Solagbade Olufemi Lanlehin (also Known as ''SOLAN'') is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He represented the Oyo South Senatorial district in the 7th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He contested for the seat of Governor of Oyo state in the 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election under the

African Democratic Congress The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is a political party in Nigeria. As of 2022, Ralph Nwosu is the National Chairman.There are 2 ADC members currently in the Nigerian National Assembly. They are all members of the House of Representatives and r ...

Early life and education

Olufemi Lanlehin was born into the Lanlehin family of Ibadan land. He had his secondary education at

Ibadan Grammar School Ibadan Grammar School is a secondary school in the city of Ibadan, Nigeria. It is currently located at Molete area, close to St. David grammar school. History Established in March 31st 1913. It is among the notable oldest secondary school in Ibada ...

, Ibadan and

Igbobi College Igbobi College is a college established by the Methodist and Anglican Churches in 1932, in the Yaba suburb of Lagos, Lagos State, South-western Nigeria. It is still on its original site and most of the original buildings are intact. It is one ...

, Yaba, Lagos. Olufemi Lanlehin read law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he earned an LL.B. (Hons) degree, went on to the Nigerian Law School where he earned a BL and was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1977.

Career

Barrister Olufemi Lanlehin joined the law firm of the erudite lawyer and social critic, Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAN in July 1978, where he was until August 1980. In August 1980, he established his own law firm, Olufemi Lanlehin & Co and was appointed a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths in August 1980.

Political career

in the

1992 Nigerian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria on 4 July 1992, the first since the 1983 military coup. Only two parties were allowed to contest the elections, which resulted in a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 52 of the 91 Senat ...

, he was elected to the House of Representatives representing Ikeja constituency on the platform of the SDP in the

Third Nigerian Republic The Third Republic was the planned republican government of Nigeria in 1993 which was to be governed by the Third Republican constitution. Founded (1993) The constitution of the Third Republic was drafted in 1989. General Ibrahim Badamasi B ...

. He was elected as the senator representing the Oyo south senatorial district in 2011 under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria. In 2014, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin joined the Accord Party (AP) after the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) became defunct, following its merging with other political parties to form the All Progressive Congress (APC). In the 2015 General elections, SOLAN sought re-election as the Senator for the Oyo South Senatorial District under the Accord Party (AP), he lost to Senator Adesoji Akanbi of the All Progressive Congress. Lanlehin was the gubernatorial candidate of the

(ADC) for the 2019 Oyo State Gubernatorial elections. He lost to Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Oluwaseyi Makinde

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanlehin, Olufemi Living people 1953 births Members of the Senate (Nigeria) Yoruba politicians University of Nigeria alumni Nigerian Law School alumni Politicians from Ibadan Ibadan Grammar School alumni Igbobi College alumni