Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara
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Jeremiah Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara (b. 13 April 1960) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Ogun Central constituency in Ogun State
, Nigeria
in the April 2011 elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
Obadara is son of the first chairman of Odeda
Local Government Area of Ogun State. He is half Yewa and half Egba.
He began work as a Grade II teacher in Ota, but later entered the telecommunications business, becoming Managing Director of Imperial Communications. His company pioneered pre-paid call cards in Nigeria and introduced electronic directories.
In 2006, Obadara competed in the Action Congress
party primaries for the 2007 senatorial elections, but did not win the nomination.
In the April 2011 elections Obadara ran for election as Senator for Ogun Central and gained 102,389 votes, defeating incumbent Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) who scored 56,312.
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in the April 2011 elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
Obadara is son of the first chairman of Odeda
Odeda
Odeda is a Local Government Area and town in Ogun State, Nigeria. The headquarters of the LGA are at Odeda on the on the A5 highway.It has an area of 1,560 km² and a population of 109,449 at the 2006 census....
Local Government Area of Ogun State. He is half Yewa and half Egba.
He began work as a Grade II teacher in Ota, but later entered the telecommunications business, becoming Managing Director of Imperial Communications. His company pioneered pre-paid call cards in Nigeria and introduced electronic directories.
In 2006, Obadara competed in the Action Congress
Action Congress
The Action Congress of Nigeria , formerly known as Action Congress , is a classical liberal Nigerian political party formed via the merger of the Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several other minor political parties in September 2006. The party...
party primaries for the 2007 senatorial elections, but did not win the nomination.
In the April 2011 elections Obadara ran for election as Senator for Ogun Central and gained 102,389 votes, defeating incumbent Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello of the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP) who scored 56,312.