EXCLUSIVE: Northern senators move against Akpabio over alleged N4trn budget paddingClimate change, extreme weather, conflict exacerbate global food crisisNigeria needs its own version of America’s Second Amendment, By Majeed DahiruEXCLUSIVE: Northern senators move against Akpabio over alleged N4trn budget paddingClimate change, extreme weather, conflict exacerbate global food crisisNigeria needs its own version of America’s Second Amendment, By Majeed DahiruRight from his early life through...
His late mother was, Awawu Balogun, the Iyalode elepo pupa, who was then the woman leader of the Palm Oil Dealers Association of Lagelu Local Government Area of the present Oyo State. An alumnus of the University of Manchester in the UK, he was also a research fellow of the Ahmadu Bello University , Zaria, upon his return from his sojourn in Britain. From there, he was employed in the Industrial Public Relations department of Shell BP, the British petroleum exploration firm and subsequently became the head of recruitment and scholarship of the organisation.
In the Senate, he was the chairman, Senate Committee on National Planning and a member of several committees in the National Assembly, including the Senate Committee on Army. His contribution and feat in the National Assembly were legendary, thus showcasing his wit and intellectual prowess.On 1 December 1986, he became the Mogaji of the Aliiwo family compound.