Babatunde Gbadamosi

Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (Born October 15, 1967), is a Nigerian businessman, real estate developer and politician. [1][2][3] He is the Chairman/CEO of  Redbrick Homes International Limited, the renowned developers of the iconic Amen Estate, Ibeju Lekki, in the Eastern part of Lagos State.

Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi
Personal details
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party (PDP)
ProfessionPolitician
Businessman

Early life

Gbadamosi was Born In October 15, 1967 in England to the  family of the late Fatai Gbadamosi and Alhaja Jemilat Gbadamosi. Gbadamosi is first of the thirteen children of His late father, Fatai Gbadamosi. Gbadamosi’s early life was reflective of the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child”.

Personal life

Gbadamosi is Married To Mrs Folasade Gbadamosi nee Balogun. He Is a Christian. They Are Blessed With Children.

Education

Between 1972 and 1978, Gbadamosi Attended K. Kotun Memorial Nursery and Primary School, Surulere, Lagos. He Attended Government College Lagos, Eric Moore Road, Surulere, from 1978 To 1981 then moved to Government College Victoria Island and finished at Government College Ikorodu In 1985.[4] He then attended the now defunct Lagos State School of Basic Studies, Agindingbi, Ikeja. Gbadamosi attended The Lagos State University (LASU) from 1986 to 1989.

Political career

In 1994, Gbadamosi joined the UK Branch of the National Conscience Party, which he represented in NADECO Forum (UK), a broad coalition of political groups and NGOs formed to help return Nigeria to democracy. As an active member of the forum, he helped organise the epochal Nigerian Democracy Week, culminating on June 12, 1995.

On his return to Nigeria in 2007, he supported the candidacy of PDP’s Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for the Governorship of Lagos State, and formally joined the PDP 2008.

He contested for the party’s nomination to run as candidate for Governor of Lagos State in 2011 and again In 2015.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He joined the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in 2017, and won the party’s primary election in October 2018. He was the ADP candidate in the 2019 Lagos State Gubernatorial election in which he was the second runner up.[13][14][15] Gbadamosi rejoined the People’s Democratic Party in March 2020.[16][17] On September 5, 2020, He was announced ad the candidate for the People's Democratic party in the October 31, 2020, Lagos East Senatorial district Bye-election.[18]

Business career

On his arrival in the UK in 1990, Gbadamosi started out working in small retail and service businesses, worked at Royal Mail as a mailman for a while, then London Underground as a station assistant, and did a stint as a mini-cab driver, and then got bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. He started out with his own cab firm, went into recruitment, and then into IT recruitment and finally into IT Training, Consultancy and Certification.

2003 – date Redbrick Homes International Ltd - Director

2000 – 2007 Esstech Ltd, T/A Esstech College – Director

1997 – 1999 Akorn Recruitment Ltd - Director

1995 – 1997 Chequers Cars Ltd - Director

1990 – 1993 Various retail/clerical jobs, including 7-11, Royal Mail & Top Rank Bingo

Association

Member Of EKO Club Lagos

NADECO Forum UK

Afenifere Group

Member of Government College Ikorodu Old Students Association

Member of Government College Lagos Old

Member of LASU Alumnus Association, United Kingdom

References
  1. Ani, Micheal (January 19, 2019). "Babatunde Gbadamosi: A third political force Lagosians never knew". businessday.ng.
  2. "Lagos AD members defect to ADP, adopt Gbadamosi". guardian.ng.
  3. "Falana demands DSS release Babatunde Gbadamosi". Sunnewsonline.com. 1 March 2017.
  4. "How I survived Bullying In Secondary School. Gbadamosi". Tribuneonlineng.com.
  5. "My Government will review public sector pay -Babatunde Gbadamosi". thedailyreport.ng. January 13, 2019.
  6. "All about Lagos State's leading gubernatorial candidates - BabaJide Sanwo-Olu, Jimi Agbaje, Babatunde Gbadamosi & Owolabi Salis". www.pulse.ng.
  7. "APC retains Lagos as INEC declares Babajide Sanwo-Olu Governor-elect".
  8. "Don't vote for candidates without concrete plans for housing, says- Gbadamosi".
  9. "How ADP candidate Gbadamosi won hearts at Lagos Governorship debate". guardian.ng.
  10. "Lagos State Governorship Candidate, BABATUNDE GBADAMOSI speaks on elections rigging". youtube.com.
  11. "GBADAMOSI's OUTSTANDING Performance At The GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE Shows He Is "The Most QUALIFIED" OF ALL The CANDIDATES Vying For The Number ONE Position In LAGOS – ADP Publicity Secretary, Adelaja Adeoye". denisaurus.com.
  12. "Lagos socialite, Babatunde Gbadamosi's tall dream". guardian.ng. November 10, 2018.
  13. says, Omo Eko (January 26, 2019). "Countdown to 2019: Profile of the ADP Lagos guber candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi". P.M. News.
  14. "My Government will review public sector pay -Babatunde Gbadamosi". January 13, 2019.
  15. "ADP candidate Gbadamosi steals show as Lagos governorship candidates debate". www.premiumtimesng.com.
  16. ""Lagos Guber aspirant, Babatunde Gbadamosi dumps ADP"". Pmnewsnigeria.com. February 23, 2020.
  17. AFFE, MUDIAGA (January 12, 2020). "Let us break if North retains power in 2023 — Gbadamosi". punchng.com. Newspaper.
  18. https://punchng.com/bye-election-gbadamosi-emerges-pdp-candidate-for-lagos-east/?amp=1
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