The newly appointed Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Youth Empowerment and Job Creation is a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Jobberman, West Africa’s most popular job search engine.
*Olalekan Olude*
The appointment of Olalekan Olude was announced on Tuesday alongside six other key Advisers to the Ogun State Governor.
*Olude and his colleagues*
Olude is from Imasayi in Yewa North Local Government in Ogun State.
He started his education at Iganmode Grammar School, Ota, between 1993 and 1999 where he obtained his Senior School Leaving Certificate. He proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU),where he earned a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science between 2005 and 2009.
He also attended Lagos Business School and University of Pennsylvania.
Olude was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians by Avance Media in 2016.
Mark Zuckerberg, the influential founder of Facebook, described Olalekan Olude and his friends, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Opeyemi Awoyemi, as examples of young Nigerians using digital technology to make impact across Africa.
The trio in 2009 started Jobberman in their dormitory at OAU to help connect people looking for jobs with companies hiring. Jobberman has helped millions of people to get their dream job.
Now I believe as a good citizen of this country, and a member of jobbman,I call my self a member because I have been sending my email since 2017. I believe this is the high time for me to get a good job with my SSCE, I pray that God will use this Mr lekan olude appointment as a gateway for me in Jesus name.