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Nigerian politician and lawyer (born )

Olusola Obada (born 27 June ) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer.^[1] She served as deputy governor of Osun State from to , as Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence from to and then as Nigeria's Minister of Defence from to under the Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan.^[2]

Early life and education

Olusola Idowu Agbeja was born into the Agbejanlabofa family of Ibodi in Ijeshaland on 27 June , she completed her basic education at UMC Demonstration School, Ibadan and her secondary school education at Queen's School, Ede, Osun State.^[3] She is an alumnus of Watford College of Technology, Watford, United Kingdom where she studied Advertising Administration before proceeding to the University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom to study Law and subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in ^[1]

Career

Private sector

Obada began her career as Advertising Officer with Nigeria