Dapo Odojukan Bags Kwame Nkrumah Award

Dapo Odojukan, the Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of Rosaab International bagged the Kwame Nkrumah Excellence in Enterprise Award in Captains of Industry category 2007.

Other Nigerian recipients of this award, in the past, include, Governors Bola Tinubu of Lagos State, Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi of Nasarawa State and Orji Uzo Kalu of Abia State. Reknowned civil rights lawyers and human activists, Gani Fawehinmi and Femi Falana have equally profited.

The West Africa International, the organizers of the award, in its citation, described Dapo Odojukan as a disciplined, prudent, courageous and hardworking personality, adding that, these qualities, which have seen him through successful undertakings over the years, were part of the criteria upon which his nomination was measured since the late Kwame Nkrumah exhibited these outstanding qualities. It also praised his contributions and achievements as a transparent, focused and honest celebrity in business and economy, which earned him the Entrepreneur of the Year recognition.

Dapo Odojukan is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University with Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy. He has for a long time been involved in the growth and development of Rosaab International but it was not until 1991 that he was appointed to manage the Marketing department and later the General Manager. He became the Managing Director of the company in 1998 and Group CEO in 2003. Presently, he is a member of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria, an alumnus of the Ashridge Management School UK.

Rosaab International, which he presides over, has as its vision to build and nurture a global institution with world class processes through the development of world class people.

In Ghana Rosaab is synonymous with aesthetically pleasing and unique signs. It has made appreciable impact in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, and, the plan to extend its services to all parts of Africa.

Rosaab Ghana is a subsidiary of Rosaab International. It is set to service the needs of other West African countries with Ghana as a hub. In line with the culture of the parent company, it offers unique brand identification materials, notably, signage to its discerning clients within the West African Sub Region as well as taking learning of the differences in cultures and processes of the various countries.

Helping its clients differentiate themselves by using its products and services to communicate a unique brand identity as well as assisting the stakeholders to impact the world around them positively through its culture and processes is the mission of Rosaab International, which strives continually to be the reference point for quality, innovation and efficiency in all spheres of its operations.

The action plan of this mission includes, ensuring that a culture of excellence pervades the entire scope of its operations from production to after sales service and that its relationships are mutually enriching and positively impact our operating environment. To be qualitative, innovative and efficient, ensuring that professionalism is not a phrase but an operative policy in all its activities including ensuring that its team is continuously motivated while satisfying the needs of its customers and shareholders are articles of faith of the company. Rosaab also strives to maintain its rightful position as the leader in the brand communication industry.