Otunba Daniel excellent
professional career development at Metal Construction (WA) Limited and later at
HF Schroeder (WA) Limited where he rose rapidly through the ranks to become Deputy Managing Director of the
specialized company. He served the company till 1990 when he harnessed his
extensive skills in vertical transportation, power generation and structural
engineering to set up Kresta Laurel Limited – a company that has been able to
retain the services of not less than 10% of all high rise buildings in Nigeria.
As a professional Engineer and Governor, Otunba Daniel supervised
the construction of over 2000 Kilometres of road rehabilitation in 4 years ;
resuscitated and expanded with modern equipment the agricultural plantations with specialized crops ofada rice, cotton, sugar
as well livestock; created an ICT awareness and utility revolution through the
invigoration of the South West Resource Centre and the innovative Gateway ICTs
polytechnic; encouraged investment (FDI) and the Olokola NLNG project; the
modernization of Olumo Rock, Laogo Beach etc as veritable tourists attraction.
Otunba
Daniel was elected governor of Ogun State in 2003 and re-elected for a second
term in 2007. The following are some of his achievement as governor of Ogun
State; the realization of The College of Engineering, Olabisi Onabanjo
University, Ibogun, Ogun state. The establishment of four Polytechnics, Abraham
Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo; D. S. Adegbenro Polytechnic, Itori; Gateway
ICT Polytechnic, Igbesa; and Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Sapade.Allocation of an
acre of Land in Abeokuta to The Nigerian Society of Engineers, Ogun State
Branch for the building of the branch secretariat.Allocation of 6000 Sq Meter
of land at the River View Estate to The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers
for the secretariat building project which is being developed now and
allocation of 50 hectares of industrial land to Nichem Industrial Estates
limited industrial park (a company of Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers)
along Papalanto axis with a discount of N70 Million ( Seventy Million Naira)
He holds the fellowships of The Nigerian
Society of Engineers, The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers and the
Nigerian Institute of Management.
In recognition of his contributions to education, he has been honoured with the Doctorate degrees (Honoris Causa) of the University of Agriculture Abeokuta, the Olabisi University Ago Iwoye, the Babcock University, Ilishan, and Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State. He is also a recipient of the Zik Leadership Award.
