Yemi Adesanya

Yemi Adesanya
Born Jọ́láóyẹmí Doyinsọ́lá Ọlátúbọ̀sún (Ọ̀ládàpọ̀)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Education Ondo State University, University of Leicester
Occupation Banker, writer, accountant
Home town Ibadan
Parent(s) Olatubosun Oladapo

Yemi Adesanya is a Nigerian accountant (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria), inventor, and creative writer. She is a co-founder of The Arts & Civics Table Organisation (TACT), a co-founder of The Nigerian Satire Festival .[1][2][3] Her first collection of poetry is titled Musings of a Tangled Tongue.[4][5]

Early life and education

Born Jolaoyemi Doyinsola Olatubosun to a family of eight, Adesanya attended schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Akungba, Ondo State of Nigeria. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant at the age of 21. She has an MBA from the University of Leicester.

Poetry collection

Adesanya's debut poetry collection titled Musings of a Tangled Tongue was published in 2016 by Kiibaati Resources Limited to rave reviews. It contains 54 poems over sixty pages.[6]

The collection has been described as "a debut publication that invites readers on a poetic journey paved with goofiness, love dealings and dilemma, child-rearing and childhood, supplication, existential musings, corporate chaos, mischiefs and misadventures, and outright naughtiness."[7] and also as "witty, it's irreverent, it's relatable, and most importantly, it is refreshing."[8]

Card game invention

In 2014, Yemi invented two card games. One was called The Game of Giants, designed "to teach history in a fun and interactive way"[9] while the other, Jungle, also a card game, is an interactive game about hunting and animal hierarchy.[10] She has also suggested new informal holidays in Nigeria.[11]

Troll Cabal

She served as the vice-convener for Troll Cabal (an online civic advocacy group in Nigeria) from April 2016 to March 2017.[12]

TACT and the Nigerian Satire Festival

In 2017, together with Ose Anenih, she co-founded The Arts and Civics Table Organisation (TACT),[1][13] organizers of The Nigerian Satire Festival, the first edition of which held in Abuja, Nigeria in November 2017.[2][14]

Private life

Adesanya is married with children. She is the daughter of Yoruba language writer and poet Olatubosun Oladapo, and elder sister to writer and linguist Kola Tubosun.

References

  1. 1 2 "Nigerian Satire Festival births in Abuja". Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. 1 2 "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian Satire Festival births in Abuja". Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Musings of a Tangled Tongue". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  5. ↑ "Amazon.com: Musings of a Tangled Tongue: Prittle-prattle and pickled poems eBook: Yemi Adesanya: Kindle Store". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  6. ↑ "A Witty Play on Words in Yemi Adesanya's Musings of a Tangled Tongue". Bagus Mutendi. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Writings & Randoms". Chris Ogunlowo. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  8. ↑ "A Witty Play on Words in Yemi Adesanya's Musings of a Tangled Tongue". Bagus Mutendi. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  9. ↑ "On The Game of Giants". ktravula – a travelogue!. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  10. ↑ "Accountant Designs Games For Pupils – Education – Nigeria". www.nairaland.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  11. ↑ "Nigerians Need New Rituals, By Yemi Adesanya". Premium Times Opinion. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  12. ↑ "Opinion: The Internet of trolls | #TrollCabal and the Civic Commons » YNaija". YNaija. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  13. ↑ "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  14. ↑ "Arts group holds first Nigerian Satire Festival in Abuja – Global Sentinel". Global Sentinel. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-20.


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