Executives
Nigerian Community Association Bradford (NCAB). Full list of executives for year 2023-2025.
Dr Olushola Adeborode, Kolawole (OAK)
President
Dr Olushola Adeborode, Kolawole is simply an exceptional leader. An entrepreneur and a lover of God per excellence. He studied Economics at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye and later proceeded to Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK where he bagged a master’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He holds a PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the University of Bradford…
Dr Olushola Adeborode, Kolawole is simply an exceptional leader. An entrepreneur and a lover of God per excellence. He studied Economics at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye and later proceeded to Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK where he bagged a master’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He holds a PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the University of Bradford. He is a member of local and international professional bodies, which includes Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (USA), Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), UK among others.
Olushola is an award winner both at the state and national level which was bestowed upon him by the then Zamfara state Governor, Alhaji Mamuda Shinkafi, and the Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, (GCOFR), for his selfless service to his fatherland.
Olushola became the President of the Nigerian Community Association in Bradford on the 13th November 2021. He is committed to bringing innovative ideas to promote the association within and outside Bradford.
Dr. Olushola, is currently a Lecturer at Teesside University and a visiting lecturer at Royal Holloway University, London; Buckingham University, London; and University of Bradford, UK. He is also a BOT member to several organisations in Nigeria and abroad.
Dr Yakubu Mandafiya John
Vice President
Dr Yakubu Mandafiya John is an inspirational leader. He studied Chemical Engineering at the then Federal Unity of Technology Yola (Now Modibbo Adama University) and holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Bradford UK. He is currently an Assistant Prof in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at The University of Bradford. He is the Programme Leader for BEng/MEng Chemical Engineering…
Dr Yakubu Mandafiya John is an inspirational leader. He studied Chemical Engineering at the then Federal Unity of Technology Yola (Now Modibbo Adama University) and holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Bradford UK. He is currently an Assistant Prof in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at The University of Bradford. He is the Programme Leader for BEng/MEng Chemical Engineering. He is an Associate Member of the IChemE and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom. Dr John is a Registered Engineer with COREN.
Dr. Abdullahi MAGAJI Dauda
Welfare Officer
Abdullahi is Popularly known as Abdul. He is a 2-term president of the Nigerian Students Society Bradford (NSSB). Abdul is currently in the write-up stage of his PhD in Cancer Therapeutics at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford.
Abdul first came to the UK in 2015 to do a master’s in Molecular and Cell Biology which he later graduated and started a PhD afterwards.
Abdul has a passion for leadership and henceforth decided to contribute to the development of NCAB, the community needed young and vibrant people like Abdul, and he was gladly welcomed.
Abdul is a husband and a father of 2 lovely boys. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Bradford International College.
