{"id":359,"date":"2025-11-11T18:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/?page_id=359"},"modified":"2025-12-04T10:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:24:35","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/index.php\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-296 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Raymond-GOLD-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chief Raymond Gold<\/strong> is a business man, a Community leader and rights advocate. He is the CVO of WISYL, a company that provides top notch water transport logistics and nautical tourism services. At <strong>SWAAADO<\/strong>, he provides Research Support and he is Head of Desk,<br \/>\nCorporate Communications and Strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-290 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Osaweren-O.-Larry-COO-Research-Support-and-Head-of-Desk-Trainings-and-Campaigns-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Captain Osaweren O. Larry<\/strong> is a certified seaman with over 20 years of experience working in the maritime sector which include providing rescue support to victims of boat mishap.<\/p>\n<p>He is the CEO of <strong>Best Time Global Logistics and Solutions Ltd<\/strong> a company providing logistics support to Shipping companies. He provides Research Support and he is the Head of Desk, Trainings and Campaigns for <strong>SWAAADO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-293 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alhaji-Abubakar-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alhaji-Abubakar-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alhaji-Abubakar.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar<\/strong> is a business man and a community leader. He is a top player in the down stream sector of the oil and Gas industry. He has led his company, <strong>My Oil Integrated Services Ltd<\/strong> for the past 20years as the CEO. Alhaji Mohammed lives in one of the waterfront estates in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>His experience crossing the Lagos lagoon regularly made him to take waterways safety issues seriously. He chairs the Board of Trustees of <strong>SWAAADO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-292 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lesli-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lesli-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lesli.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><strong>Leslie Odeghe<\/strong> is an IT Professional, a programmer and developer with over 20yrs of experience rendering services to different enterprise across different sectors of the economy. He is also a content creator and public speaker.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>SWAAADO<\/strong>, he provides Research Support and he is the Situation Investigator for South East region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-287 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comrade-Elijah-Ologe-Research-Campaign-Head-South-South-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comrade-Elijah-Ologe-Research-Campaign-Head-South-South-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Comrade-Elijah-Ologe-Research-Campaign-Head-South-South.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comrade Elijah Ologe<\/strong> comes from the background of community rights activism and politics. He is a COREN certified Engineer and previously served as the Executive Secretary of the Delta State Primary Education Board and the Delta State Student Bursary Board.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>SWAAADO<\/strong>, he provides Research Support and also the Campaign Head, South South region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-463 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/owolai-290x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/owolai-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/owolai-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/owolai.jpg 879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><strong>Comrade Owolabi Patrick Omotayo<\/strong> comes from a background of unionism having worked with the <strong>Maritime Worker&#8217;s Union of Nigeria, MWUN<\/strong> for the past 25yrs. He served as a Unit Chairman of the well known Liverpool Unit, a very busy maritime hub in the Apapa area of Lagos State. He is currently the Secretary of one of the many Districts of the Union in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>He is an executive director of Chatadan Ventures Ltd, a company with business interests in water sports and boat charter services. At <strong>SWAAADO<\/strong>, he is the officer in charge of monitoring and evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-587 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-prof-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-prof-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-prof-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-prof-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swaaado.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-prof.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Isah Abubakar Garba<\/strong> is an academic with over 20years of teaching experience at the university level. He is a member of the <strong>Nigeria Society of Chemical Engineer<\/strong>s and the<strong> Chief Consultant for our Water Hyacinth Control Project<\/strong> (Pro Bono).<\/p>\n<p>He supports <strong>SWAAADO<\/strong> with research and investigation covering the North Central region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Chief Raymond Gold is a business man, a Community leader and rights advocate. 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