The Chairman
He thereafter proceeded to the prestigious Baptist Grammar School, Idi-Ishin, Ibadan also in Oyo State where he obtained his West African Secondary School Certificate (WASSC) in 1987. In his quest for knowledge, Hammed enrolled for a Sub-Professional Diploma in Business Administration at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho.
Hammed Idowu Tijani is an alumnus of Lagos State University (LASU), where he successfully graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.SC degree in Business Administration in 2010 and also a Masters Degree holder in Human Resources and Industrial Relations in 2023 from the same institution .
He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Management, as well as a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management (CIPDM).
A man of many parts and a Rotarian par excellence, with service to humanity as his hallmark.
Rotarian Hammed IdowuTijani popularly referred to as “H.I.D” by his teeming supporters had undergone several trainings, courses and seminars both national and International, which has in no small way, broaden his leadership and managerial skills.
Career
His public and political career started as a Dock Worker at the popular Apapa Port in Lagos, between 1989 and 1990. He later became the Personal Assistant (P.A) to the then Chairman of the Lagos State Ferry Service Corporation, Late. Hon Saliu Olaitan Mustafa. He equally served as the Personal Assistant (Political), to the then Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture & Cooperatives, Late. Barr R.A Baruwa and Engr. Akinyemi Beckley, the then Chairman, Lagos State Electricity Board between 1991 and 1994.
The enormous experience garnered from three political gurus, manifested with the election of H.I.D as the General Secretary of Ward LA, Agege Local Government under the platform of the then National Republican Convention (N.R.C) between 1990 and 1994.
In 1998, he contested as Councilor representing Ward J of Ifako/ljaiye Local Government under the platform of Alliance for Democracy (A.D. Between 2004 and 2007, he was appointed as Supervisor for Education at Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) under the platform of Action Congress (A.C).
For his dint of service, loyalty and commitment to the service of his people and community, Hon. H.I.D Tijani was considered the best choice for the post of Deputy Executive Secretary of Ojokoro LCDA on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria (A.C.N) in 2007. He was thereafter appointed as Supervisor for Agriculture, Rural & Social Services Department, on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria (A.C.N), for two consecutive terms, a position he held from 2008 till 31st day of October 2014.
H.I.D Tijani, assumed office on 25th July, 2017 as the third democratically elected Chairman of Ojokoro LCDA, after the creation of the Local Council in October, 2003 by the then Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in fulfilling the dreams and aspirations of the people of Ojokoro land.
Hon Hammed Tijani was re-elected into office on 25th July 2021 to continue as the Executive chairman of Ojokoro LCDA following his landslide victory in the Local Government election.
Awards
A staunch loyalist and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) since inception The 1.69metre, energetic team player, is a recipient of numerous Merit Awards which includes;
HID AWARDS
BEST EKO LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPERVISORS MERIT AWARD in 2006, the “Award of Excellence” by the Business Administration Department of the Lagos State University (LASU) in 2009, the “CDC Merit Award 2014, award of excellence on best chairman on provision of infrastructure, Environmental friendly chairman’s award from several organizations.
HID being a quality man with distinct leadership acumen, he also bagged other awards such as Local Government Administration Personality Leadership Award from the African Institute for Leadership Excellence. A staunch lover of vouth who believes in the leadership structure of his party, this has also earned him another noble prize from the Asiwaju Mega Initiative, as Council Chairmen of the vear on Sports Development.
He never leaves any stone unturned when it comes to education, environment and other things that makes life meaningful to the people, which has earned him the award of Grand Pillar of Education, by the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board and also the Environmental Sanitation Advocate Award from the Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN). Rotarian H.I.D Tijani loves photography, travelling and meeting people. He is happily married and blessed with wonderful children.