Mohamed Adah
Mohamed Adah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mohamed Usman Adah 25 August 1977 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, The Ochacho Group |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Founding The Ochacho Group of Companies |
Mohamed Usman Adah (born 25 August 1977) also known as Mohamed Adah, King Mohammed Adah or by his brand name, Ochacho is a Nigerian businessman, and philanthropist. He chairs the Ochacho Group of Companies, which includes Ochacho Real Homes, Ochacho Hotels, Ochacho Oil and Gas and others.[1] [2] He is considered a major player in Nigeria's real estate sector.[3] [4] He is also the founder of Ochacho Foundation.[5]
Early life[edit]
Adah was born on 25 August 1977 in Kaduna state in northwestern Nigeria. He is of Idoma heritage, from Ohimini Local Government of Benue state.[6] Adah spent of his early life in Otukpo, Benue state, where he had his early schooling at Army Day Primary school in Makurdi, before attending St. Francis College, Otukpo for his secondary education. He proceeded to Ahmadu University, Zaria where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 2003.[7]
Career[edit]
Mohamed Adah began his career as an entrepreneur in 2006 when he founded a financial service company, Ayipolocho Investment limited, providing loans to small and medium enterprises.[1] In 2017, the company was rebranded as Ochacho Real Homes, a real estate firm with headquarters in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja. Over time, due to Adah's interests in entertainment, hospitality, aviation and the petroleum sector, the company transitioned into the Ochacho Group, with registered companies under its imprint, which include, Ochacho Homes, Ochacho Financial Services, Ochacho Farms, Ochacho Air, Ochacho Oil and Gas amongst others.[8]
In 2021, he was listed among the Top 10 Business Idols for youths in Nigeria.[9]
In 2023, Adah announced that his latest project, the Ochacho Hotels, a boutique hotel in Otukpo, Benue state in north central Nigeria, was nearing completion.[2][10]
Philanthropy[edit]
In 2020, through the Ochacho Foundation, Mohamed Adah initiated a project themed "Light has come". A project aimed at installing street lights across the streets of Otupko, and under this initiative, no fewer than 10,000 modern street lamps were installed across the Otukpo-Ohimini axis of Benue state.[8]
In 2021, it was reported that Adah, in a philanthropic gesture, gifted Nigerian singer Davido a brand new car, for which the singer expressed his appreciation.[11]
Adah also hosts an annual free concert, tagged Ochacho Carnival, in Otukpo, Benue state, which has featured performances from Davido, Peruzzi, Zlatan Ibile and other notable Nigerian entertainers.[12]
Personal life[edit]
Adah is married to Ramatu Mohamed Adah.[13] They have five children together namely Ochacho, King Odeh, Adah, Miriam and Prince Enokola.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mohamed Adah Shares Vision For Real Estate Development In Abuja". independent.ng. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Adah Puts Finishing Touches To Ochacho Hotel". independent.ng. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "'Public-Private Collaboration Vital For Addressing Nigeria's Housing Crisis'". leadership.ng. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "HONOUR FOR A PROPERTY & REAL ESTATE KING". stratechproperties.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Glad Tidings! Real Estate Guru, King Mohammed Adah, Celebrates Birthday with the Needy and Underprivileged". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Ochacho - A young business mogul that prefers his fatherland for investment". idomavoice.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Celebrating King Mohammed Adah and his developmental strides". blueprint.ng. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Cleric Lauds Adah's Developmental Strides In Benue". independent.ng. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "King Moh Odeh Adah in the eyes of the youths". thetop10magazine.com.ng. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Nigerian Youths Are Hungry For Empowerment And Innovation – Adah". leadership.ng. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "About King Mohammed Odeh Adah's large heart". tribuneonlineng.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "KING MOHAMED ADAH'S OCHACHO REAL HOMES IS PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY DELIVERY". abnewswire.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Valentine comes in early as Ochacho buys a 2020 Maybach car for his lovely wife". bonezworld.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.