NAVY CAPTAIN OMONIYI CALEB OLUBOLADE (RTD) PROFILE

Print Email NAVY CAPTAIN OMONIYI CALEB OLUBOLADE (RTD) PROFILE Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (Rtd) was born 30th November, 1954 at Ipoti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State. He completed his primary education at St. Peter’s Catholic School, Ijero in 1967 and his secondary education at the Nigerian Military School, Zaria in 1972. Olubolade was one of the young brilliant pupils selected from Ekiti State for the Nigerian Defence Academy which he passed out in 1974 as a Midshipman (second lieutenant), because of his brilliant performance he was nominated to the Britain Royal Naval College (BRNC) in the United Kingdom in 1975 for further training. The opportunity for engineering studies came for Olubolade in the year 1976–1979 when he attended the Naval College of Engineering, India for B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering. The Nigerian Navy further nominated him for the application course in Weapon Electrical Engineering in the years 1980 and 1981. He later attended the Elite Command and Staff College, Jaji where the essential rudiments of management and staff work at very senior levels were imparted to him. Olubolade was appointed as the Military Administrator of Bayelsa State in 1997, a post he held till 1998. After his successful outing as Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, he was appointed the Director of Projects at the Naval Headquarters. On the 6th of April, 2010, His Excellency, Navy Captain Olubolade (Rtd) was appointed Minister of Special Duties by the President Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. On 11th August, 2010 he was also appointed as Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory. His appointment in July 2011 as the Honourable Minister of Police Affairs is a testimony of Mr. President’s confidence in his service. His Excellency is happily married to Mrs. Pricilla Mopelola Olubolade (Nee Dada) of Ipoti, Ekiti State.