The Nigerian auto industry will soon lose one of its biggest pillar, Chief Michael Ade Ojo, to retirement. Michael Ade Ojo, the chairman, Toyota Niger
The Nigerian auto industry will soon lose one of its biggest pillar, Chief Michael Ade Ojo, to retirement. Michael Ade Ojo, the chairman, Toyota Nigeria Limited, has announced his intention to step down from day-to-day running of the company once he clocks 80 in June. From Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, the wealthy businessman plans to leave the piloting of the Toyota ship to his son and the current Managing Director, Kunle. This will bring to a close more than four decades of stellar leadership in which time Michael Ade-Ojo has single-handedly made the Toyota brand the most sought after car brand in Nigeria. He has however put their minds at ease and promised that no hiccups would result from the transition.
Michael Ade-Ojo oversees an expansive conglomerate which consists of Toyota Nigeria, RT Briscoe Nigeria, Classic Motors, Crow Motors Nigeria, Elizade Auto Land and Elizade University. He is also on the board of SMT Nigeria Limited, the official distributors of Mack and Volvo trucks in the country. All things being equal, the upcoming 80th birthday of Michael Ade-Ojo will be a massive double celebration of a life well spent and a job well done. It is an event already penciled in as a “must attend” by the crème of high society and the czars of business and industry alike.
