Hon. Otunba Babatola Faseru
Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Osun State
Peoples Democratic Party Osun State
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Hon. Otunba Babatola Faseru is the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security in Osun State. A seasoned business and farm sector leader, he blends decades of corporate leadership and agro-industrial development with civil service. As former President of national and pan-African cashew associations, Faseru is celebrated for boosting cashew production and exports, and now oversees agriculture policy and food security initiatives in the state.
Education
- Government College Ibadan – West African School Certificate (WASC), 1977–1982 (Osun State Official Website)
- University of Ilorin – B.Sc. (Hons.) in Business Administration, 1983–1987 (Osun State Official Website)
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife – MBA with specialization in Finance & Marketing, 1988–1990 (Osun State Official Website)
Professional Background
- Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (Osun State Official Website)
- Held roles including CEO/Chairman of Colossus Investment Ltd
- Chairman of Lead Merchant Bank (1990–1998)
- Industrial attaché at First Bank of Nigeria (1989)
- Field attaché at International Breweries Plc (1986) (Osun State Official Website)
- President, Board of Directors, African Cashew Alliance (since 2020); Vice President of the same (2015–2020) (Osun State Official Website)
- President, National Cashew Association of Nigeria (2011–2020); Vice President (2003–2011) (Osun State Official Website)
- Chair, Membership Committee of Nigeria‑Ukraine Business Council (2007) (Osun State Official Website)
- Instrumental in transforming the cashew export sector: expanding production, opening Vietnamese market via MOU for 80,000 MT (US$60M), increasing production from 100k MT (2011) to 250k MT (2020), and exports value from US$50M to US$250M (Osun State Official Website)
- Active in religious and social life: holds titles such as Baba Egbe Aya Bishop at St. Matthew’s Anglican Cathedral, and a pastor with Christ Embassy, Loveworld Inc.; member of several clubs including Ikoyi Club 1938 (Osun State Official Website)
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