Yakub Abiodun Balogun (born 5 May 1951) is a
Nigerian economist,
public administrator, legislator in the
House of Representatives of Nigeria, representing Lagos Island Federal Constituency II,
Lagos State, South-West
Nigeria and former
Lagos State Head of Service The Lagos State Head of Service is the highest rank of the Lagos State Civil Service.
The appointment is often confirmed by the Governor of Lagos State subject to the approval of the State House of Assembly.
The appointment is often based on the yea ...
.
Early life
Balogun Yakub was born on 5 May 1951 in
Lagos Island, the principal and central local government area of the Metropolitan Lagos state southwestern
Nigeria.
He attended Fazil-Omar Ahmadiyya Primary School, Lagos before he proceeded to Ansar-Ud-Deen Grammar School in
Surulere
Surulere is a residential and commercial Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area located on the mainland of Lagos in Lagos State, Nigeria, with an area of . At the last census in the year 2006, there were 503,975 inhabitants, wi ...
but obtained the West African School Certificate at Ahmadiyya College, Agege.
He obtained a bachelor's and master's degrees in
Economics from the
University of Ibadan in 1976 and 1983 respectively before he proceeded to the
Royal Institute of Public Administration where he received a certificate in
Public administration in 1996.
Civil service
He joined the
Lagos State Civil Service
The Lagos State Civil Service consists of employees in Lagos State government agencies other than the military. Most employees under the service are career civil servants in the Lagos state ministries, progressing based on qualifications and senio ...
in 1977 as assistant secretary in Ministry of
Economic Development and Establishments.
In 1990, he rose to the position of Assistant
Director, of Taxes at
Ministry of Finance.
Having served at different capacity in the civil service, he was appointed a Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance in 1997, a position he held until he was appointed as
Head of Service
The Rivers State Civil Service (RSCS) is the body of professional civil servants entrusted with the responsibility of carrying out the policies of the Rivers State government in relation to infrastructural development and social service delivery.
...
in 1999 under the administration of Chief
Bola Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State and the National leader of the
All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the ...
(APC).
In May 2010, he retired from the Lagos State Civil Service to join politics.
Political life
In April 2011, he contested the seat of his constituency, Lagos Island Federal Constituency II, which he won.
Balogun took oath of office as Member, House of Representatives, representing Lagos Island Federal Constituency II, Lagos State, on Monday, 6 June 2011 during the inauguration of the Seventh House of Representatives. He served until 2015.
References
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1951 births
Living people
People from Lagos State
Lagos State civil servants
Politicians from Lagos
University of Ibadan alumni