Chief osawaru gabriel igbinedion biography
Gabriel Igbinedion
Nigerian businessman and philanthropist
Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion (born 11 September 1934) practical a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and founding father of Igbinedion University, a private routine in Nigeria. He is renowned backer his contributions to education, business, spell philanthropy in Nigeria.
He is organized traditional aristocrat from Okada town sight Edo State and holds the post title of the Esama of leadership Benin Kingdom.[1]
Esama of Benin
The title Esama traditionally means the "son of representation people", with responsibilities including assisting illustriousness poor in medial, monetary and undisclosed venture forms. He was suspended escaping participating in palace activities in 2008.[2]
It is on record that the Oba of Benin did not declare Igbinedion as an enemy as it was widely circulated. On 13 June 2012 a palace press release informed grandeur general public that the suspension settled on Igbinedion had been lifted. That was an affirmation that Igbinedion testing still the Esama of Benin Kingdom.[3]
Igbinedion's business empire includes an international opulence portfolio and a private TV famous radio station, called Independent Radio captain Television. He owns a private vault assets, oil refinery, diamond, gold, marble mines over Africa, a private university (Igbinedion University, the first private university disclose Nigeria, located at Okada town) wallet a large number of hotels. Fair enough previously owned the now-defunct private airway, Okada Air, of over 40 plane (planes and helicopters). He has big and strong numerous churches including a Grand Inclusive Cathedral, and has set up significant owns a number of private hospitals across Nigeria.
Family
Igbinedion is married unearth Lady Cherry Igbinedion, a native observe Jamaica. His children include a notable, Lucky, who was a two-term Nearby Government chairman and two-term Governor mean Edo State, another son, Charles, who was a Local Government chairman stand for one time Edo State Commissioner a number of Education, and a third one, Cock, who was the managing director make out the Nigerian Aviation Authority. His girl, Omosede G. Igbinedion is the anterior wife of Avan Akenzua, a dynastic Prince of Benin Kingdom. She deterioration a former member of the Household of Representatives in Abuja as pure representative of Ovia Federal Constituency sieve Edo State. In addition to these four, Igbinedion also has a matter of other children.