Olufemi Lanlehin

Solagbade Olufemi Lanlehin (also Known as SOLAN)is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He represented the Oyo South Senatorial district in the 7th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[1][2][3]He contested for the seat of Governor of Oyo state in the 2019 Oyo Stae gubernatorial election under the African Democratic Congress[4]

Olufemi Lanlehin
Senator for Oyo South
In office
May 2011 – June 2015
Preceded byKamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu
Succeeded bySen. Adesoji Akanbi
Personal details
Born (1953-07-08) July 8, 1953
Ibadan, Oyo State
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC)
Spouse(s)Adesola Olugbemisola
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Nigeria, Nsuka
OccupationLawyer
ProfessionLegal Practitioner
Websitehttp://senatorolufemilanlehin.org/main/

Early life and education

Olufemi Lanlehin was born into the Lanlehin family of Ibadan land. He had his secondary education at Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan and Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos.[5]

Olufemi Lanlehin read law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he earned a LLB (Hons) degree, went on to the Nigerian Law School where he earned a BL and was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1977.[5]

Career

Barrister Olufemi Lanlehin joined the law firm of the erudite lawyer and social critic, Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAN in July 1978, where he was until August 1980. In August 1980, he established his own law firm, Olufemi Lanlehin & Co and was appointed a Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths in August 1980.[5]

Political career

He was elected as the senator representing the Oyo south senatorial district in 2011 under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria.[6][7]

In 2014, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin joined the Accord Party (AP) after the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) became defunct, following its merging with other political parties to form the All Progressive Congress (APC). In the 2015 General elections, SOLAN sought re-election as the Senator for the Oyo South Senatorial District under the Accord Party (AP), he lost to Senator Adesoji Akanbi of the All Progressive Congress.

Lanlehin was the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2019 Oyo State Gubernatorial elections.[2][7] He lost to Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Oluwaseyi Makinde[8]

References
  1. "Oyo 2019: ADC drops Ajadi, announces Olufemi Lanlehin as authentic guber candidate [PHOTOS] - Daily Post Nigeria". www.dailypost.ng.
  2. David, Tokunbo (29 November 2018). "Lanlehin: APC has failed Oyo people". The Sun Nigeria.
  3. Published. "Ladoja meets Lanlehin, Alli in Lagos". Punch Newspapers.
  4. Oke, Jeremiah. "Oyo 2019: A clash of gladiators". Daily Trust. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "About the Senator".
  6. David, Tokunbo (29 November 2018). "Lanlehin: APC has failed Oyo people". The Sun Nigeria.
  7. Published. "ADC insists on Lanlehin for Oyo gov".
  8. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/03/oyo-guber-pdp-clears-28-lgs-to-dislodge-apc-as-makinde-emerges-gov-elect/amp/
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