OUR PEOPLE
Honourable Justice
J.O. Ogebe Rtd CON
Member
Major General Godwin
Abbe Rtd CFR mni
Member
Overseer Solomon O.
Abe DBA; Ph.D
Member
Most Rev. Felix Alaba
Job
Member
BISHOP (DR.) K.T.
OLUBUNMI BANWO
President/Board Chairman
MRS. ANNA A
ASACHAYA (JP)
1st Vice President
ELDER IBIANG
ARIKPO
2nd Vice President
2nd Vice President
MR. ADISA
OLUTUNDE BOLAJI,
FCA
Honorary Treasurer
SAMUEL ADESOLA
SANUSI
General Secretary/CEO
REV’D DR. OJO
OLUWASEYI A.
Member
PASTOR
AUGUSTINE BAJEH
Member
VEN. JOSEPH O. I.
NWEKE
Member
VEN. EMMANUEL
U. AMAECHI (JP)
Member
LADY NGOZI NWAGBARA (PhD)
Member
PASTOR FELIX O.
OLATUNJI
Member
ELDER DANLADI
BITRUS
Member
MRS. REGINA T.
DANIEL
Member
VEN. EBENEZER
TOPE BABALOLA
Member
REV. BENJAMIN
OLA AYINLA
Member
BISHOP SANDY
ELIJAH
Member
DR. PETER ALOHO
KORTSE
Member
SAMUEL ADESOLA SANUSI
Samuel is a multi-disciplinary professional. He has his first degree in Mass Communication from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State. He is a professional Public Relations Practitioner and a member of several professional bodies such as Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), Institute of Capital Market Registrar, Advertising Practitioner Council of Nigeria, Institute of Corporate Affairs Management, etc and holds an MBA in Advertising and Public Relations from the prestigious ESUT Business School, Enugu, Nigeria.
Samuel is a child of God who got born again on the 1st day of June 1992 during a youth rally and he has since remained a Christian by the grace of God. He is happily married, and the marriage is blessed with God honouring children.
YEMI OLAYIWOLA
In April 2018, Yemi Olayiwola became the Senior Manager, Distribution and Programmes, a position he occupied before he got promoted to the post of Assistant General Secretary, Distribution and Programmes.
Before joining the Bible Society of Nigeria in 2011, Yemi Olayiwola worked with Progress Seafoods Nigeria Ltd., Lagos as the Account/Marketing Executive; Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State as Admin Executive, Ogun State Local Government Service Commission (Abeokuta South Local Government), as Admin Executive and later, the Head of Internal Revenue; Odu’a Investment (Odu’s Telecoms subsidiary), and Odu’a Telecommunications (O’NET) Ltd. from December 2004 to February 2011 and served in different capacities, as Marketing Executive, Customers Service Executive, Head of Customer Service, (Ogun Region) before moving to the national headquarters at Ibadan in 2009.
Yemi Olayiwola is a licensed HR practitioner, and holds Master’s degree in Managerial Psychology (MMP), PGD in Human Resource Management, with background in Business Administration. He is an Alumnus of the Federal Polytechinc Ilaro, Ogun State and the University of Ibadan (UI). Yemi Olayiwola is a member of some Professional Institutes including National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (ANIMN), Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (ACIPM) and Nigerian Institute. of Management (MNIM) among others.
OLUGBENGA OLUDAISI
Before joining the BSN, he had worked as an Information Systems Engineer with Information Connectivity Solution Limited, Soft Solutions Limited, Micronet Systems Limited, and with Neo Technologies Lagos as a Network Engineer/Projects Supervisor. Oludaisi holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialty in International Business Management from the Lagos State University and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical Electronics Engineering from The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State. He is a certified Project Manager Professional from Project Management Institute (USA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA), and a member of the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (MCPN), the Nigerian Institute of Management (MNIM) and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (ANIPR). Olugbenga is an ordained Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
OLUYEMISI AYOKA OLUWAGBEMI
GRACE CHINONSO BENJAMIN
Grace Benjamin is a Christian and a member of the Covenant Nation. She is married with two children.
LUCKY OGWU
Church & Public Relations Manager
ANTHONY UCHE OKORO
Audit Manager
Anthony Uche Okoro serves as the Audit Manager in The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN). Before assuming this position in November 2023, he was the Head of Internal Audit and Compliance at Sigma Asset Management Limited, Chapel Hill Denham Group, Elixir Investment Partners Limited as well as Future View Financial Services Limited. Altogether, he worked for over 15 years in the capital market/ financial services sector of the economy before joining BSN.
Prior to joining Futureview Financial Services Limited in 2008, Anthony served as Account Officer in Globacom Limited. At Globacom Limited, he had exposure to in-depth financial accounting and reporting in the telecommunications sector of the economy for about 4 years. While at Globacom Finance department, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007.
Anthony has been a Fellow (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) since 2018 as well as an Associate (ACTI) of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He has a Higher National Diploma in Accounting from Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana Afikpo and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Calabar.
He is mostly interested in listening to soul-inspiring songs and sermons. He is happily married.
OLAREWAJU ANTHONY AYORINDE
Distribution Manager
Olarewaju Anthony Ayorinde holds Higher National Diploma in Business Administration and Management from Ondo State Polytechnic.
He also holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State.
He started his working career with The Bible Society of Nigeria as a Research Officer and rose to the position of Acting Research and Programmes Manager from 2001 – 2009.
He was a Managing Partner with Darester International Management Training consortium, South Africa from 2010 – 2013.
He was a Zonal Sales Officer (South /West, Nigeria) with Biblica Nigeria (Formerly International Bible Society – IBS) from 2013 – 2016.
He later joined Coastwise Nigeria Limited as a Business Development Manager from 2016 – 2019.
He was the Head of Operations for Bible Guesthouse, Research and Development Center, Ibadan from 2019 – 2023.
He later joined The Bible Society of Nigeria as Distribution Manager in July 2023.
‘KUNLE KOLADE
Management Account, Manager
‘Kunle Kolade joined the service of The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) as an Accounts Assistant in December 2010 and rose through the ranks to become the Management Accounts Manager. He has over 13 years’ experience in financial and management accounting. Prior to joining BSN, he had a stint with Wema Bank Plc., and Tunbuks Dairy Foods.
He graduated from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State with a second-class upper division in accounting. From the University of Lagos, he received his master’s degree in business administration with a focus in management. He holds associate and fellow membership in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) respectively. Also, he is a graduate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) and an Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate.
He is a result-oriented individual with a passion for excellence. He likes to continually set goals for himself, so he has something to strive toward. His area of coverage includes payroll administration, inventory management, fixed asset management, budgeting, strategy, mentoring, people development, and project management.
‘Kunle values giving back to society; little wonder he is the pioneer welfare officer of the old students’ association of the Class of Accounting in his set. He is a member of the Pacioli Club, an association named after the founder of accounting, Luca Pacioli (c. 1447–1517), set up by a committee of friends in the accounting department in his university days.
He has participated in several training and developmental programs on the platform of the BSN. He believes one can achieve anything if one believes in it and works at it.
CHRISTIAN CHIDI IFEANYI
Finance, Manager
Christian Chidi Ifeanyi is an esteemed professional with an accounting and financial management background. He joined The Bible Society of Nigeria as an Account Assistant in 2008, from where he rose through the ranks to become the Finance Manager. He is a Chartered Accountant, holding membership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Lagos.
Before joining The Bible Society of Nigeria, Mr. Ifeanyi gained valuable experience working with Osunbade, Okiti, and Company – a renowned chartered accounting firm. During his tenure there, he honed his expertise in financial analysis, auditing, and compliance.
In addition to his professional achievements, he is a devout Christian who worships at the Deeper Life Christian Ministry. His faith plays a significant role in shaping his values and approach to work, emphasising integrity, honesty, and ethical practices.
Christian is happily married and values the support of his family.