The first lady of Lagos State is the advisor to the Lagos State governor, and often plays a role in social activism. The position is traditionally held by the wife of the
Lagos State governor, concurrent with his term of office,
although the
Constitution of Nigeria
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
When these princ ...
does not recognize the office of the first lady.
The current first lady is
Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu.
List of First Ladies
Taiwo Adefunmilayo Lawal, wife of
Adekunle Lawal (July 1975 – 1977)
Christine Nwanyife Kanu ex-wife of late
Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu,
Foluke Mudashiru wife of
Gbolahan Mudashiru;
Josephine Akhigbe wife of
Mike Akhigbe;
Fatima Raji Rasaki wife of
Raji Rasaki
Raji Alagbe Rasaki (born 7 January 1947) is a retired brigadier general in the Nigerian Army who served as military governor of Ogun State, Ondo State, and Lagos State between 1986 and 1991 during the military administration of General Ibrahim ...
;
Lady Doja, widow of
Michael Otedola
Michael Agbolade Otedola KSS (16 July 1926 – 5 May 2014) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Lagos State during the Nigerian Third Republic.
He was born on the 16 July 1926 into a Muslim family at Odoragunsin, Epe Local G ...
;
Omolola Oyinlola, wife of
Olagunsoye Oyinlola;
Munira Marwa, wife of
Mohammed Buba Marwa;
Oluremi Tinubu
Oluremi "Remi" Tinubu (born 21 September 1960) is a Nigerian politician and current first lady of Nigeria since 2023, as wife of President Bola Tinubu. She was the first lady of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 when her husband was governor. She ...
, wife of
Bola Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician serving as the 16th and current president of Nigeria since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos ...
;
Abimbola Fashola
Abimbola Fashola (born 6 April 1965) is a former First Lady of Lagos State and spouse of Babatunde Fashola.
Early life and career
Abimbola Emmanuela Fashola was born on 6 April 1965, in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria.
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, wife of
Babatunde Raji Fashola; and
Bolanle Ambode, wife of
Akinwunmi Ambode
Akinwunmi Ambode (; born 14 June 1963) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Lagos State from 2015 to 2019. He was a civil servant for 27 years and a financial consultant before running for public office.
Ambode ran for office of ...
References
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