Biography

Biography of Robert Ajayi Boroffice, Senator

Robert Ajayi Boroffice

Robert Ajayi Boroffice was born on 23rd April 1949 at Iboje Quarters, Oka-Akoka in Ondo State to Late Pa Zachaeus Omololu Boroffice and Late Mrs. Comfort Aina

Boroffice.

Robert Ajayi Boroffice had his elementary Education in Christ School Oka-Akoko between 1955 and 1960 and later proceeded to African Church Grammar School, Oka-Akoko between 1961 and 1965 for his Secondary School Education and finished with a first division in West African School Certificate Examination. He also attended Victory College Ikare-Akoko between 1966 and 1967 for his Higher School Certificate. In 1968, after teaching briefly in his Alma matter, African Church Grammar School, he proceeded to University of Ibadan for a degree in Geology but later changed his course to Zoology.

He graduated in 1971 as the best student in his department with a Second Class Upper Division

Due to his outstanding performance, he was admitted to pursue his doctorate degree program. In 1975, he bagged a Ph.D in Genetics. In 1978, he Proceeded to the University of Newcastle for a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Human Genetics.

It is worthy to note that throughout his Educational career, he was sponsored by scholarships he earned due to his intelligence. During his secondary school education, he was on the western state schorlarship. During his undergraduate programme, he was on the west-German government scholarship; for his graduate studies, he was on the Bulgarian Government grant. As a Post-Doctorate Research Fellow, he was on the inter-University Council Fellowship Award.

He became a lecturer at the University of Ibadan in 1975, and Professor of Zoology at the Lagos State University in 1986. He has conducted research at the post-doctoral level in the areas of human congenital malformations, carcinogenesis and mutagenesis. He also held administrative positions at the Lagos State University including Head of Department, Dean of Faculty, and Chairman of the Committee of Deans.

Robert Ajayi Boroffice was appointed Coordinating Director for Science in the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in 1992. His main focus in this job was on biotechnology, Information and Communication Technology and Space Science and Technology. He played a central role in establishing the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). In 1999 Boroffice became the founding Director General of NASRDA, a post he held for 10 years. Under his leadership, NASRDA launched 2 satellites; a low orbit earth observations microsatellite (NigeriaSat-1) in 2003 and a communication satellite (NigcomSat-1) in 2007.[2] He also laid the groundwork for the building of NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X, which were launched in August 2011, from Russia.

it is worthy to note that In 2004, Robert Ajayi Boroffice was conferred the title of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Olusegun Obasanjo. In March 2011, Boroffice was given the 2011 Golden Merit Award in Space Science by the World Federation of Science Journalists.

Robert Ajayi Boroffice was elected as a senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District in the 2011 elections defeating the incumbent, Senator Bode Olajumoke of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

On December 28, 2011, Robert Ajayi Boroffice officially decamped to the Action Congress of Nigeria so that he can pursue his ambition of becoming the next governor of Ondo state.

. He was however re-elected as a Senator under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in the 2015 elections.

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