June 26, (THEWILL) – Kunle Adeyanju, the man who rode from London to Lagos to raise funds and awareness for polio, has been conferred with a chieftaincy title. The biker was honoured as the Aniyikaiye of Offaland in Kwara State by his royal majesty, the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi. He was given the title of Are Aniyikaiye of Offa land because of his recent exploits after returning from his London bike trip. Being an indigene of Offa, the traditional ruler gave him the title to celebrate his laudable feat for traveling for 41 days from London to Lagos State.
Adeyanju embarked on the journey from the United Kingdom on April 19 to raise awareness of the fight against polio in Africa and to raise funds to fight against the disease. While growing up, Adeyanju had a friend who had polio which incapacitated him. The friend eventually passed on as a result of complications from the disease. After his death, Adeyanju resolved to fight polio just to honour his late friend. He partnered with Rotary Club, Ikoyi where he has been elected as president.
A former employee of Shell Petroleum, British American Tobacco Company and Oando PLc, Adeyanju runs his own business called Pelicians DNO.
