Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi


Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi is a Nigerian Pharmacist and legal practitioner. He is the founder and Chairman of Juli Plc, the first
indigenously promoted company quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He is the National President of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy. He is a past
National President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru.
Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi is a former National President of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce as well as the National President of the National Council for Population and Environmental Activities. He became the first District Governor of Rotary International District 9110 covering Nigeria in the 1982/1983 year. He was an outstanding student political leader, having served as Secretary General of the world student body, the International Student Conference in The Hague, Holland and built student union organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He continues to play a leading role in church and community programmes.
He is a former Federal Minister of Health and Social Services. He is a past Group Chairman of Oodua Investment conglomerate, an organization
coordinating the economic and cultural legacy of the Yoruba nation. He is the Chairman of the MTN Foundation.

Early Days

Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi was born on the 2nd of August 1940 at Ado-Ekiti
in Ekiti State. He started his elementary education at St George’s Catholic
primary school, Ado Ekiti from 1946-1952. He won a scholarship to attend
Government College, Ibadan. However, in those days, Catholics were not
encouraged to attend non-Catholic secondary schools. As an alternative, he
attended St. Thomas Aquinas College, Akure from 1953-1957 where he
completed his high school education also on scholarship.
In the primary school, he was an altar server as well as a member of the choir. In
fact, he lived with Monsignor Anthony Oguntuyi and other Catholic Priests and
Bishops in the Catholic Mission Ado-Ekiti from the age of six to the age of
twenty-five. At Aquinas College, he was an altar server and choirmaster. He
taught dancing, wrote and directed plays in which many budding actors and
actresses participated. He was known as Oga dancer by his contemporaries in
the secondary school. He finished his Secondary School Certificate in five years
instead of six years and passed in grade one with five distinctions.

Family Life

He is married to Juliana Omosalewa an agriculturist, administrator, company Director and Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, from Badagry, Lagos State. They have four children and seven grandchildren.
Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi has been active in Church programmes since childhood. He was in the Catholic Church choir in Leiden in the Netherlands. When he returned to Nigeria from Holland in 1968, he became Secretary of St. Agnes Catholic Parish, Maryland, Ikeja. He later became the foundation Secretary of St. Leo’s Parish, Ikeja. There he founded St. Gabriel’s lay-readers Society and St. Cecilia’s choir. He is the grand patron or patron of many societies. He was the pioneer organist at St. Leo’s Catholic Church. He became the Parish Chairman from 1988 to 1993, during which time the building of the large church took place. He is the Chairman of the Catholic Study Group which exposes professionals to the study of the scriptures every week. He enjoys writing, reading, music, the arts, and public speaking.
The Prince is a golfer and scored a hole-in-one in 2016 at the Ikeja Golf Course. He is passionate about youth mentoring and application of the ideal of service. He is a manager, leader, motivational speaker, a strategist and role model.
On the occasion on his 75th birthday on August 2, 2015, he received a televised public commendation from the Head of State President Mohammadu Buhari. He has to his credit scores of publications and guest lectures on subjects varying from Pharmacy to law, Religion and Strategy, to issues of National development. He continues to play a leading role in Church and community programme.

Higher Education

Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi attended the Nigerian College of arts, science & Technology, Ibadan to obtain his GCE advanced level in science subjects. The campus became the starting venue for the University of Ife when it was created in 1961. Both in the Nigerian college and the University of Ife, he had a double scholarship from the Western region and the Federal Government. He was to study language at the University of Ibadan but was too young since he was only 17. Between 1957 and 1960 he worked as a teacher in St. Michael’s Catholic Modern School, Yemetu, Ibadan. Some of his students have become famous, including Prof. Pius Obanya who was invited from the UNESCO to serve as the Director General of Universal Basic Education Scheme. He was among the pioneer set of the University of Ife from 1962-1965 where he studied Pharmacy. He attended the language institute, Noordwijk, Holland 1967 and then proceeded to study law at the University of Lagos. In 1987, he emerged as the overall best student at the Nigerian Law School. He also attended the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru in 1990. His essay was titled “Constraints to Policy formulation and implementation in Nigeria”.

Student/Youth Leadership

Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi was a student activist at the Nigerian college as well as the University of Ife. He became the National Vice-President for International affairs for the National Union of Nigerian Students. In that and other capacities, he represented the University of Ife and the National Union of Nigerian Students at more than 37 local and International Conferences. He was publisher and editor of a campus newssheet called the Spitfire. He also held National leadership positions in Pax Romana, All Nigerian United Nations Students Association, World University Service and other student formations. In 1964, he represented the NUNS at the International Student Conference in Christchurch New Zealand. There he was elected as the Secretary for Africa for the world organization.
As soon as he graduated in Pharmacy in 1965, he proceeded to Leiden, Holland to work at the headquarters of the world organization. The organization known as the Coordinating Secretariat of the International Student Conference was located in Leiden, Holland. He worked there from 1965-1968. As Secretary for Africa, he visited all African countries and was responsible for forming national student unions in many Francophone and Anglophone countries of Africa. He later became the Secretary-General of the organization. His responsibilities included serving as the administrative head of the worldwide student organization. It also included visiting Heads of governments in different countries to promote harmony between governments and student groups. In this capacity, he built student organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He led a seventeen-nation delegation to Nigeria during the civil war for advocacy and peaceful resolution of the conflict. The delegation visited the war front and the then Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, who in a letter commended him for youth service to the nation. It is interesting to note that Olof Palme, who later became Prime Minister of Sweden, was once Secretary General of the same organization.
In the process of carrying out these responsibilities, Prince Adelusi-Adeluyi had to undergo an intensive language institute programme in Noordvijk, Holland, where he mastered a few European languages including French and Spanish. He also took off time to polish his Dutch. In the process of serving as Secretary-General, he traveled to 142 countries in all continents of the world, promoting student and youth programmes.

Status

The Prince was appointed as the Minister of Health and social services in 1993. This made him the first and only pharmacist to occupy such a position.
He was the first Rotary District Governor, 1982/1983 Rotary International District 9110. He won an award at the 1983 Toronto Rotary International convention as best of 403 Districts in the Rotary world in that year. A special letter of commendation was sent from the Head of State Alhaji Shehu Shagari in recognition of leadership in voluntary service organizations. He has represented Rotary International Presidents at Rotary District conferences in many parts of the world. He received many awards including Rotary International’s highest award for service to Humanity in 1993.
He is also a member of so many other clubs and Associations:
The Prince has published several articles on topics covering Health and Pharmacy, Law, University development and Voluntary Organizations.

Health and Pharmacy

  1. Drug control, Import & storage
  2. You are welcome to my profession – Pharmacy
  3. Public relations in Pharmacy
  4. Medicines – Practical problems involved in their delivery to the patients in developing countries.
  5. Pharmacy in the West African region, problems, and prospects
  6. The Pharmacist and the Private sector in essential Drugs programme, Benin 1986.
  7. The role of the Private sector in essential Drug Programme.
  8. Fake Drugs – Their Origin and impact on the Nigerian populace
  9. Path to Progress in Pharmacy
  10. The Spirit of Professionalism
  11. Pharmacy and Healthcare in Nigeria
  12. The National Health Insurance scheme: way to successful implementation
  13. Health Regulatory Bodies and Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria.

    Law and Pharmacy

  14. Application of Foreign Law in Nigeria.
  15. The Insurance Law: Intention and Application.
  16. NEPAD and the Law.

    University

  17. University and Achievement through Discipline.
  18. Alumni Organizations and Role in University Development.
  19. Education and Governance in Nigeria – Africa Leadership Forum Otta.
  20. Education and the Challenge of Change.

    Voluntary Organizations and Others

  21. Rotary as an Instrument for National Understanding
  22. Relevance of the Nigeria Conservation Foundation.
  23. National Economic Survival of Nigeria.
  24. Lionism in Nigeria.
  25. Youth Leaders of the Black World: Roles and Challenges.
  26. Arts and African Cultural Tradition.
  27. The Consequences of the Pan-African Congress of Paris 1919.
  28. Three Dimensions of a complete life.
  29. Nigeria, Quo Vadis?.
  30. Teamwork and Nigeria Survival Strategy –.
  31. The Total Man.
  32. Leadership by Example.
  33. Chambers of Commerce formation and their roles in the Economy.
  34. Population and the Impact of Environmental Hazards.
  35. Team Work and The Health Profession.
  36. L’Afrique – une terre inculte.
  37. The Leader as a Motivator.
  38. The Place of Music in Liturgy.
  39. Challenges Facing the Banking Industry.
  40. Development Crisis and Social Change – YDC Forum 2003
  41. Foundations and their Relevance in Nigeria Socio-Economic Climate.
  42. Family Life in Catholic Liturgy