman, House Committee on Youth Development.

Presently, he is the Special Adviser on Legislative Matters to the Office of the Deputy Speaker, Federal House of Representatives.

An ardent believer in the emancipation of his people and his town as a whole, Kamil’s philanthropic gestures in recent times and commitment towards the development of his town cannot be over emphasized. This has made him win the hearts of his townspeople and outsiders. Consequently, he is a recipient of many awards in recognition of his prowess towards liberating his people and his many philanthropic gestures.

Some of the notable awards include;  

• Exemplary Leadership Award by OAU Muslim Alumni Association of Nigeria FCT, Abuja (2008) 
• Meritorious Service Award by Oyo Forum FCT, Abuja (2012) 
• Meritorious Service Award by Harmony Club of Oyo (2012) 
• Meritorious Service Award by Faculty of Environmental Design and Management (EDM), OAU (2012)
• Youth Proficiency Award by National Youth Council of Nigeria, Oyo Zone (2014) 
•   The Great Symbol of Legislative Sovereignty by National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) 2014
• The Grand Commander of United Nations Youth (GCUNY) and Life Grand Patron by the Confederation of United Nations Youth (2014).

Professionally, Hon. Kamil Akinlabi became a Fellow Member of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors in 2008 and was also elected as a Corporate Member of the Institute in the same year. He is also a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institutes of Commerce of Nigeria (FCICN).

 

Happily married with children, Kamil is a God-fearing, generous and humble person. He loves to travel, read, meet people of note in the society and has a penchant for sports, especially football.