Chief Mrs. Folashade Risikat Adunni Adesoye hails from Ijebu Ode, Ogun state. She is the 3rd in a family of 4 from the Araga-Sosanya Balogun Shote family in Ijebu Ode. Mrs. Adesoye began her early life attending St Saviours Primary School Ijebu Ode and Ijebu Igbo Girls Grammar School.

On completing her secondary education, she worked at CFAO Moloney in Obalende Lagos & LAHAM Executive Services, a security outlet in Surulere, Lagos. She later continued her professional studies in Catering & Hotel Management where she received a Certificate from City & Guilds. On acquiring her certificate, Mrs. Adeshoye ventured into the business world in 1985, selling fashion merchandise. A few years later, she founded the renowned luxury jewelry business, known as Jewellery Affair, a division of Farmit Ventures Nig. Ltd. She also founded a real estate company called AZID Properties Nig Ltd.

As MD CEO of Jewellery Affair & Chairman of AZID Properties, Chief Mrs. Adesoye’s accomplishments have been highly acclaimed, earning her the prestigious titles of: Iya Egbe Arobayo Akile Ijebu Land, Yeyeluwa of Isolo, Iya Oba of Iworo, Yeye Mesho of Epe Land, & Yeye Otunba Gbaderogun of Ijebu land by his Royal Majesty- the Awujale, Dr. Oba Sikiru Adetona, the Paramount Ruler of Ijebu Land.

In addition to her accomplishments in the business realm, Chief Mrs. Adesoye is also a dedicated Philanthropist. She is the Chairperson of Focus On Disability (an organization working to provide support to physically handicapped children), and frequently sponsors programs promoting girls’ education in African nations.

She is a wife, mother and grandmother.