Adesegun Olusola Ogunlewe (born 16 October 1953) is a Nigerian

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, technocrat and former

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Early life

Ogunlewe was born on October 16, 1953, at Igbogbo, a city in Ikorodu Local Government Area of

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. He had his elementary education at United African Methodist Church Primary School, Igbogbo before he proceeded to Oriwu College, Ikorodu, Lagos State where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1969. He received a bachelor's degree in

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from

Obafemi Awolowo University Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal government-owned university that is located in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife ...

in 1978 and a Post Graduate Diploma in

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Civil service

He joined the

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in 1979 as administrative officer after he completed his university education. In May 2010, he was appointed as Head of Service to succeed Balogun Yakub Abiodun. He retired from the civil service in October 2013 and was succeeded by

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, whose appointment was confirmed in the same month by

Babatunde Fashola Babatunde Raji Fashola ( yo, Bàbátúndé Rájí Fáṣọlá; born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Federal Minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria. He served two terms as Governor of Lagos State f ...

, the Executive Governor of Lagos State.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogunlewe, Adesegun Olusola 1957 births Living people People from Lagos State Lagos State civil servants Obafemi Awolowo University alumni Lagos State politicians Yoruba politicians People from Ikorodu