BUSINESSES AND PARTNERSHIPS
Businesses:
- Odutola Tyresoles Company,
- Odutola Tyre & Rubber Company,
- Odutola Foods Limited,
- Odutola Stores Limited,
- Adeola Farm Estates,
- Omo Sawmills Nig. Limited,
- Adeola Odutola Industries, PLC,
- Odutola Investment Company,
- Odutola Holdings Limited,
- Otubajo Development Co. Ltd,
- Kuyagba Enterprises,
- Kuyagba Trading Company
Partnerships:
- Continental Breweries Limited
- Eastern Breweries Limited
- Crown Products Limited
- Kabelmetal Nigeria Limited
- Bayer Pharmaceuticals Nigeria Limited
Unichem Nigeria Limited
The Chairman and the majority shareholder in his lifetime
BUSINESS & POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
Business:
- Founder & First President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) – (1971-1982)
- Director of Central Bank of Nigeria (1966-1972)
- Hon. Life Vice President Nigeria Stock Exchange
Political:
- Senator Federal Republic of Nigeria (1960- 1964)
- Hon. Representative Federal House of Representatives (1952-1954)
Represented the Ijebu Province – Western House of Assembly (1947 to 1950)
CHURCH, SCHOOLS, DONATIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Built A Church
Chief Adeola Odutola built a church in Ijebu-Ode for the Anglican Communion, which was named the Adeola Odutola Anglican Church in his honor.
Built Schools
In 1945, he established a secondary school named Olu-Iwa College, after the first Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Olu-Iwa. He later built a primary school, Adeola Odutola Primary School, and subsequently renamed the secondary school Adeola Odutola College.
Notable alumni from the 1940s to 1960s include Oba Sikiru Adetona, the current Awujale of Ijebu-Ode, and Chief Bayo Kuku, who succeeded Chief Odutola as the Ogbeni Oja of Ijebu-Ode.
Made Donations
Chief Odutola donated millions of Naira to various institutions of higher learning, including the University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, and Olabisi Onabanjo University. He also contributed significantly to the construction of the Awujale Palace.
Awarded Scholarships
Over several years, Chief Odutola awarded scholarships to many Nigerians, funding their education from primary school through to university level.
