About US
DOF is an initiative of Dr. Demola Okeowo Ph.D. – A Nigerian lawyer. It is a group of concerned Ogun State indigenes both at home and in the diaspora, who are so passionate about the future and well-being of our dear people in Ogun State.
Ogun State is blessed with both human and natural resources. Government at all levels are trying their best also, but their best is not enough to give us the desired results. The welfare and wellbeing of the people can no longer be left to the attention of the government alone. It must be a public-private partnership. This is the major reason why Dr. Demola Okeowo and friends with like minds have come up with this initiative to complement government efforts. This we intend to achieve in all the twenty local government areas of Ogun State.
The group was formed out of Dr. Okeowo’s passion for the less privileged in our society. Being a man that rose from a humble background in Abeokuta, Ogun State, he knows how hard it takes to succeed in Africa, especially in Nigeria. As a young, vibrant, intelligent and resourceful person, he has recorded lots of achievements within and outside Nigeria and has decided to give back to the society through this non-governmental organisation.
We believe that there is no better time for DOF to be established than now. The socioeconomic realities in Ogun State are concerning and those of the country are grimmer. One of the ways that we can actually contribute our quota to the next phase that Nigeria is approaching is by encouraging and promoting the establishment of organisations like DOF. The era of me, myself, and I should be jettisoned and consigned to the dustbin of infamous history. That era never worked, will never work, and cannot take us anywhere.
DOF is one of the ways to show that you can affect lives positively and make huge impacts without being in government. Everyone cannot be at the seat of power. Everyone cannot be the President or Governor or members of Federal or State Assembly, but in our own little way we must continually make efforts to reach out to the needy in our society. The God we are serving is in the image and likeness of the people around us and we must ensure that we put smiles on their faces whenever we have the capacity to do so. Once we are able to achieve that, we are serving God by implication.
DOF is about giving help to the needy. DOF is about rendering assistance. DOF is about reaching out to the most vulnerable in our society. DOF is about service…service to humanity.
OUR TEAM
DOF is centrally managed by Mr. Adewale Adebari who is the Executive Director, and he is being assisted by Dr. Avan D. Erhunmwunsee as the Education Project Coordinator, Mrs. Adebimpe Uko as the Livelihood Project Coordinator, Barrister Farouk Obisanya as the Human Rights Project Coordinator, and Mr. Nafiu Abimbola as the Director of Public Relations, Media and Communications. The administration of DOF is further structured across the three Senatorial Districts of Ogun State with Barrister Farouk Obisanya as the Chairman of Ogun East Senatorial District, Mr. Akintomiwa Akinlolu as the Chairman of Ogun West Senatorial District, and Mr. Adewale Adebari doubling, for now, as the Chairman of Ogun Central Senatorial District. Each of these chairmen is being ably assisted by deputy chairmen. These are Mr. Adedeji Adesanya for Ogun East Senatorial District, Mr. Moses Ojo Josu for Ogun West Senatorial District, and Mr. Wale Adeeko for Ogun Central Senatorial District. Each of the Senatorial Districts also has Secretaries – Mr. Oluseun Adebari for Ogun East, Mr. Femi Ajayi for Ogun West, and Mr. Olalekan Aroyehun for Ogun Central. There are several other executive members for each Senatorial Districts as well as tens of volunteers that commit hundreds if not thousands of hours into the work and activities of DOF all year round.
FOUNDER
Dr. Okeowo has been a philanthropist since his days in Nigeria. Even while outside the country, he did not stop giving to those that were in need. He is committed to impacting lives through every possible legal means.
Dr. Okeowo’s parents are from Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State but Dr. Okeowo was born in Abeokuta on February 24, 1978. His father, Pa Michael Adediran Okeowo is now late and passed away in April 2015. Dr. Okeowo is a lawyer both in Nigeria and Canada, an entrepreneur, and an adjunct professor. He is the fourth born in a family of five and he is married with kids.
Dr. Okeowo grew up in the Ijeja area of Abeokuta from a very humble family. He has lived in both Europe and North America over the last several years but have consistently returned
home to his motherland Nigeria. He had his elementary education at Ogbe Methodist Primary School at Igbore, Abeokuta and secondary education at Ijemo Titun High School in Ibara, Housing Estate, Abeokuta. He was admitted to study law in 1999 at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye and graduated as the overall best student of the 2005 OOU Law Graduating Class. He was also elected President (among other positions) of the OOU Law Students Society in 2004. He attended the Nigerian Law School in Abuja and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006. He secured a partial scholarship for a master’s degree in law (LL.M.) in the Fall of 2008 at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. In 2009, he was awarded a full scholarship for a second master’s degree in law (LL.M.) at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In December 2017, he successfully completed, on scholarship, his doctoral studies in law (Ph.D.) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. And in February 2018, Dr. Okeowo was called to the Bar of British Columbia, Canada.
Dr. Okeowo is a lawyer at and the owner of MuritonRose Law Firm – a boutique law firm with offices in Nigeria and Canada. He was an Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Vancouver, Canada. He is a mentor to several young Nigerians especially law students. Dr. Okeowo founded the Legal Magnates Group comprising the Legal Magnates and Company (the “LMC”), the Legal Magnates International Limited (the “LMI”), and the Legal Magnates International Foundation (the “LMIF”). With offices in both Nigeria and Canada, Dr. Okeowo is the Chairman/CEO of the LMI. He is also the President of the LMIF.