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Hon. (Dr.) Bishop Adeyemi Olayemi Adeshina (a.k.a. Koko) was born in Kano to the family of Engr. Joseph and Mrs. Excel Adeyemi on 6th April, 1979. He is the first in family of five boys and a girl all doing well to the glory of God.

Dr Adeyemi Olayemi started his Primary education in 1979 at African Church Primary School, Ipaja, Lagos, he proceeded to Lishabi Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ogun State where he sat for the WASSCE in 1991 with good results. He was admitted into the Polytechnic Ibadan in 1994 to study Marketing both at ND and HND. He graduated in 1999 and his mandatory NYSC youth service in Edo in the defunct National Electric Power Authority, Benin Business District.

He briefly worked with NEPA after his service before he left for Lagos in search of greener pastures.

He immediately got an employment with the Rock nobles Nigeria Limited in 2001 as the Marketing Manager promoting sales of fire fighting equipment of all ramifications. He then joined the IFEX Fire Safety Company Hungary as the Nigerian Coordinator undertaken responsibilities of the sales of the heavy duty fire fighting equipments in all parts of Nigeria.

In 2005, upon completion of his PGDE programme with the University of Calabar, he decided to float an education consulting firm of his own in the name of PECOX Global Services Ltd. He subsequently became the Centre coordinator of the Annexe of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Dopemu Campus. The programme later became a cynosure of all eyes with prudent management of Dr Adeyemi.

Upon completion of his M.Ed Education Administration and Planning from the University of Calabar in 2007, he also offered to partner with Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye for part time studies. The OOU Ago Iwoye, Agege centre managed by Dr Adeyemi was indeed a twilight of glory during those years.

Dr. Adeyemi Olayemi bagged Doctor of Leadership from Institute of Humanistic Science, Missouri, USA in 2014 in honour of his professional prudence in leadership. He is a fellow of very many professional institutes such as the Institute of Customer Relationship Management, Institute of Strategic Customer Service and Trade Management, Courier and Logistics Management Institute among others.

With Prestige Educational Consultancy Ltd, Dr. Adeyemi also partnered with prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, he managed Mushin Centre for Distance Learning between 2010 and 2013 with unwaivering records.

Having seen it all in education consultancy, he approached the National Universities Commission in Nigeria for the establishment of Prestige University,Owo in 2011, upon the slow pace of the approval of the University in Nigeria, he moved to the Republic of Benin to establish The West African Union University, Cotonou, the approval was contained in a letter from the country's Ministry of Education on 5th February, 2014. The first academic session of the University commenced in October, 2014, till date the University has graduated three sets of students to the glory of God and still waxing stronger. Dr Adeyemi Olayemi is the Pioneer Chairman of TantaTaste Eatry Ltd with four branches in Lagos and Benin. The Eatry special bread is very popular among the Lagosians

Dr Adeyemi Olayemi is a grassroot politician who has been contesting various elections since 2003 in Owo because of the deep love he has for his people to serve. He won the 2019 Owo Constituency II of the Ondo State House of Assembly and also elected as the Chief Whip of the Ondo State House of Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in a landslide victory, the office he occupies till. He is a member of the Board of National Arts and Gallery, Nigeria. He has served in many capacities both in out of politics as an astute community man from Iyere, Owo.

Dr Adeyemi Olayemi is happily married to Mrs. Temitope Abiola Adeyemi and the union is blessed with wonderful boys.