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Babatunde O. Gbadamosi (born 15 October 1967), is a Nigerian businessman, real estate developer and politician.[1][2][3]
Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1967 England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Alma mater | undefined |
| Profession | Politician Businessman |
Early life
editGbadamosi was born on October 15, 1967, in England to the family of the late Fatai Gbadamosi and Alhaja Jemilat Gbadamosi. Gbadamosi is first of the thirteen children of His late father, Fatai Gbadamosi. Gbadamosi's early life was reflective of the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child”.
Education
editBetween 1972 and 1978, Gbadamosi Attended K. Kotun Memorial Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, Lagos. He attended Government College Lagos, Eric Moore Road, Surulere, from 1978 To 1981 then moved to Government College Victoria Island and finished at Government College Ikorodu In 1985.[4] He then attended the now defunct Lagos State School of Basic Studies, Agindingbi, Ikeja. Gbadamosi attended The Lagos State University (LASU) from 1986 to 1989.
Political career
editIn 1994, Gbadamosi joined the UK Branch of the National Conscience Party, which he represented in NADECO Forum (UK), a broad coalition of political groups and NGOs formed to help return Nigeria to democracy. As an active member of the forum, he helped organise the epochal Nigerian Democracy Week, culminating on June 12, 1995.
On his return to Nigeria in 2007, he supported the candidacy of PDP's Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for the Governorship of Lagos State, and formally joined the PDP 2008.
He contested for the party's nomination to run as candidate for Governor of Lagos State in 2011 and again In 2015.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He joined the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in 2017, and won the party's primary election in October 2018. He was the ADP candidate in the 2019 Lagos State Gubernatorial election in which he was the second runner up.[13][14][15] Gbadamosi rejoined the People's Democratic Party in March 2020.[16][17] On September 5, 2020, he was announced as the candidate for the People's Democratic party in the October 31, 2020, Lagos East Senatorial district Bye-election.[18] The court fined him after he lost at the tribunal.[19]
Business career
editOn his arrival in the UK in 1990, Gbadamosi started out working in small retail and service businesses, worked at Royal Mail as a mailman for a while, then London Underground as a station assistant, and did a stint as a mini-cab driver, and then got bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. He started out with his own cab firm, went into recruitment, and then into IT recruitment and finally into IT Training, Consultancy and Certification.
2003 – 2021 Redbrick Homes International Ltd - Director
2000 – 2007 Esstech Ltd, T/A Esstech College – Director
1997 – 1999 Akorn Recruitment Ltd - Director
1995 – 1997 Chequers Cars Ltd - Director
1990 – 1993 Various retail/clerical jobs, including 7-11, Royal Mail & Top Rank Bingo
Associations
edit- Member Of EKO Club Lagos
- NADECO Forum UK
- Afenifere Group
- Member of Government College Ikorodu Old Students Association
- Member of Government College Lagos Old
- Member of LASU Alumnus Association, United Kingdom
References
edit- ^ Ani, Michael (January 19, 2019). "Babatunde Gbadamosi: A third political force Lagosians never knew". businessday.ng. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Lagos AD members defect to ADP, adopt Gbadamosi". guardian.ng. 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Falana demands DSS release Babatunde Gbadamosi". Sunnewsonline.com. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01.
- ^ "How I survived Bullying In Secondary School. Gbadamosi". Tribuneonlineng.com. 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27.
- ^ "My Government will review public sector pay -Babatunde Gbadamosi". thedailyreport.ng. January 13, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17.
- ^ "All about Lagos State's leading gubernatorial candidates - BabaJide Sanwo-Olu, Jimi Agbaje, Babatunde Gbadamosi & Owolabi Salis". www.pulse.ng. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08.
- ^ "APC retains Lagos as INEC declares Babajide Sanwo-Olu Governor-elect". 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Don't vote for candidates without concrete plans for housing, says- Gbadamosi". 13 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-13.
- ^ "How ADP candidate Gbadamosi won hearts at Lagos Governorship debate". guardian.ng. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Lagos State Governorship Candidate, BABATUNDE GBADAMOSI speaks on elections rigging". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.
- ^ "GBADAMOSI's OUTSTANDING Performance At The GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE Shows He Is "The Most QUALIFIED" OF ALL The CANDIDATES Vying For The Number ONE Position In LAGOS – ADP Publicity Secretary, Adelaja Adeoye". denisaurus.com. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Lagos socialite, Babatunde Gbadamosi's tall dream". guardian.ng. November 10, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-10.
- ^ says, Omo Eko (January 26, 2019). "Countdown to 2019: Profile of the ADP Lagos guber candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi". P.M. News. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04.
- ^ "My Government will review public sector pay -Babatunde Gbadamosi". January 13, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17.
- ^ "ADP candidate Gbadamosi steals show as Lagos governorship candidates debate". www.premiumtimesng.com. 13 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14.
- ^ ""Lagos Guber aspirant, Babatunde Gbadamosi dumps ADP"". Pmnewsnigeria.com. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24.
- ^ AFFE, MUDIAGA (January 12, 2020). "Let us break if North retains power in 2023 — Gbadamosi". punchng.com. Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12.
- ^ "Bye-election: Gbadamosi emerges PDP candidate for Lagos East". 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Again, court fines PDP's Lagos East bye-election candidate, Gbadamosi". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2021-08-13.