Toyin ibitoye biography of michael

Nigeria is brimming with many resources — raw, unmined, untapped, and probably undiscovered. Human resources, not gold, crude oil or iron ore. Brains and minds blessed with ideas that are begging for harvest.

Michael Ibitoye, one of such brains, recently met with TheCable at Mokola, a community in Ibadan, where he spoke of how he built a sports car from metal scrap, cartons, clay and fibre.

After failing to secure admission to study mechanical engineering twice, Ibitoye settled for plant science at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.

But because of his desire to be called an ‘engineer’ — which plant science could not give him –, he went on to earn himself the title by building a car.

“Now, many people don’t know my name, what they call me is engineer and I have achieved my dream,” he said.

CARS AND CARTONS

Ibitoye said his passion for building machines started as early as when he was two years old.

From crafting toy cars