A Security Intelligence Expert and Minister of the Gospel, Apostle Olawale Fatolu is among 18 distinguished Nigerians to be conferred with a honorary Doctorate award at an international conference tagged LEIC NIGERIA 2025.
Apostle Fatolu who is also the Presiding Pastor of Blessed Hope Bible Church located in Ọta, Ogun State, is to be conferred with the Doctor of Leadership(honoris causa) on Saturday August 16, 2025.
The event holds in Abeokuta during the two-day Leadership Empowerment International Conference (LEIC), which is pooling global leaders from 50 countries of the world.
Venue of the conference is Continental Suites located at the highbrow Ibara area, a few distance away from the Central Bank of Nigeria office.
The award is being conferred on Apostle Fatolu by a South Africa-based Institution, Immanuel Theology Institute in affiliation with Priesthood Leadership Development Initiative inc.
Themed: “Leadership and Followership: The Bonding Factor and The Consequences of Insincerity”, the event starts at 10am.
Apostle Fatolu who is also a Security Intelligence Expert, hails from Ago Ilaro Ajilete, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Born in 1957, Fatolu in addition, is a Human Resources Professional and a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (FCIPM).
A widely travelled man, he enrolled at the Institute of Security of Nigeria in collaboration with the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Lagos, Akoka and had a stint at the Administrative Staff College of India in Hyderabad in 2007.
Prior to that, Fatolu had bagged a Masters Degree in Legal Studies(MLS), specializing in Industrial Relations Laws at the Lagos State University, Ọjọ.
He was also opportune to enroll for another Masters Degree programme in Business Administration from the University of Ado-Ekiti in 1998.
The Blessed Hope Bible Church, under his watch, has clocked 20 years with impact and tremendous outreaches.
He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Phib & James Security and Safety Services Limited and also, Lexfield Limited (Management Consultants and Outsourcing Agency).
On Saturday, Fatolu is in the batch of eminent awardees which include a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adeyinka Moyosore Kotoye as well as two monarchs, Oba Fatai Akamo, the Olu of Itori and also the Olu of Siun, Oba Lawrence Odeyinka.
