Immediate Past District Governor's Profile

 

Rotary Activities

 

Tayo Alabi joined Rotary as a Charter Member of Rotary Club of Alomaja District 9130 in April, 1986 and later moved to Lagos and joined Rotary Club of Okota as a Charter Member in March 1987. He served as President of Rotary Club of Okota in 1991 - 1992.

Tayo has served the District in various capacities which include:-

* District Governor 2009 - 2010

* District Governor Elect 2008 - 2009

* District Governor Nominee 2007 - 2008

* Assistant Governor 2003 – 2005, 2006- 2007

* Chairman, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) 2006 - 2007

* Coordinator, District Leadership Seminar 2006 - 2007

* Coordinator, District Assembly 2005 - 2006

* Structural Engineer for the Design and Supervision of Rotary (R. I. District 9110, Nigeria) Centre. 2005 - 2006

* District Secretary 2002 - 2003

* Deputy District Secretary 1998 – 1999, 2001 - 2002

* Chairman, R.I. Friendship/Family Exchange Committee 2000 - 2001

* Chairman, District Directory for 4 consecutive years 1998 - 2001

* Chairman, PETS Coordinating Committee 2001 - 2002

* Chairman, Past Presidents Participation Committee 1995 - 1996

* Assistant District Secretary, 1996 - 1997

* DG Group Representative, for RC of Surulere, Gbagada & Iponri 1994 - 1995

* Secretary, Group Study Exchange Committee 1994 - 1995

* Secretary, District Community Service Committee 1992 - 1994

He has been to several Rotary International Conventions between 2001 and 2009. He is a Paul Harris Fellow with 4 Sapphires. He has also attended Rotary International Presidential Conferences & Institutes in South Africa, Nairobi – Kenya, Athens, among others.

Tayo is active in the community, he is currently a Director, Board of Ronik International Ltd.; Member, Governing Council of Ronik Polytechnic, Lagos; Chairman, Awards Committee (Africa) Bradley University, USA; Past Secretary, Federal Road Safety Corps (Special Marshal) Rotary Unit RS 2.1, Unit 23.; Past Financial Secretary, The City Club, Lagos; Member, Lagos State Public Service Club; Member, Premier Club, Oyo; Lifetime Member, Rotarians for Fighting Aids (RFFA); Member, Police Community Relations Committee and Hon. Member, AHQ Command Officers Mess 1, Marina, Lagos.

Tayo Alabi, a devout Christian is happily married to IWM Sola Alabi, Past President of Inner Wheel Club of Okota and Principal of Bolade Junior Grammar School, Oshodi.

They are blessed with three children: two males and one female, who are all Paul Harris Fellows.

 

Biography

Rotn. (Engr.) Dr. 'Tayo Alabi

 

 

Engr. Dr. Tayo Alabi hails from Oyo town of the Old Western State of Nigeria, is the fifth child and second son of the family of seven children.

He had his early education at Agboye Baptist Primary School in Oyo and completed it at the Ebenezer African Church School, Ekotedo, Ibadan in the year 1965. He attended Olivet Baptist High School Oyo where he completed his secondary school education in 1970. He represented the school in several inter-school sports competitions, as the Hockey Captain for two years, member of the school football, basketball and lawn tennis teams. On completion of his Secondary Education, he worked briefly at the Accounts Department of the Ministry of Works and Transport, Secretariat, Ibadan. He was at The Polytechnic, Ibadan where he obtained his Ordinary and Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering between 1976 and 1979. He did his NYSC programme in Calabar, Cross River State and in LSDPC, Lagos State between 1979 and 1980. He attended the University of Pittsburgh, USA where he obtained M.Sc. Civil Engineering and M.Sc. Public Works Engineering and later received Ph.D Engineering (H.C) from Bradley University, Washington D.C.; USA in 2000.

He worked meritoriously in various places, among which are:

Julius Berger Construction Company, 1976

Associated Engineers & Consultants, Ibadan, 1976 – 1977, 1980 – 1981

Landscope Consultants, Ibadan, 1981 - 1983

Wilbur Smith Associates, Pittsburgh, USA 1984

Merrit Engineering & Construction Co. LTD. 1986 - 1996.

(Director of Engineering)

 

He established Tayo Alabi & Associates, a Civil/Structural Engineering Consulting firm in May 1987. He is currently the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Dabtay Nigeria Ltd., a Building and Civil Engineering Construction Company he established in September 1991.

Tayo is a Fellow of: Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (FNISTRUCTE) where he currently serves as the Vice- President;

Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE);

Member, Council for the Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN);

Member, Pittsburgh Professional Engineers (P.E);

Member, British Institution of Highways & Transportation (MIHT);

Member, American Society of Engineers (MASCE)

Member, Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers.