Abimbola Fashola

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Abimbola Fashola
First Lady of Lagos State
In role
29 May 2007 29 May 2015
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Abimbola Fashola (born 6 April 1965) is a former First Lady of Lagos State and spouse of Babatunde Fashola. [1]

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Early life and career

Abimbola Emmanuela Fashola was born on 6 April 1965, in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria. [2] [3] She was trained as secretary at the Lagoon Secretarial College in Lagos, where she obtained a diploma certificate. She later received a certificate in Computer Science from the University of Lagos. [4] She worked briefly as a trainee journalist at the Daily Sketch before she joined the services of the British Council in 1987 but resigned in 2006 when her husband Babatunde Fashola was nominated as the flag bearer of his party and the governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria. [5] [6]

Personal life

Abimbola Fashola is married to the politician Babatunde Fashola. They have two children. [7] Chief Adenusi Adeojo, her late father, held the distinction of being the inaugural Nigerian Director at Texaco, Nigeria. Meanwhile, her mother, an Urhobo woman, formerly worked at NITEL and is now enjoying retirement. [8]

See also

Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Lagos State
2007-2015
Succeeded by

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