Akintayo Ojo is the founder of Resource Management Company; chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) United Kingdom District Society, and chairman of ICAN Diasporan Districts. He shares his life experiences in this interview with SEGUN KASALI.

Could you please tell us more about the name ‘Ojo’?

I would say Ojo is a common name in Yorubaland. But my Ojo comes from Ile Oluji in Ondo State. I think we are in the South Senatorial District. My father, Chief Dr. Akinwale Ojo, of blessed memory, was a scientist. He worked at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN). Upon retiring, he went back to Ondo State and worked in the Ondo State Investment Holding Company as the Executive Secretary of the Cocoa Association. So, when you are talking about cocoa in Nigeria, my dad was a household name. When he was alive, he was a household name in Nigeria and across the globe.

What was life like growing up from that kind of family?

I grew up when Nigeria was beautiful. After my dad completed his PhD at the University of Reading, we had to live at CRIN in Ibadan. Living in that place was like living in the UK, London to be precise. That was how the environment was. So, we grew up in a very beautiful environment.