Weeks after the All Progressives Congress lost one of its women leaders in Lagos, Kemi Nelson, it has lost a member of the House of Assembly.
The lawmaker, Sobur Olawale, aka Omititi, was said to have slumped on Tuesday during the party’s rally in Jos, Plateau State.
Olawale was 60.
He was born 12th March 12, 1964. He is the member representing Mushin Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly and Chairman of House Committee on Local Government Services.
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According to his profile published in ‘City People’ not long ago, Olayiwola Olawale grew up in Abeokuta where he began his education at St. Peter’s Primary School in Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State. He proceeded to Nawair-ur-deen Grammar School Obantoko, Abeokuta for his secondary education. His quest for knowledge took him to the Ogun State College of Education (Now Tai Solarin University of Education) and University of Lagos, Akoka where he gained National Certificate in Education (NCE) and BSc. in Business Administration respectively. He later got a master’s degree in Public Administration from Lagos State University.
He started his career with Ajebo Community School as a classroom teacher from 1986–1995. He had a stint with Asotrade Nigeria Limited as operations manager from 1995–1996. And in 1996, he established his own company, Ya Sobur Ventures, where he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Following his decision to join active politics, sometimes at the dawn of the 4th Republic, Olawale was the Ward Secretary, Alliance for Democracy, Ward G2, Papa Ajao Mushin, Personal Assistant to Honourable Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Transport from 2000–2003, President, Ganiyu Solomon Campaign Organisation, Mushin LGA in 2002, Youth Coordinator, Afikuyomi Senatorial Ambition, Lagos West in 2002, Special Assistant on Transportation to His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Governor Emeritus, Lagos State) 2003–2007. In 2014, he was nominated and won the primary of the All Progressives Congress and was elected as a member to represent Mushin State Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, and was re-elected in 2019 for another four-year term.
