Our Team

Fortified Members

Partner | Auditor | Tax Expert | Management & Financial Consultant

KAYODE o. aWE

HND, LLB, MBA, M.Sc, FCA, FCNA, ACTI, FIMC

KAYODE O AWE with over 30 years experience in audit & assurance, internal controls, risk assessment, corporate governance, tax matters, forensic audit across Nigeria’s public and private sectors and corporate governance expert. At FORTIFIED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, he leads Assurance, Tax, and Advisory engagements, delivering global-standard solutions that ensure regulatory compliance, protect assets, and drive sustainable growth.

Key Expertise:

Audit & Internal Controls: Statutory, internal, and forensic auditing, risk management, and internal control design.
Taxation & Compliance: Corporate tax planning, VAT/WHT compliance, tax dispute resolution, and public sector IPSAS reporting.
Project Finance & Grants: Feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, and donor-compliant grant proposals for global institutions (IFC, USAID, World Bank, EU, DFID).
Reporting & Analytics: IFRS-compliant financial statements, budgeting/forecasting, and management dashboards.

Value Proposition: Combining deep financial expertise, legal grounding, and over three decades of governance experience, Kayode provides clients with the credibility, compliance, and strategic insight required to manage resources effectively and secure funding.

Partner – Audit / Tax

Adeyemi Adeboye

HND, B.SC, ACA, CITN, ACGP, FAIMFIN

Adeyemi is a Partner at Fortified Professional Services (Chartered Accountants) with over 21 years of experience in external audit, business risk management, tax, and advisory. He began his career at Ernst & Young in 2004 and later served as Senior Banking Officer in Risk Assurance at StanbicIBTC Bank Plc before joining Fortified Professional Services in 2012.

Core Capabilities

External Audit: Portfolio lead for clients in Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, NGOs, Education, Telecoms, and Financial Services.
Risk & Controls: Expertise in internal control reviews, operational risk assurance, and management procedure compliance.
Consulting & Tax: Comprehensive advisory, tax compliance, and management consulting solutions.

Value Proposition: Combining Big Four audit rigour, commercial banking risk management experience, and multidisciplinary governance qualifications, Adeyemi delivers reliable assurance and risk mitigation for complex corporate and institutional clients.

Head, Audit & Assurance

Taiwo Ebenezer Ojo

B.Sc, FCA, FCTI

Taiwo is a results-driven Chartered Accountant with 35 years of experience in audit, assurance, financial management, and forensic investigations across Nigeria’s public and private sectors. He has led complex audit assignments across banking, oil & gas, manufacturing, agriculture, education, and telecommunications, with strong expertise in internal controls and corporate governance.

As Head, Audit & Assurance at FORTIFIED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, he provides strategic leadership for statutory audits, internal audits, and special investigations, ensuring compliance with IFRS, IPSAS, and FRC reporting standards.

Previously, he worked with PKF Professional Services, Lagos, leading audit and investigation assignments while managing audit teams and client relationships.

Professional Qualifications:
FCA – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
FCTI – Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria

Core Competencies:
Statutory & Internal Audit | Forensic Investigation | Risk Assessment | IFRS/IPSAS Compliance | Governance & Internal Controls

audit, financial management, and tax consultancy

ANTHONY AJAYI

HND, ACCA

Anthony has over 20 years‟ experience in Financial Managements, Projects Execution Techniques, Funds Managements and Tax Services.

He started his professional career with MBO & Co. Chartered Accountants where he gained experience in carrying out an audit exercises, Tax and Accounting Software implementations. He has a wide experience in the audit of Agriculture Company.

He worked at Centrepoint Investment Limited as Internal Auditor, also worked at Industrial & General Insurance Plc as a Zonal Accountant in Port Harcourt. He has experiences in Funds managementand Project execution techniques when he worked with Frezone Plant Fabrication International Limited as a Plant/Project Accountant. He has experience as a Consultant through Fortified Professional Services to prepare and present Bankable Business Plan for Bayelsa State Government to obtain ₦2B grant for the Plantation of Rice and Rice Mill Installation for Bayelsa Farms Limited.

He has extensive knowledge and experience on Tax Consultancy, which is his primary area of responsibility. He has extensive experience of audit of large multi-nationals. His audit and Tax Consultancy experience is vast, and he has undergone extensive training in Nigeria

Anthony holds HND in Accounting with a “Distinction” from Lagos State Polytechnic and he is an Associate Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA).