Our District Governor (2027-2028)
Profile of Adesegun A. Tijani
Rotarian Adesegun A. Tijani was born in Lagos. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He did the mandatory National Youth Service in the then Cross River State and posted to Eket LGA for his primary assignment. After his youth service, he was employed by the then Mobil Producing Nigeria and worked in various departments including General Services, Fuel Operations, Marine Department, Field Aviation and finally Retired in November 2018. He joined Rotary Club of Eket in the 1994/1995 Rotary Year. He is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Major Donor, Benefactor of the Rotary Foundation and a Member of Paul Harris Society of the Rotary Foundation. He has held all Positions of Rotary at the Club level and became President in the year 2000/2001 Rotary year “CREATE AWARENESS TAKE ACTION”.
Rotarian Adesegun A. Tijani was Assistant Governor in 2006/2007 ‘LEAD THE WAY “Rotary Year overseeing all the clubs in Akwa Ibom State. He also served Districts 9140 & 9142 in the following District Committees and Sub- Committees.
- Member 2006/2007 D-9140 DISCON COMMITTEE
- Chair Publicity Sub-Committee 2006/2007 DISCON
- Chair, District Public Image 2008/2009 “MAKE DREAMS REAL”
- Chair, District Public Image 2009/2010 “ FUTURE OF ROTARY IS IN YOUR HANDS”
- Member District 9140 2011/2012 DG Installation Central Planning Committee
- HOC Chair, 2011/2012 District Membership Development Seminar
- District Chair, ON-TO BANGKOK RI CONVENTION 2011/2012 Promo.
- District Chair, ON-TO PEACE FORUM HAWAII 2013 Promo
- District Chair, ON-TO SYDNEY RI CONVENTION Promo 2014
- Member 2015 District Governor Installation Central Planning Committee
- District Chair 2015/2016 Rotary Public Image.
- HOC Member, 2016/2017 Grant Management Seminar
- District Chair, 2017 District Conference 9140
- District 9142 Chair, 2017/2018 TRF Fund Raising.
- District 9142 Chair, 2018- 2021 District International Service
- Chairman, D-9142 2019/2020 DG’s Installation Planning Committee
- Vice Chairman, District 9142 2019/2020 Virtual DISCON
- District Chair 2021 Taipei Convention Promo
- Endowment & Major Gift District Chair 2021/2022
- New Generation Service Exchange Chair 2022/2023
- Endowment & Major Gift District Chair 2023/2024
- Member 2024 DISCON Sub Committee on Programme and Content
- Member of Different Action Groups in Rotary such as Rotary Global History Fellowship, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, International Tennis Federation of Rotarians.
Rotarian Adesegun Tijani is widely travelled and has attended 13 Rotary International physical and 2 virtual Conventions and almost all the District functions and Conferences since joining Rotary. He is a Part 3 Rotary Leadership Institute Certificate holder. He attended the 2020 and 2021 Africa Zone 22 Institute Munyonyo in Uganda and Yaounde in Cameroun. A firm believer in “Beyond Your Service Year” a committed Rotarian, Club Builder and has won several awards and received commendation letters both from Rotary International, Rotaract Clubs and Rotary Clubs spread in and around District 9142 and other Districts. He is currently the CEO of DepthForte Global Services a company that is into Aviation Services Procurement.
He is also a Part owner of EMPRESS ORGANICS (Poultry Farming Business). He has also attended several Professional Courses in Aviation Safety/Security, Human Factor in Aviation and Fuel Management System courses at the University of Southern California USA and CranField University UK, Fort Lauderdale-Florida, Houston. He is a Certified Helideck Inspector of the United Kingdom Helideck Certification Agency. He was a former Team Manager and Vice Chairman of the defunct Mobil Pegasus Football Club Eket. He is the immediate Past President of Eket Sports Club and a Patron of the South South Inter Club Tennis Association (SSICTA). He Plays Tennis and loves watching soccer. He is married to PAG Barrister Mojisola Tijani Esq and have 3 children (A boy, 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren – All Paul Harris Fellows)