FEDCOFIB CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

OVERVIEW

The idea to establish a consultancy service for the College was muted in May 2010. FEDCOFIB is the acronym from Federal College of Forestry Ibadan and necessary steps were taken to register the company, a Certificate of Incorporation was issued for the FEDCOFIB Consultancy Services Limited by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on 2nd March 2011.

The company offices are located within the Federal College of Forestry Ibadan premises and the Memorandum of Association includes:

Carrying out the business of consultancy services in forestry, wildlife management, agroforestry forest products utilization, as well as agricultural and livestock farming. The FEDCOFIB is also to carry on the business of general contracts, import and export, trading, marketing, sales and distribution of general goods, commission; to buy and sell articles of different descriptions as well as carry on business as land and real estate dealers and to engage in real estate development and so on.

The Directors then were:

  1. Prof. Badejo, Solomon Olufunmilayo, and
  2. Dr Akoun, Joe

Dr. A. A. Adesope was the pioneer Chairman of the Company after who Dr. I. O. Abiola served as Chairman while the current Chairperson is Dr. (Mrs) O. M. Wahab. Upon the issuance of the Certificate of Incorporation, various ventures were set up, these included:

  1. FEDCOFIB Continue Education Centre
  2. FEDCOFIB Business Centre
  3. Creche/Day Care Centre
  4. Poultry Farm
  5. Feed Mill
  6. Fishery
  7. Piggery

The Company has witnessed a change of its Directors with the CAC due to retirement of the pioneer Directors from service. The new Directors are:

  1. Ibraheem O. Lawal (Ph. D)
  2. Dr (Mrs) Bridget E.  Olawuyi
  3. Mrs Mojisola R. Fashola
  4. Mrs Feyiropo M. Jayeoba

However, since polices are not static, recent developments have necessitated that the College resuscitate the Company in all its operations and this brings about the inauguration of the governing board of Directors made up of a five-member committee:

  1. Ibraheem O. Lawal (Ph. D) Chairman
  2. Mrs Mojisola R. Fashola Member
  3. Mrs O. A. Agun Member
  4. Mr Ayodeji G. Adebayo Member
  5. Dr (Mrs) Olasumbo M. Wahab Secretary

The board of Directors are to ensure progress and sustainability of the FEDCOFIB Consultancy unit by:

  • Providing strategic guidance and oversight to the management of the FEDCOFIB Consultancy unit.
  • Ensuring the unit’s compliance with relevant laws, regulations and policies.
  • Approving annual budgets, financial reports and major policy decisions.
  • Monitor and approve the financial performance and financial strategies of the Consult.
  • Regularly evaluate the Consult’s performance against the predefined objective.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

BRIEF PROFILE OF Director, Consult

Dr. Wahab, Olasumbo Monsurat

Dr. Wahab, Olasumbo Monsurat is a Senior Lecturer and currently serving in the capacity of the Director, FEDCOFIB Consultancy Services Ltd, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan. She attended Saint David’s Grammar School Kudeti, Ibadan where she obtained West African School Certificate in the year 1986. Dr. Wahab O. M proceeded to Federal Government Girls College, Oyo where a Higher School Certificate was obtained in 1988. A Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) Honours in Botany was obtained from University of Ibadan in 1995 and a Master’s Degree of Economic Botany in 2005. She developed interest in Plant taxonomy and this prompted a pursuit of another Master’s Degree of Science in Botany with Plant taxonomy as her area of specialization in 2008 as well as a Ph. D. in Botany (Plant taxonomy and Biosystematics) in 2019 at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan. She is a member of some Learned societies which include Botanical Society of Nigeria, Forestry Association of Nigeria, The Nigerian Field Society and Science Association of Nigeria. She has been teaching Plant science related courses such as Plant taxonomy, Forest botany and Herbarium, Crop physiology and Plant pathology.

Dr Wahab O. M. has served in various ad-hoc duties in the College such as:

  • Curator of the College Herbarium
  • Member, College Committee on Examination malpractices of students. 2013 to 2016
  • Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Education Development Centre. 2013-2016
  • Chairperson, Admissions Committee for the College. 2017 to 2019.
  • Chairperson, Junior staff Disciplinary Committee. 2019-2023
  • Head, Department of Crop Production Technology. 2016-2020
  • Business Manager, FEDCOFIB Consultancy Services Ltd. 2021-2024
  • Member, Central Committee on Promotion for Research Scientists. 2019 till date
  • Director, FEDCOFIB Consultancy Services Ltd. 2024 till date

Departmental Staff profile

Wahab Olasumbo M. Ph. D

Director, Consult

B. Sc., M.E.B., M. Sc., Ph. D Botany (Plant Taxonomy and Biosystematics)

Nwachukwu Justina Chioma

Consult Accountant

HND Accountancy/CNA(ANAN)

Ojo-fakuade Folashade

Business Manager

M.Sc. Marketing

Aremu Omolayo Justina

Consult Cashier

Higher National Diploma (Accounting)

 

Ogunkoya Olawale Victor

Chief Agric. Field Overseer.

Animal Health and Production

Higher National Diploma (Accounting)

Aremu Omolayo Justina

Consult Cashier

 

 

HND (Animal Production), B. Sc. (Animal Science In-View)

Adekunle, O. A.

Farm Supervisor

HND, B. Sc. (in view), NCA

Oluwajimade Ayoola M.

Consult Auditor

Animal Health and Production

Ogunkoya Olawale Victor

Chief Agric. Field Overseer.