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Our Team

We are proud of our carefully selected team not just for their wealth of experience and skills, but also for their diverse knowledge of various industries and good track records. This diverse knowledge base has given us a unique insight into our clients changing travel needs. Members of this team are:

The strategic focus and direction of the company lies in the hands of the President/CEO Hassan Zakari. A thoroughly breed and well traveled professional, Hassan holds a Degree in Business Administration. His work experience, which spans over half a decade includes Discover Nigeria tours, Gemini Travels limited, the American International Insurance Company PLC (AIICO), Eagle Bank Limited and FSB International Bank Limited, where he successfully managed over =N=22 billion (US$150million) investment portfolio of the bank. Hassan is a tourism enthusiast. He co-founded LEISURE AFRIQUE in 1998 with Victor as a tour packaging team for students. Today, the team is a full travel and tourism company with particular emphasis on West Africa.

An advocate of Total Quality Management, Hassan is the driving force behind long-range strategic planning and development that has made LEISURE AFRIQUE the leading Destination Management Company on the West Coast. He believes you’ll never get a second chance to make the first impression. He is responsible for the day-to-day running of the firm and oversees the entire service delivery of the company. He is the West African Director of African Travel & Tourism Association and the General Secretary of Nigeria Association of Tour Operators.

Overseeing the company’s operations is Victor Enwezor. Victor who holds a Degree in Public Administration handles protocol and logistics of Leisureafrique with an eagle eye. With over six (6) years as a Logistics and Protocol expert, his work experience includes Operations manager, Reflections Investments Limited, a company involved in providing logistics in the downstream oil & gas sector in the Gulf of Guinea. He has a deep involvement in handling logistics and organizing tours across West Africa, a job he started as a member of AIESEC NIGERIA. He has an in-depth knowledge of the region and has come handy in his present position.

Victor has a vast store of product savvy, which is the result of many years of research and a keen sense of the current needs of the market place. He views his position as a daily challenge and directs the company’s operations with a passion. Victor is a firm believer in the principle that there is no surrogate to inspecting a destination before taking a client there. Victor is an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of management (AMNIM) and the Nigerian Institute of public Relations (NIPR).

Adamu J. Yusuf is our UK office representative, overseeing our affairs in the entire United Kingdom and Europe. A travel enthusiast, Jim as he is popularly known, has over 8 years experience working in various companies in the UK before joining LEISURE AFRIQUE in 2006. His work experience includes; Project and Workflow Management analyst for Corporate Resources Plus, Client Service executive at the Milton Keynes Council, Recruitment Consultant at the Blue Arrow Recruitment, Team Leader, Sitel Corporation, and Tour Co-ordinator, Backpackers International all in the UK.

Adamu Yusuf holds Bsc Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University and an MBA degree in International Business. He has a great respect for due process and good business ethics. He has keen interest in Cultures, Charity, Volunteering and travelling among others. He is married and resides in the UK.

Olumide Olusanya is our Marketing and Business Development Manager. A graduate of agricultural economics from Ogun state university (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) and also an old boy of Government College, Ibadan. He has worked with Union Bank of Nig plc, Union homes savings & loans plc, First leasing company and Dewk travels and tours (Ghana), where he has developed competence and capabilities in marketing, product development and management.

The passion for adventure and creativity has endeared his heart towards tourism which he believes; is the key to unlocking the enormous potentials of the African continent. He joined Leisure Afrique in March 2007 after a successful career in the financial services sector. He brings with him a wealth of product development knowledge that will see Leisure Afrique offering different product lines to our clients.

Wylson Ferreira or "Betinho" as he is popularly called is our guide and representative in Sao Tome & Principe. A very jovial and wonderful person to work with, Wilson attended the LICEU NACIONAL ESCOLA in the capital city of Sao Tome and graduated in 2002.

Betinho is very skilled in different areas and this has helped him survive the challenges of life. A very inquisitive person, he does not give up until he gets to the bottom of a problem. He believes “a happy customer makes a happy company and subsequently a repeat patronage". With this believe, he carries out his job with a passion for excellence.

His work experience which spans a period of 8 years includes baggage handler for the national airline, Air Sao Tome in 1999, part- time tourist guide for Mistral Voyage, Tourist guide for Navetur-equator travel agency for 3 years and Technician, S.K. Electronics, the sole agent for Multichoice in Sao Tome. He brings his vast experience of the country he was born into the dynamic team of Leisure Afrique as country Representative and Tourist guide for Sao Tome and Principe.