Otunba Yeye
Modupefoluwa Irmgard Okenla

Beginnings

Rooted in faith and disciplined from childhood

Her grandmother introduced her to Christianity, prayer, discipline and hard work. Childhood trading — selling baby garments and learning to account for every sale — awakened the entrepreneurial instinct that would remain a defining thread throughout her life.

A prolonged illness at the age of ten delayed her secondary education, but it did not diminish her spirit. She recovered, entered Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu Ode in 1977, and grew into an outspoken, adventurous and fearless young woman.

London and professional growth

From first employment to law, leadership and ownership

She married Otunba Olufemi Okenla in 1989 and joined him in London in 1990. After beginning as a waitress, she joined Hammersmith and West London College, where she rose from receptionist through administrative roles to contracts manager during ten years of service.

Alongside work and motherhood, she sold African clothing from the boot of her car, studied pattern cutting and operated a small hair salon from home. In 1998, she began studying law at Westminster University, continuing through major health challenges with determination and prayer.

Her legal and business journey later led to Mountain Partnership Solicitors, established with her husband, and the addition of an estate-agency business in 2007.