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Abimbola Fashola (born 6 April 1965) is a former
First Lady of Lagos State The first lady of Lagos State is the advisor to the Lagos State governor, and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Lagos State governor, concurrent with his term of offi ...
and spouse of Babatunde Fashola.


Early life and career

Abimbola Emmanuela Fashola was born on 6 April 1965, in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria. 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. 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.


Personal life

Abimbola Fashola is married to the politician Babatunde Fashola. They have two children.


See also

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Kofoworola Bucknor Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele (born 30 April 1939) is a Nigerian politician and a former deputy governor of Lagos State. She was the deputy governor to Bola Tinubu from 1999 to 2003. Early life Kofoworola Bucknor was born on 30 April 1939, and we ...
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Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (born 29 September 1959) is a Nigerian politician. She served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, she was the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation of Lagos State ...


References

Living people 1965 births HIV/AIDS activists Politicians from Ibadan First ladies of Lagos State University of Lagos alumni Yoruba women in politics Nigerian Roman Catholics Yoruba people {{Nigeria-bio-stub