Festus Adebayo, an award-winning leading housing advocate in Africa, lawyer, and media entrepreneur, is the founder of the first specialized television station for the housing industry in Africa - Housing TV Africa, which airs on channel 149 on Startimes.

He is the brain behind Fesadeb Communications Ltd - the promoters of the first TV program on housing development syndicated on Nigeria's national television channels - AIT, TVC, NTA.

He is also the convener/CEO of Africa International Housing Show - the largest housing exhibition and conferences platform in Africa and the most attended and organized housing event around the world.

Adebayo is the founder of the first civil society/NGO - Housing Development Advocacy Network, which has been engaging the government on various reforms for favorable real estate investment in Nigeria.

He is Nigeria’s foremost advocate of affordable housing and has, through his programs, successfully raised advocacy for affordable housing to an enviable height.

Adebayo has been a member of the Federal Government committee on bricks and mortar and is also a member of the Federal Government committee on institutional reforms for housing development.