The Group sees Balogun as a national treasure whose influence and good deeds extend beyond the shores of Nigeria, adding that, “and there is no better moment to celebrate the life of an African visionary, entrepreneurial model, and astute banker , than the occasion of his 89th birthday.
“Armed with the requisite qualifications, he returned to Nigeria and joined the Ministry of Justice, Western Region, as a Crown Counsel and Parliamentary Counsel in the Federal Ministry of Justice. He later moved to the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank , where he advocated the establishment of a merchant bank. He joined that same subsidiary of NIDB, ICON securities, in 1973.”
FCMB Group applauded him for setting up the ‘Otunba Tunwase Foundation that has become a source of blessing to many, even as he built the Otunba Tunwase National Paediatric Centre – a massive multi-billion-naira health care centre now fully donated as a total gift to the University of Ibadan and University College Hospital, Ibadan.