Folake Olunloyo

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Folake Olunloyo-Oshinowo is a Nigerian politician [1] and former member of the House of Representatives. [2] [3]

Career

Olunloyo-Oshinowo was educated at St Anne's Grammar school and the International School in Ibadan before attending Obafemi Awolowo University. She graduated in 1990. [4] She was a senior aide to the former Speaker of the House, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, before switching from the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). [5]

Olunloyo-Oshinowo holds the chieftain title of Aare Egbe Omo Iyalode; she is married to Dr. Tunde Oshinowo. [6]

In 2011 she was elected to the House of Representatives, along with Suleiman Oba Nimota, Maimunat Adaji, Martha Bodunrin, Betty Okogua-Apiafi, Rose Oko and Nkoyo Toyo. [7]

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