Alhaji Prince Kola Kadewolu Adeyemi,
the Chairman Board of Trustee of Anti-Corruption Awareness Organization Nigeria (ACOAN) said the group is ready to support every measures taken by the government to wipe out corruption from the country.
He said this during an online interview with Sahara weekly correspondent that it is the duty of every Nigerian to strive to ensure that Nigeria becomes a corrupt free Nation so that the international community will have confidence in transacting businesses with the nation.
Kadewolu said the organization, which was formerly known as ” Anti-bribery Corruption and Crime Council of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (ABC&CC) and was formed in late April and early May 1969 by his Father, Alh. Prince Kadewolu Ajani Adeyemi. In 1996, ABC &CC was renamed to “National Anti-Corruption Organization of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (NACO).
He said the organization is striving hard to collaborate with various governments, including the military and civilians in fighting corruption.
He however regretted that the organisation could not get registered and certified certificated due to the facts that those in authority then were skeptical and afraid, perhaps because of the name of the Organization.
Prince Kolawole was born 1959 at Baba Kekere House Oke Afin Oyo, A royal family household in Oyo kingdom, he started his elementary schools in Awumoro Primary school, Oyo and later completed his primary school at Lagos State Progressive Primary school after wish he was admitted through common entrance into Methodist Boys High School,
Due to distance from. Race-Course to Surulere then, his father who was also an Educationists decided to move him to a closer by, he then attended “Benevolent High School in Surulere Lagos, where he completed and sat for his O-Level.
He later joined his uncle who was then a training staffs on Marketing, Exteriors and Interiors decorations, on complexions of the trainings, he became a Businessman and Contractor not only to Leventist Store, but also to the outside World. He was posted from Leventist in Marina to their then Mid-western regional Headquarters in Benin City as their distributors and Contractors.
While doing these, he enrolled with an Institute of Continued Education (I C E) in Benin City, where he sat for A ‘Level, simultaneously he also enrolled by correspondence with National School of Salesmanship in Manchester England and obtained Diploma in Marketing Red Sea, he Equally studies diploma in Social Works (D S W) with University of Benin. He has ever been a self-employed Business man and Contractors with interests in many Companies registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
His enviable father of Blessed memory’s Alhaji Prince. Kadewolu Ajani Adeyemi was blessed with Four (4) male Children in which am privileged to be first son and also blessed with three (3) females Children.
As soon as i assume the responsibilities of the Office of the National Chairman, the first thing was to ensured restructuring and better coordination and improved more working cooperation and understanding with all constituted authorities especially the law-enforcement agencies in Nigeria,
I also ensured full registration and secure certificate from not only the federal government through CAC in year 2006 but as well certificate from many states of the federation and partnerships letters from most of government Law enforcement Bodies
Prince Kolawole have been a member of ACAON since his secondary’s School days, as students members and even introduced the Organisation to my School’s as well as where ever I found myself, some years back I was the then Bendel State coordinators and chairman later promoted to oversee, the South- South and South- Eastern Nigeria,
The position he held till he was appointed as National Chairman in year 2000. This position he voluntarily stepped down and relinquished in January 2021 but due to his leadership performances qualities coupled with a number of parameters, the Board of trustees, National Executives and Stakeholders of the Organization.
