Obafemi Onashile

Obafemi Oluwole Onashile (born August 1964) is a Nigerian Quantity Surveyor, the founding partner of the Quantity Surveying firm Consol Associates located in Nigeria, Ghana and Rwanda. He is the past President of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS).{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/quantity-surveyors-can-help-government-save-money-on-capital-projects-onashile/|title=Quantity surveyors can help government save money on capital projects – Onashile|first=|website=punchng.com|date=19 November 2017 }}{{cite web|url=http://niqs.org.ng/about-niqs/the-president/|title=The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors - The President|website=niqs.org.ng}}{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/onashile-becomes-niqs-president/|title=Onashile becomes NIQS president|first=|website=punchng.com|date=21 November 2017 }}{{cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/property/niqs-urges-government-to-establish-construction-industry-board/|title=NIQS urges government to establish construction industry board|date=22 April 2019|website=guardian.ng}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/11/20/onashile-emerges-as-niqs-president/|title=Onashile Emerges as NIQS President|last=admin|date=20 November 2017|website=thisdaylive.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-blows-hot-over-buildings-collapse/|title=Buhari blows hot over buildings collapse|first=Tony|last=says|date=27 March 2019|website=sunnewsonline.com}} He is the a past President of the African Institute of Quantity Surveyors.{{cite web |title=Mr O (Femi) Onashile |url=https://aaqs.org/council-2/ |website=Aaqs.org |access-date=23 April 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Uwaegbulam |first1=Chinedum |title=Non-experts managing cost of construction in Nigeria, says Onashile |url=https://guardian.ng/property/non-experts-managing-cost-of-construction-in-nigeria-says-onashile/ |website=guardian.ng |date=5 September 2022 |access-date=5 September 2022}} He is the President of the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN).{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-29 |title=QSRBN inaugurates new board, elects Onashile president |url=https://guardian.ng/property/qsrbn-inaugurates-new-board-elects-onashile-president/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Onashile Emerges President of Quantity Surveyors’ Registration Board - THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/04/25/onashile-emerges-president-of-quantity-surveyors-registration-board |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=www.thisdaylive.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sunday |first=Tope |date=2024-04-28 |title=Ex-NIQS boss Onashile emerges QSRBN president |url=https://blueprint.ng/ex-niqs-boss-onashile-emerges-qsrbn-president/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Housing Minister urges quantity surveyors to uphold ethics, standards - News Agency of Nigeria |url=https://nannews.ng/2024/03/27/housing-minister-urges-quantity-surveyors-to-uphold-ethics-standards/,%20https://nannews.ng/2024/03/27/housing-minister-urges-quantity-surveyors-to-uphold-ethics-standards/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |language=en-US}}

Background

Obafemi was born at Jericho Nursing Home, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria to a family that hails from Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. He grew up in Oke Ado, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. His father, Folarin Onashile, was a well read lawyer, one of the first of the profession to be trained in the United Kingdom, and he rose to be the chief judge of Ogun State High Court and his mother, Esther Olayide Onashile, was a business woman and building contractor. Obafemi was the seventh child in his family of nine children.

Education

Obafemi had his primary education at Ebenezer Church Primary School, Oke Ado, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria in 1975. In 1980, he completed his secondary education at Federal Government College Odogbolu and he had his bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying at the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1986. He then went on to obtain a master's degree in Project Management at the University of Lagos in 2007.

Career

In 1986, Obafemi started his career during his National Youth Service Corps at the Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. His professional training started at Tillyards & Partners, Kaduna in 1987. He then joined Group Q Associates, Lagos in 1988 there he worked till 1992. In November 2017, Obafemi became the President of Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) until 2019 when he handed over to Mohammed Abba Tor. On 20 October 2020, He was elected and became the 8th President of the African Association of Quantity Surveyors (AAQS) the umbrella body of all the institutions of Quantity Surveyors in Africa{{cite web |last1=OAU |title=DISTINGUISHED OAU ALUMNI SERIES: OBAFEMI OLUWOLE ONASHILE President, Africa Association of Quantity Surveyors (AAQS) for the term 2020 – 2023. |url=https://oauife.edu.ng/news-events/item/362-obafemi-onashile-aaqs-president-2020-2023 |website=OauIfe.edu.ng |access-date=23 April 2022}}{{cite web | url=http://niqs.org.ng/about-niqs/the-president/ | title=The President – NIQS }} Obafemi started Consol Associates as a Principal Partner after leaving Group Q Associates, Lagos. He leads the management of the Lagos office.{{cite web|url=https://www.consolassociates.com/team.html|title=CONSOL ASSOCIATES - Team|website=www.consolassociates.com}}

References

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