Kofo Adegoke

Prince Kofo Adegoke (born 26 February 1979) is a member of the family of Royal Highness Oba Elijah Adegoke Oyun, the Olugboyi 111, the Olukoro of Koro. His grandfather the Olukoro was given the staff of office by His Excellency Dr. Bukola Saraki. He is an [entrepreneur, farmer and investor with a large heart towards serving his people and empowering youth globally.

Background

Kofo Adegoke studied Business Administration at the University of Ado Ekiti graduating with honors Degree in 2006 after a brief stint at Kwara State Polytechnic where he studied Public Administration. Upon completion of his university education he did his one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) at Bwari Area Council, FCT, Abuja as a revenue officer in 2007 and thereafter he established his own private firms.

Professional training

The Federal College of Chemical and Leather Technology (CHELTECH), Zaria in 2009 trained him for a 2-year diploma in Footware technology and leather manufacturing, he also had an intensive Office Microsoft office Suite Specialist Training at Hacom technologies Lagos, simultaneously he underwent training at JMJ Consulting on Effective Leadership management in year 2008.

Career

The Prince, as fondly called by his peers has graced many economic, civil society and business development workshops, seminars and has been panel members both within and outside the country. He was panelist at the 19th Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NES19), Abuja, 2013 where he spoke on "Growing agriculture as a business to diversify Nigerian Economy" and he also participated as a stakeholder at the flagoff sensitisation workshop on mitigating aflatoxin as a biological control pesticide.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA /WASCO Phase III Workshop in Lokoja appointed him as a member of the local organizing committee. The prince is a member of a body of consultants on the High Quality Cassava Flour HQCF stem from the production of high yield Cassava stem production and propagation in the country.

He is also a board member of governing council A_NAGROPRENUERS (Association of Nagroprenours).

Kofo is currently the GMD of Koop Holdings a multifaceted company with subsidiaries as Koop Integrated Services Limited, Koop Global Farm Limited, Koop Leather Works Limited and Koop Energy Limited.