Adedapo Benjamin Adelegan (born on April 20, 1962) is a Nigerian politician and entrepreneur who was the 14th president and chairman of the council of the Nigeria British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), a fellow and executive member, Institute of Directors, counsel of member, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and a Gubernatorial candidate for the Ondo State Election under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He was the convener of the popular Lekki Sunsplash musical concert, Africas biggest musical event in 1988. The event has the likes of Raskimono, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Daniel Wilson, Majek Fashek, Alex Zitto, Kwam1, and more in Attendance. The popular comedian, Alibaba worked briefly with Adedapo as an executive assistant in 1991.
He organized the first Nigeria Exhibition in South Africa in the year 2004 called “The Best of Nigeria comes to South Africa”] which he did with his company PR Africa.
Adedapo Oluwaseyi Adelegan is a Marketer and PR Consultant per excellence with a vision amongst other things, to positively influence and impart the world with the investment of his personality. Through sheer ingenuity and demonstration of professionalism coupled with a passion for the advancement of Africa, Adedapo Adelegan, the Group Chairman, Celtron Group, one of Nigeria’s foremost innovative media conglomerate with interests in Out Of Home communications, Public Relations, Print and Broadcast media and Investments.
Adelegan is a consummate marketer and he is recognized as one of the top 50 marketing experts in Nigerian Marketing Memoirs, a landmark marketing publication authored by two Nigerian editors. Dapo Adelegan continues to spread the message of ‘Made-In-Nigeria’ as well as providing leadership and entrepreneurship training to the Nigerian Youths through his “Life in the 21st Century” lecture series.
