AKINTOKUNBO ADEJUMO (BABATOKS)
Writer | Community Advocate | Food Safety & Hygiene Consultant
Akintokunbo Adejumo, fondly known as Babatoks, is a Nigerian writer, retired housing professional, trainer and community advocate whose career spans housing management, food safety, health and safety, and nonprofit leadership.
Based in London and now dividing his time between the United Kingdom and Nigeria, he brings decades of professional experience and a longstanding commitment to Nigeria’s development to his writing and community work.
He attended the University of Ibadan from 1975 to 1979, the University of Manitoba, Canada, from 1981 to 1985, and the Chartered Management Institute, UK, in 2005–2006. His professional career in the UK included more than 20 years of work in housing management and training in food safety and health and safety.
Akintokunbo is the Founder and Global Coordinator of Champions For Nigeria, a nonprofit organisation registered in both the UK and Nigeria, with an international membership and presence. His previous leadership roles include President of the now-defunct Society for Housing Professionals, an Africa-wide organisation, and Country Director of the Nigerian-UK Housing Society and the now-defunct African Housing Professional Association of Nigeria.
His professional affiliations include Associate of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, UK; Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, UK; and Fellow of the Institute of Tourism Professionals, Nigeria.
A prolific commentator on issues affecting Nigeria, Akintokunbo has contributed articles to newspapers, online journals and magazines, including Chatafrik.com, African Examiner, News Diary Online, INigeria.com and Nigeria Village Square. His writing draws on his professional background, community involvement and experience of life in Nigeria and the diaspora.
His contributions have earned several honours. Codewit Global Network named him Author of the Month for March 2009, while Checkout Magazine, UK, recognised him as one of the 30 Most Influential Nigerians in the UK in 2009. In August 2010, the Yoruba Youth Corporation, USA, nominated him for its Role Model Award at its Nigeria National Youth Convention and Book Launch in Michigan.
Committed to cultural preservation and community progress, he is a founding member and pioneer Publicity Secretary of Egbe Ifesemule ati Ilosiwaju Ede Yoruba, the Society for the Advancement of Yoruba Language and Culture, UK. He is also a pioneer member of the Oluyole Progressive Union, UK and Ireland.
Akintokunbo coordinates the University of Ibadan’s Animal Science/Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition Class of 1979 and serves as a Special Marshal with the Federal Road Safety Commission, Oyo State Command.
Now retired from his main professional career, he continues to provide training and consultancy in food safety and hygiene in Nigeria and the UK. He is married with children and grandchildren.
