Wale Ponnle  Bags ILMMD Doctorate Degree, Fellow Award

The Institute of Leadership, Manpower and Management Development (ILMMD) has conferred its distinguished fellowship and honorary doctorate on Lagos real estate tycoon, Babawale Ponnle.

In a statement by ILLMD, Ponnle’s conferment followed his excellent display of leadership across the board.

The statement signed by Dean and Director of Membership Services, ILMMD, Dr. Theophilus Cornerstone Okonofua stated that the institute already conferred over 1,200 persons both within and outside Nigeria with its distinguished fellowship.

Ponnle is the Chief Operating Officer of Gracias Global Homes & Properties Ltd, a real estate firm that has provided functional homes and affordable serviced plots to almost 5,000 subscribers. He is also the Co-Founder of Peak Global Network, a growing community of seasoned Real Estate Marketers.  

Prior to becoming COO in 2020, he was an expert  in Business Development and Online Marketing Consultant who has contributed to the success of over 1,000 SMEs in areas of business structure and workflow processes development

Remarking, he said, “I am privileged to have been honored by ILMMD, one of the organisations at the forefront of driving leadership and human capital development in West Africa.

“Nigeria remains deep in a chronic housing crisis with a home deficit of 28 million units in 2023. Bridging this gap requires not just the technical and financial capacity of the real estate industry, but also visionary leadership that can spur stakeholders into quick action.”