Kabir Jibola Fagbemi...A Chip Off the Old Block
Legacy and prestige are difficult to maintain. One who must successfully step into the shoes of his father better pray that his father’s feet are not gigantic or that his own feet are. In the case of Kabir Jibola Fagbemi, his late father’s feet were gigantic, but his are not a bit lesser.
Folks still marvel over the fact that Kabir Jibola Fagbemi, the son and successor of Alhaji Fatai Gbemisola, continues to raise the prestige of Fatgbems Petroleum Company Limited nine years after the death of the Founder. One might even say that Mr Kabir has pushed past expectations and now stands at the apex with his father’s peers beside or behind him.
As he is one of those folks who prefer the backstage to the limelight, very few are aware of the fact that it is Kabir Jibola who is still behind the motions of the company. As folks have notarised, Jibola has so far exceeded all expectations, fighting against business entropy, and gradually grooming Fatgbems Petroleum Company Limited into a leading brand in Nigeria’s very competitive oil and gas sector.
He tore off a side of the curtains when he invited the most capable characters in the sector to the unveiling of the company’s new logo and the ultramodern service station at the start of the year. However, for those with gazes in deeper places, Kabir Jibola is one of the figures that fought for folks in areas devastated by petroleum product usage.
By every indication, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. This is evident by the fact that Jibola has not only furthered his father’s visions for the company but also improved them, integrating his ideas into the gig and creating a resonance with all things brilliant, effective and demanding of a front seat on the oil and gas block.