Adebola Adetayo Ishola Omoteso, was born in Opobo Town on the 18th of June 1957. He was the first son of his parents, Late Chief Agboola Adebowale Omoteso and Late Chief Felicia Olanrewaju Omoteso.
Bola had his primary education at Sacred Heart Primary School, Onireke GRA, Ibadan between 1962 and 1967. He proceeded to Loyola College, Ibadan for his secondary education, he was student of the school between 1968 and 1972. Thereafter he wasadmitted into the lower sixth class of St Gregory’s College, Obalende, Lagos for his A levels during the 1973-1974 academic year. He gained admission to study Business Administration at University of Lagos and graduated in 1979with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
During his NYSC programme in 1980, he was posted to serve in Lagos State with the Center for Management Development. He then proceeded to Xavier University, Ohio, USA for his master degree program where he graduated with an MBA in Finance and Marketing (Cum Laude) in 1983.
He returned to Nigeria immediately after his master’s degree and started his banking career with First City Merchant Bank Limited (FCMB). He left FCMB and joined Nigeria International Bank (NIB) in January 1987 as an Analyst (Financial Institutions and Capital Markets), a position he held until December 1988 when a car accident compelled him to seek medical care in the he United States of America.
Since childhood, Bola had health challenges, he was born with sickle cell anemia, realising that he was better off in the United States where he needed more attention for the car accident and had easy access to advanced health care facilities, he naturalised and remained in the USA.
His first employment in the US was with AT&T Credit Corporation, Morristown, New Jersey as a Portfolio Asset Manager between July 1989 and May 1994. As a result of his outstanding performance, he was transferred to AT&T office in Parsippany, New Jersey as Credit Manager, a position he held until December 1996. Bola was fascinated by computer programmes, applications and technology which led him to obtain a certification in Application Programming and Oracle E Business Software from Computech Training, New Jersey.
Thereafter, he worked as a consultant, providing Oracle Financials Business solutions to several corporate clients in the USA, in the following positions:
Director, Credit Operations and Oracle Financials Installation Coordinator V10.6 - American Express Business Finance (January 1997 - December 1997) Oracle Financial Consultant (Functional) – Shedahl Manufacturing (January 1998 - May 1999) Project Accounting (PA) Consultant - AT&T Corporation, Morristown, New Jersey (June 1999- July 2002) Lead Oracle Financials Trainer - Premier Management Consulting Inc. (January 2003-June 2005) Project Accounting Lead Consultant - EMC Corporation, West borough, MA (July 2005-December 2006) Oracle Projects Lead Consultant - United States Air Force, Fairview Heights (February 2007 – July 2008) Oracle Projects Lead Consultant - Core Services, Union, NJ (October 2008 – March 2009) Financials / Project Accounting Consultant, Trainer - Premier Management Consulting Inc. (April 2009-November 2010) Lead Consultant R12 AP Implementation - American Tower Company, Southborough, MA (January 2011 - May 2011) Lead Project Accounting Consultant (Accenture Project) – Consolidated Edison Company of New York (July 2011- December 2013) Lead Project Accounting Consultant – SEH Inc., MN (January 2014 – December 2015) Managing Partner – Solferino Limited
On 22.11.2011, Bola got married to Omolola Anne Famuyiwa in Nigeria and the court ceremony in the USA on 04.02.2012. Thereafter, Omolola joined him in the USA to start a new life together.
After living in the United States for 27 years, he started visiting Nigeria yearly, having been encouraged by the seeming availability of good healthcare facilities in the country. On December 8, 2015 Bola returned to Nigeria. to in support of his friend make his contributions towards the development of Nigeria. This was neither a permanent relocation nor a change of domicile.
On January 6, 2016 he signed a contract as part of preliminary reviews for his role as Economic Advisory Council Member on Trade and Investment at the Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The role was formally to take off on February 15, 2016. In the letter to his widow,the Acting President wrote, “This never happened.”
Adebola Omoteso was an ordained minister and served committedly at The King’s Court Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, New Jersey. He was the minister in charge of the Sunday School Department.
He loved listening to good music (his favourite was jazz especially by Miles Davies), played the clarinet, enjoyed travelling and had a passion for high performance cars. He worshipped at the Olive Tree Parish of RCCG in Banana Island, Lagos, whenever he was in Nigeria. He is survived by his wife, children and siblings.