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| Oluranti Adebule with Governor Fashola |
The All Progressives
Congress (APC) has picked the serving Secretary to the Lagos State Government
(SSG), Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, as the running mate to the party’s
governorship candidate in the state, Akinwunmi Ambode.
It was reliably learnt that
Dr Adebule was the natural choice for the party when the leadership finally
agreed to give the slot to a Muslim female.
According to an impeccable
source within the party, “With her high religious background and close affinity
with the Muslim community in the state, having being a prominent member of the
Muslim Students Society (MSS). She is also a doctorate degree holder who had
lectured at the Lagos State University (LASU) before her appointment as the SSG
and her political activities. She has the CV and this has given her the edge,”
the source said.
Adebule has also been
identified as a loyal party member who is more than 100 per cent committed to
the ideals and programmes of the party.
“Apart from that, she has a
rich political experience in her resume and she has indeed distinguished
herself in her current role as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG),”
the source added.
It was learnt further that
the fact that she is an Awori woman from Ojo Local Government Area of the state
in the Badagry Division of the state also played a major role in her favour.
Profile Of Dr Oluranti Idiat Adebule
*Adebule was born in Lagos
State to the family of Idowu-Esho of Ojo Alaworo in Ojo local government area
of the State.
*She began her early
education at Awori College, Ojo. Thereafter, she proceeded on admission to the
Lagos State University, Ojo, bagging a Bachelor of Art in Education (B.A.Ed)
degree in Islamic Studies in 1992.
*She was back at the same
institution for a Master’s degree (M.Ed) in Curriculum Studies graduating in
1997. She then bagged a certificate in Early Childhood Development Curriculum
and School Administration and Assessment from the Nigeria Institute of
International Education Association in 2006.
*She then enrolled and
completed her Doctorate degree (PhD) in Curriculum Studies in 2012 also at the
Lagos State University.
*Dr Adebule began her
working career as an academic at Lagos State College of Primary Education
(LACOPED), Noforija, Epe as a lecturer in the department of Religious Studies
and later transferred her service to the Lagos State University as a lecturer
in the department of Curriculum Studies and later Language Arts and Social
Studies in the Faculty of Education.
*While at the university,
she served as member on various university committees including, Committee on
establishment of LASU International Secondary School; LASU Staff School
Monitoring Committee; Member, Association of Learners, and Co-ordinator, LASU
Sandwich Degree Programme, Osun State College of Education, Ilesha Campus.
*Her political career began
when she was appointed as a Commissioner 1 in the Lagos State Post Primary
Teaching Service Commission (PP-TESCOM), now Teachers’ Establishment and
Pensions Office, by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in October 2000 to February 2005 and
later as board member of the Lagos State Scholarship Board from February 2005
to November 2005.
*Adebule was appointed and
sworn in as the Secretary to the State Government by the Governor of Lagos
state, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) in July, 2011.
*A consummate writer,
Adebule, has several local, national and international publications to her
credit. These include, ‘Reading The Objective Of Universal Basic Education in
Nigeria’, ‘The Imperative of Religion and peace in the Quest for Sustainable
Development in Nigeria: The Plateau State Experience’, ‘The Effective Use of
Educational Technology for Religious Teaching: Learning amongst Secondary
Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria’ to mention a few.
*A wife, a mother, a mentor,
a believer in the development of future leaders and a politician of repute, Dr
Adebule’s interests include reading, travelling and community service.
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