Current Executives

Engineer Mutiu Adebayo is the current Vice President of Houston-IDU chapter. He was IDU-Houston Secretary from 2017 till 2022. Mutiu Adebayo was born in Ibadan, the largest city in Nigeria, to the Adebayo family that oriented from “Ina lende” in “Layaaju” compound, Ibadan. He grew up in Ibadan and attended International Secondary School, Ibadan before progressing his universities studies in Russia and USA. He holds 2 Master Degrees in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture.He is a Senior Engineer in the USA. He is passionate about supporting IDU activities in the USA and extending it to Ibadan as form of charity and giving back to the society in general.

Mrs. Ronke Adebanjo MBA,

PRO FL Chapter.
Ex Asst. National Secretary.

Entrepreneur,

Proudly Omo Ibadan

I am Alhaja Adijat Omotoke Lawal, a devoted mother and grandmother who has dedicated over thirty years to a nursing career. For the past five years, I have specialized in Utilization Review and Medicare Management, bringing my expertise to ensuring quality patient care and healthcare resource optimization.

Beyond my professional accomplishments, I am deeply committed to my community, actively contributing to my local Nigerian Masjid and serving as treasurer with the IDU chapter of Minnesota.

Dr. Taiwo Hazzanat Emiola was born to the family of Ladipo – Late Chief Alhaji S. O. Ladipo and Alhaja Mrs. S. A. Ladipo of Ile-Oriolowo Compound Oritamerin Ibadan. Her dad was the Son of Late Chief Yessufu Ladipo -Balogun of Ibadanland, the Mogaji of Ile-oriolowo compound, Chief Accountant of Cocoa Board and Trust, and the President of Ibadan -Muslim Progressive comittee. Mrs. Emiola lives in Riverview, Florida, where she joined the Central Florida Chapter of IDU in 2014. A student at Queens School Ibadan and University of Ibadan, in Nigeria, Mrs. Emiola relocated to the United States in 1999. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from State College of Florida and a master’s degree in nursing from University of South Tampa, Tampa, Fl. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, a member of Tampa bay Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and American Association of Nurse Practitioner. She has been involved in many IDU programs.

Dr. Olubunmi Afonja is the daughter of Dr. Lateef Emiola (from Alafara Olubadan) and Mrs. Otolola Emiola (nee Alabi) (from Isale Ijebu), she spent most of her childhood and early adulthood in Ibadan. She started elementary school at Sacred Heart Primary School, Ring Road Ibadan and completed this at the Staff School, University of Ibadan. She then attended International School, University but had to leave to complete secondary school at Government Girls’ College Maiduguri when her father accepted faculty position at the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri. She completed a year of advanced level courses at the Polytechnic Ibadan before proceeding to the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan where received her undergraduate degree in Medicine and Surgery (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S., equivalent to MD). Following a year of rotating internship at the University College Hospital (UCH), she came to the USA to pursue postgraduate degree.