Yakub Abiodun Balogun (born 5 May 1951) is a

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economist,

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, legislator in the

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, representing Lagos Island Federal Constituency II,

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, South-West

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and former

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Early life

Balogun Yakub was born on 5 May 1951 in

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, the principal and central local government area of the Metropolitan Lagos state southwestern

. He attended Fazil-Omar Ahmadiyya Primary School, Lagos before he proceeded to Ansar-Ud-Deen Grammar School in

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but obtained the West African School Certificate at Ahmadiyya College, Agege. He obtained a bachelor's and master's degrees in

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from the

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in 1976 and 1983 respectively before he proceeded to the

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where he received a certificate in

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in 1996.

Civil service

He joined the Lagos State Civil Service in 1977 as assistant secretary in Ministry of Economic Development and Establishments. In 1990, he rose to the position of Assistant Director, of Taxes at

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. Having served at different capacity in the civil service, he was appointed a Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance in 1997, a position he held until he was appointed as Head of Service in 1999 under the administration of Chief

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, the former Governor of Lagos State and the National leader of the

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(APC). In May 2010, he retired from the Lagos State Civil Service to join politics.

Political life

In April 2011, he contested the seat of his constituency, Lagos Island Federal Constituency II, which he won. Balogun took oath of office as Member, House of Representatives, representing Lagos Island Federal Constituency II, Lagos State, on Monday, 6 June 2011 during the inauguration of the Seventh House of Representatives. He served until 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abiodun, Balogun Yakub 1951 births Living people People from Lagos State Lagos State civil servants Politicians from Lagos University of Ibadan alumni