PROFILE…
LATE CHIEF MUKADAM ROBIU OLORUNTELE OLUKOYA.
The Deceased Was One Of The Illustrious Sons Of EPE DIVISION.
He Was Born On The 7th Of July, 1936, In Balogun Compound Family at IBONWON.
PARENTS: Alhaji Musa Adeyemi Olukoya (Father) & Mrs Rafatu Olukoya (a.k.a Iya Odo-Egiri), Mother, While His Grandmother Hail From Epe Town.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Late Chief Tele Olukoya Attended Ansarudeen Primary School, Ibonwon, Epe Grammar School, Epe, Thereafter, He Took Cambridge School Leaving Certificate Examination.
POLITICAL CAREER: His First Appointment After Service Was Chairman, Pilgrims Welfare Board, Lagos State. Also, Chairman, Water Corporation Respectively.
He Was Also The Special Adviser To Chief Lateef Jakande, The Then, Lagos State Governor.
Tele Olukoya Was Also, A Member Of UNILAG BOARD, During Sanni Abacha Regime . Tele Was A Close Ally To Late Sanni Abacha.
Late Chief Tele Olukoya, Was Also The NATIONAL TREASURER, Democratic Party Of Nigeria (DPN).
Also, The Leader Of Alliance For Democracy. With His Help, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Became The Governor Of Lagos State In 1999.
Tinubu Visited Tele Olukoya Home Town @ Ibonwon, In Epe, Severaly, In 1999.
There Was A Time Tinubu And Late Funsho Williams Met In Tele Olukoya Compound, In Ibonwon, Epe, In In Year 1999. Details Later……
In Addition, Tele Olukoya Was Also Part Of The Courageous Team That Met General Sanni Abacha and Demanded For The Release Of Chief MKO Abiola , The Acclaimed Winner Of June 12, Presidential Election.
Tele Olukoya Was A Member Of CONFAB in Nigeria.
PHILANTHROPY LIFE: To Underscore His Philanthropic Gesture, Yusuf Olatunji In His Reference Album Acknowledged The Unique Traits And Thanked Tele Olukoya For An Undisclosed Favor Done To Him.
Story Had It That, He Visited The Icon Musician In Abeokuta, Ogun State, During Ramadan Which Was Always A Touch Time & Drought Period For Musicians Of Those Days.
He Promised Coming Back To See Him When Yusuf Olatunji Looked Worried And Waned.
On Geting Back To Yusuf Olatunji Abode, He Returned In About An Hour, He Came With Money And 17 Sets Of Radio Players. Each Of The Radio Set Was Given To Yusuf Olatunji Band, Which Comprises Of 17 Members.
CAREER IN CIVIL SERVICE: After Secondary School, Chief Tele Olukoya Took The Cambridge School Leaving Certificate Examination, Thereafter, He Secured A Job At The Cocoa Marketing Board, Abeokuta, As Production Examiner And Got Promoted To Production Officer Respectively.
RELIGIOUS LIFE: Chief Tele Olukoya Was The President, United Muslim Council of Nigeria (UMC). An Umbrella Islamic Organization Which Was The Equivalent Of The Present Supreme Council Of Islamic Affairs Now.
He Was Also The Baba Adinni General Of Yoruba Land Before Alhaji Wahab Folawiyo.
Tele Olukoya Used To Sponsor A Popular Adhan (Call To Prayer) In TV/Radio Station.
ACHIEVEMENT: Tele Olukoya, The Owner and Founder Of Okemagba High School, In Mojoda, Eredo-Epe, Which He Built At The Age Of 21 Year Old.
He Was Also The Founder Of Tele Olukoya International School, @ Isolo, Lagos State._ Also, The C.E.O, TEOL Oil & Gas and Teol Nigeria Ltd. To Mentioned But Few Among His Several Achievement.
Late Chief Tele Olukoya Died In The Month Of September, 15th, 1999.
_N.B: My Late Father Biograpghy Will Be Launched This Year 2020, Together With TELE OLUKOYA FOUNDATION_.The Month Will Be Unveil Soon. Thanks For Reading. God Bless You All.
We Shall All Be Greater Than Our Father And Our ForeFather’s. Amen.