Profile Of Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal

Born by a prince known as Kareem Abefe Lawal, who married a woman, named Abibat Akanke Lawal from Ile Imole compound in Ede, who by birth, was the granddaughter of Abeeb Olagunju. His paternal side happened to be from Laminisa ruling house, which means from both sides, he belong to royalty.

Precisely in February 1956, a baby boy was born and named Munirudeen Adesola Lawal. He attended an Islamic school where he learned the concept of Arabic, after which he was enrolled at L.A Primary School, Obada Ede and completed his primary school education in 1966. His father was a tailor, which was a popular profession in Ede and so, naturally, he was trained as a tailor, due to his father’s background. After leaving primary school, he got admitted into Seventh Day Adventist Grammar School, Ede. Later in 1968, Munirudeen was admitted to Baptist High School, Ede, where he completed his secondary school education.

Unfortunately his father died on August 5, 1972 before the conclusion of his secondary school education, a situation that caused a setback for his pursuit, as his father who attached great importance to education had died.

In 1973 he got an appointment into Universal Insurance Company, where he was trained as a policy seller and posted to a branch in Enugu and was later transferred to the company’s branch at Marina, Lagos State. After ups and downs, he completed his HSC and was taken to Osun Central Schools’ Board where he got a job, after which he was posted to Timi Agbale Grammar School as a Mathematics and Further Mathematics teacher in October 1975.

In 1978, he enrolled into the Adeyemi College of Education to study Mathematics and Chemistry Education. After the completion of his programme, he went for the one year mandatory service and was posted to Bornu, now Yobe State, in Buni Yadi, few kilometres from Damaturu. After the NYSC programme, he was posted to Baptist High School, Ede, but, before the conclusion of the NYSC service, the vibrant Munirudeen obtained Bayero University form and he was admitted to study Library Studies and Mathematics. In 1984, he had his degree there. In 1982, he emerged the best student in Library Studies and was given federal government merit award, which he used to complete his remaining two years. In 1988, he enrolled for his Masters Programme in Business Administration at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.

The then Prince Munirudeen later worked in Obalaoye Grammar School, Ede between 1991 and 1992; and later secured a job at the Polytechnic Iree in December, 1992, as Lecturer 2, teaching mathematics and other courses. He later headed various departments as Dean, HOD and he was there until the opportunity came in January 16th, 2008 when he was named the Timi of Ede.