The founder of FoodClique Support Initiative, Bolajoko Diosamame Fadipe, was on Monday, April 25, 2022 laid to rest at Atan Cemetery, Lagos.
Bolajoko Fadipe, who hails from Ile Ife, Osun State, died on Friday, April 22, 2022.
Through the FoodClique Support Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organization that strive to end hunger in Nigeria, Fadipe touched many lives. During the Covid-19 pandemic, FoodClique and its volunteers reached hundreds of houses of aged and vulnerable and fasting Muslims, setting up an emergency warehouse and packaging and distributing food boxes across Lagos, Ondo, Osun and Ogun states.
He was also involved in many initiatives geared at alleviating hunger in Nigeria.
In a tribute to the departed, the Nigeria Union of Teachers Ikorodu Branch wrote:
“Nigeria Union of Teachers Ikorodu Branch is saddened by the news of Bolajoko Fadipe’s passing. Quite Sad!
We are greatly inspired by his desire to end hunger and exemplary passion for the retirees.
Food Clique which he founded partnered with NUT Ikorodu in 2019/2020 and gave food boxes to Retired Teachers.
He was truly committed to serving others and making life easier for the less privileged.
Such a kind-hearted man shouldn’t have died but God knows it all.
NUT IKORODU BRANCH will forever be grateful to you (CEO) and the food clique for bringing succour to our members”.
Another mourner, Fashina Mobolaji Shakiru, wrote on Facebook:
“Rest On Bolajoko Fadipe,
The founder, Food Clique Support, Bolajoko Fadipe.
Beejay, during COVID-19, you sent a dispatch rider to deliver 10 packs of Food Clique support for me, and today no more as sermon of James Hardley Chase says “Knock , knock who is there , come easy go easy, well now my pretty, I will bury my dead”.
A great warrior of humanity is lost, Goodbye Hunger Killer!”
Prior to starting FoodClique with his friends, Bolajoko as a teenager worked as a co-presenter and Producer with Super-Screen where he anchored College Line. He proceeded to ZeedLabs System in the early part of his career as the Business Development Director. He also worked at Paramount Web where his responsibilities included marketing, business development. In the 7th National Assembly, he served as the Legislative Aide and Secretary to Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa (Chairman House committee on Diaspora Affairs). He also doubled as the business development personnel and production team member of the Diaspora Magazine and he was saddled with the responsibilities of presenting the magazine to the Vice President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the opening of Diaspora Day 2015. He was a managing partner at Fadni & McBee resources a software consultancy company with major concentration in web and enterprise applications.
He was among the delegates that participated at the 13th Presidents United to Solve Hunger (PUSH) Summit at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with the theme “Unify for a Hunger-free World” that had in attendance Ms (Ertharin Cousin) 12th Executive Director of World Food Programme (WFP) and Rod Brooks C.E.O. Rise Against Hunger. The Campus Kitchens Projects 5th Annual Food Waste and Hunger Summit at IUPUI Indiana USA
Other achievement includes a Future Award Nomination in Community service, a featured story on him by eTV South Africa as a Nigerian who wants to end hunger and recently a partnership with Lagos State Government as the official charity partner for the just concluded Lagos City Marathon, a one year partnership with emerging Real Estate Firm Cantagali as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, Basheer Tosin Ashafa Foundation and Share Your Bread Foundation.
Bolajoko Fadipe was a graduate of Computer Science from Yaba College of Technology. He is survived by his wife, Abosede Folusho Fadipe and two children.
