August 2021 was indeed a beautiful month and a time to rejoice in the Lord’s marvellous mercies, as Lady Kehinde Kamson celebrated her 60th birthday!
Lady Kehinde Kamson was indeed grateful for the mercies of God upon her life and used this opportunity to thank the Almighty Father for health, peace and joy.
Celebrations began on Saturday, 14th of August 2021, with an intimate family thanksgiving held at the family chapel and attended by the immediate family and clergymen and pastors from the Methodist Church of Tinubu and Redeemed Chirstian Church of God. This occasion was an opportunity for family to express their heartfelt thanksgiving and worship to God Almighty. Lady Kehinde Kamson and her loving twin brother; Mr. Taiwo Adelaja, used this opportunity to celebrate together.
Celebrations continued on Sunday, 15th of August 2021 with a largely virtual zoom celebration where over 400 family, colleagues, friends, associates, business partners and loved ones gathered over Zoom to celebrate with Lady Kehinde Kamson and her family. The joy of the family radiated throughout the day; starting with her amiable husband, Sir Olayinka Kamson and radiating throughout the children and grandchildren.
In lieu of gifts, Lady Kehinde Kamson requested support of one or both of her humanitarian efforts SSES (Sweet Sensation Educational Support) or SS FOSI (Sweet Sensation Food Security Intervention) that impact the lives of others.
Following the virtual zoom celebration, a few close family and friends gathered in the family home to continue the celebrations.
Guests were limited in number due to COVID 19 and social distancing guidelines.
It was truly a colorful and befitting time to honor a woman of substance in the Nigerian social, economic and industrial sphere. All Glory to God.
Lady Kehinde Kamson is an entrepreneur, business leader and author who has been credited with changing the competitive outlook of the Quick Service Restaurant Industry in Nigeria. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sweet Sensation Nigeria, a Quick Service Restaurant Chain that has been in existence since 1994 with 22 locations in Lagos and Ogun State. She is also the president of the Restaurant & Food Services Proprietors Association of Nigeria (REFSPAN), the umbrella body for all Quick Service Restaurants in Nigeria.
She was born on the 14th of August 1961 in Lagos, Nigeria to Late Venerable Archdeacon Beniah Adeleke Adelaja, a well respected Clergyman and the former Principal of CMS Grammar School, and Late Omoba Evangeline Adebayo Adelaja, founder of Eva Adelaja Secondary School.
Kehinde first attended St Annes School Ibadan and then progressed to the Great,Queens College where she scaled her A-Levels, going on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos.
Lady Kehinde Kamson is a Chartered Accountant by profession, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a graduate of the Lagos Business School.
Kehinde had an internship and professional training with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) before she went to work in an oil service company as an accountant. In a bid to spend more time with her family, she quit her day job to venture into a business that has become a hallmark of Quick Service Restaurants in Nigeria.
Over the past 20 years of Sweet Sensation’s existence, Lady K as she is fondly called, has directed both personal and business CSR resources at supporting individuals and organizations across Nigeria with the intention of helping them cross financial, material, and intellectual barriers. Her core area of interest has particularly been children and children related institutions especially schools and those that serve challenged children. This prompted the Sweet Sensation Education Support Scheme (S.S.E.S) which has served thousands of children in Lagos and beyond.
Lady Kehinde Kamson also leads Sweet Sensation Food Security Intervention (SS FOSI) which is an initiative of Sweet Sensation that provides food support to the vulnerable and underserved in Nigeria through partnerships with other organisations. Lady Kehinde Kamson is especially passionate about the plight of women and children in the society and has directed both personal and corporate resources at supporting them.
Kehinde is a Susan Wesley Awardee of the Methodist Trinity Church Council and a Patroness of the Christian Association of Nigeria. She is a motivational speaker and hope messenger to women and youths in general. She preaches through a private ministry called Tehila Bethesda, as well as her messages as a Lay Preacher of the Methodist Church, Nigeria.
She is the author of Pots, Pans, & Spoons, written in 2011 as an inspiring memoir about her personal life and the story of how she founded and built Sweet Sensation from a backyard shed into one of the most popular and respected chains of restaurants in Nigeria.
Kehinde loves reading, music and gardening. She is a strong believer in the fact that learning and personal development should be lifelong and that it is best to acquire knowledge, gather insights and obtain illumination, earlier in life than later, although, lifes lessons can be taught and learnt at any stage of life's journeys.
She is married to Sir Olayinka Kamson, (KJW) and is a proud mother of five children and five grandchildren
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