The Olofa of Offa, His Royal Majesty, Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi, Okikiola Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II hailed from Obatiwajoye Compound of Anilelerin Ruling House Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. He was born into the family of Alhaji Muhammed Gbadamosi Esuwoye and Alhaja Awawu Gbadamosi Esuwoye on 10th August, 1963. Both of Obatiwajoye and Asalofa Compounds respectively.
He started his education in the public owned Mohammed Bankanu Primary School, Sokoto between 1969 and 1976. He later proceeded to the renowned Maru Teachers College, Gusau between 1976 and 1981, where he bagged grade II Teachers Certificate. Not yet satisfied educationally, he sought for a place in Birni-Kebbi Polytechnic between 1982 and 1985 from where he got his National Diploma in Building Technology. His sheer passion to be educated at the higher level, again, took him to the famous and prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in whose shelf of honors he plucked a Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Technology in a period that spanned through 1986 to 1989.
Between 1989 and 1990, he was a proud Youth Corp member rendering a selfless service to his nation in the Katsina State Housing Authority. His industrious nature, commitment to duty and amiable personality endeared him to the hierarchy of the Federal Housing Authority, who rewarded him with an employment in 1991 which he honoured and was posted to Lagos.
His vast knowledge and experience in business gained from his Uncle, Alhaji Arioye Gbadamosi in Sokoto coupled with his love for entrepreneurship, led Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi, Okikiola Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II to willingly tender his resignation letter in 1997 to seek for a better and more rewarding greener pastures in the buying and selling of rice, sugar, salt and cement business until the year 2010 when he ascended the throne of his fore-fathers.
Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi Okikiola Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II, is a man of vision and purpose, endowed with an infrastructure of great and admirable character. He is humility personified, unassuming, lovers of the downtrodden. If Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi Okikiola Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II, has seen farther than this, it is by standing on the shoulders of the giants. He is a respecter of person and has great respect for all Nigerians irrespective of tribes and cultural differences. He is without doubt a patriot and a bridge-builder.
A man who prides himself as the true son of Offa is always with deep concern for others in times of need. He is a generous man and a lot of people both at home and abroad have benefited from his magnanimity. Also because of his commitment and deep love for Offa people, couple with his innate desire to put Offa as a town on the world map, has within a short period of time transformed the community to a modern city with unprecedented developments in all spheres as evident in the community.
Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi Okikiola Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II has received several meritorious awards. His hobbies include playing badminton and traveling.
Oba Mufutau Muhammed Oloyede Gbadamosi Okikiola Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II is married and blessed with children.
To the glory of Almighty Allah, he is the 24th Olofa of Offa.
HBD TO THE FASHIONISTAS KING!!!👑
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