Facts About Newly Promoted Superintendent Of Corps, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, A veritable Role model That I Know
~By Oluwaseun Trust Bethnews Media

The Giant Stride, resourceful, intelligent, a seamless blend of intellect and services. The Superintendent of Corps, Sunkanmi Ayeni an Illustrious Son of Erukucity has been elevated/promoted to another higher rank in the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. NSCDC.

Guess you know what? Building a strong faith couples with resilience hard work pays all that its requires and to remain focus, been proactive in all your endeavors, this is the case of our lovely brother, Officer Olasunkanmi Abel Ayeni. Little did I Know, but permit me to quickly chip-in the little that I Know about him, I could vividly remember our precious time spent together back in the days while in Kwara State precisely Erukucity down to Ilorin, Kwara State Polytechnic.

How the journey began…

Part of the little that I Know about this gentle, handsome easygoing dude from hometown fondly called Sunkanmi Ayeni. This young man that I Know, he’s never a trouble maker, very deeply rooted in kingdom services, a man that sometimes will be going through challenges of life and he will never complained neither you will ever see him uttering a statement to anybody but would rather channeled his compliant through God as he loves to always placed all his troubles/burden hearts before God and this has been his way of life that makes him to go thus far in the race of life. How do I mean? He’s someone that will be going through some unpalatable situations yet will always finding a lasting solutions to other’s problems, fellow human being especially people around him, I sees him as a problem solver/solutions. Sunkanmi Ayeni remains a faith builder, guess you’re not even aware of his past good antecedents? Now let me share by boggling your minds with the little that I know, moment after his School leaving certificate, he waited some years before gaining admission into Polytechnic all because he loves and wanted to attend any reputable varsity in Nigeria or within his jurisdictions even when all his secondary school mates reportedly gained admission into some higher institutions,

Sunkanmi never bothered, he remains focused and optimistic, I could also remembered it took some of his brothers, uncles, friends and relatives’ prompt intervention before he finally succumbed to attend a Polytechnic within the state of Harmony. What an intelligent and brilliant Sunkanmi who still maintain his humble beginnings status till date.

The second phase of his journey continues again, just moment after his Higher National Diploma HND from Kwara State Polytechnic as an Accountant he wasn’t stopped there as he promptly went straight for his Post Graduate programs PGD, MBA and ANIPR

One day, my humble self and Officer Olasunkanmi Abel Ayeni met under bridge Ikeja, Lagos State that was far back in the year 2009 I was on a yellow shirt and pant black trouser with tie heading to my working place where I was obtaining stipends that people called ‘peanut’ guess what? Sunkanmi actually came to Lagos in order to seek for an employment, we met and we exchanged pleasantries, you know the spirit/blood running veins of Omo Ilu naah. Smiles… I shouted boda Sunkanm from afar as I ran towards his direction/path, hugged him at the same time trying to prostrated before him and not minding passerby. In his lovely smooth, cool voice with a smiling face on him, he responded in our dialect “Seun, Seun. Okun aburom omoolouwa arokun, ku ise”…. Blabla we discussed for few minutes. Imagine someone who was looking for an employment who might have trekked some miles, surprisingly, he gave me a word of encouragement that has been my watch words till today. In his statement… Sunkanmi said to me “Seun I’m happy I met you in Lagos, please never you run faster than your shadow, don’t be in haste, always seek for Gods directions in all that you do, remember God has a very good plan for you, you’re destined for greatness and never believe your mate has gone far ahead of you and because of that to look for how to cut corners, never. I repeat Never!!! Anyways I trust you, please hold my words tight and firmly as you know I’m still looking/searching for jobs I would have given you something” we both smiles… As we’re about departing from each other I just squeezed something into his side pocket. Do you want to know what was that? Story for another day.

In all of this episode, because I’m pretty sure; some might be asking why all this long prose or drama, but there’s something I want you to learn from Sunkanmi Ayeni, And what’s that character?

Sunkanmi Ayeni portray a good character to be emulated at all cost, he patiently waited for his appointed time and today all his past struggling became a success story for others to learn and follow.

What you haven’t been told about Sunkanmi Ayeni

Sunkanmi Ayeni was born into the family of late Pa Godwin Bolaji Ayeni and Mrs Alice I Ibiyemi Ayeni of Odoole clan, Odolomun, Eruku. Ekiti LGA, Kwara State over four decades ago.

He attended Cooperative Primary school between the year 1984-1989, Eruku Commercial Secondary School between 1990 and 1995, for his SSCE; Kwara State Polytechnic, 1999-2004, for OND & HND in Accountancy, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, 2007-2008 for his PGD in Maritime Business Studies, and National Open University, 2017 for his MBA, and ANIPR 2023.

Ayeni joined the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in 2010 as an inspector of corps, serving in various departments and units in Kwara Command. Served in training dept as 2ic Band, HOU band, Head of training in Area A command, served in SERVICOM unit, 2ic National Housing Fund unit, and presently the Kwara State Command public relations officer.

He has attended several training and courses in the corps, like the mandatory paramilitary training (2010), Weapons and Arms Handling training at Nigerian Army 222 Battalion, (2012). Violent Free Election (2015).

Ayeni was also the president of the National Association of Eruku Students between 2002-2004 and the speaker of the Ekiti LGA Students Rulling Council, SRC within same period.

A certified associate of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations ANIPR who has contributed immensely to the growth of Erukucity community and Kwara Security and Civil Defense Corps at large.

He’s a gospel music director, a composer and songs writer, he loves playing table tennis during leisure time and also derives so much pleasure in discussing community developments and politics. He is happily married to Christiana Olanike Ayeni

Big congratulations Sir!