Noimot Salako-Oyedele

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Noimot Salako-Oyedele
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Deputy Governor of Ogun State
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 May 2019
ProfessionReal Estate Consultant

Noimot Salako-Oyedele (born 8 January 1966) is a Nigerian politician, public health engineer and real estate professional, who has served as the deputy governor of Ogun State since 2019. [1] [2] She emerged deputy governor after winning the 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election alongside Dapo Abiodun, under the platform of the All Progressive Congress. [3]

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Early life

Noimot Salako was born on 8 January 1966 to the family of late Prof. Lateef Akinola Salako and Mrs Rahmat Adebisi Salako. She hails from Aworiland, Ota, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. [4] Her father was a Nigerian academic who was professor emeritus of pharmacology and therapeutics at the University of Ibadan.

Education

Salako-Oyedele holds a master's degree in Public Health Engineering from the Imperial College of Science & Technology London, UK, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Lagos. [5]

Career

Salako-Oyedele started her career at the United Kingdom, where she served as a Graduate Engineer and Project Manager at Ove Arup & Partners between 1989 and 1995. Engineer Salako-Oyedele also served as managing director, NOS Nigeria Limited between 1995 and 2014. She became the managing director/chief executive officer between 2014 and 2015 at Glenwood Property Development Company Limited where she served as general manager business development. She became the acting managing director, Grenadines Homes Limited in 2015, a position she held till she ventured into partisan-politics and emerged as the Ogun State deputy governor. [6]

Politics

In March 2019, she was elected by the people of Ogun State to serve as deputy governor to His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Governor". Ogun State Government Official Website. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ogun deputy gov and Ota". The Punch . 6 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Adunola, Shakirah (8 February 2022). "Salako-Oyedele enjoins Muslims to participate in politics". The Guardian . Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Wunmi, Sonaike (30 November 2018). "Biography: Engr. (Mrs.) Noimot SALAKO-OYEDELE". Sonaike Wunmi's Blog. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Celebrating an Amazon from Ogun State". This Day . 8 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Titi Omo-Ettu". titiomoettu.com.ng. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "My unsual [sic] journey to be Deputy Governor-elect". The Nation. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Ademokoya, Wale (30 November 2018). "Engr (Mrs.) Noimot Salako Oyedele is the running Mate To The Governorship Candidate Of (APC) Prince (Dr.) Dapo Abiodun". JustuMagazine. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Noimot Salako-Oyedele Archives". The Pledge. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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