INTIMATE DETAILS OF NEW LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR-ELECT.

For those of you who care to know, here a few personal details of the man who is to rule Lagos State, come May 2007.





Name: Babatunda Raji Fashola
State of Origin: Lagos State
Religion: Muslim/Islam
D.O.B: June 28th 1963
Education: Sunny Fields Primary School, Birch-Freeman High School and Igbobi College. University of Benin.
Profession: Lawyer






He was called to the Nigerian Bar in November 1988 after completing with flying colours the Barrister-at-Law (B.L) degree programme of the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, which he undertook between 1987 and 1988. He subsequently enrolled to perform the mandatory One year National service under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in Benin, in the then Bendel State, from 1988 to 1989.


He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Bar Association and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, a Notary Public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who has been variously honoured with awards and certificates of merit including the Distinguished Alumnus Award recently conferred on him by the University of Benin Alumni Association.

Babatunde Fashola is also a Patron of the Law Students Association of the University of Benin and he is only the second law graduate from the University of Benin and the first member of the Nigerian Law School graduating class of 1988 to be conferred with the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the First ever Chief of Staff to be so honoured.

He is married to Mrs. Abimbola Fashola and they are blessed with three boys.

This is all you need to know...that is if you give a rat's ass lol.