Renowned industrialist and Chairman of Sunshine Oil and Chemical Development Company Limited, Rotimi Obeisun, has emerged as the National President of the Ijebu-Jesa Social Club (IJSC), a leading socioeconomic development organization in Ijebu-Jesa, headquarters of Oriade Local Government Area, Osun State.
Obeisun, who is also the founder of Timsed Broadcasting Service, incorporating radio and television stations in Ijebu-Jesa, was unanimously elected during the National Executive Committee/Annual General Meeting of the IJSC, hosted by the Lagos Branch on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Other members elected to the IJSC executive include veteran journalist Mr. Dele Ogunyemi as General Secretary, IT expert Mr. Niyi Daranijo as Treasurer, educationist Mr. Olutayo Abogan as Publicity Secretary, and Lagos-based investment advisor Mr. Yinka Agbejimi, who was returned as Welfare Officer.
In his inaugural address, Obeisun pledged to prioritize community development and youth employment through industrialization and agribusiness. He emphasized the need for gainful employment for young people, stating that empowering them through Public-Private Partnerships would help curb the increasing rate of youth migration, popularly known as the “japa” syndrome.
He further assured that young graduates from the community would receive support to become employers of labor through cottage industries and agribusiness, rather than remaining job seekers.
Obeisun also called on well-meaning indigenes, friends of the community, and members of the IJSC in the diaspora—including those in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada—to actively support the new initiatives, stressing that their involvement was crucial to the organization’s growth and the overall development of Ijebu-Jesa.
