Influential Families That Control Ilorin…What You Need To Know About Them
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, is the haven of Arabic and Islamic scholars and it also has its own powerful family dynasties.
These families weren’t overnight successes; their progenitors actually built strong and solid foundations.
Those who descended from these progenitors are endowed with the combined gift of ascribed and achieved status, put mildly; their paths in life have been strewn with all the beautiful roses of earthly adventures.
A fulfilled life is however not all about being born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth, some among these people though found a life of fulfillment, self-actualization and meanings as young men and women; they did not rest on their oars and did not relent in working towards achieving success in their endeavours.
They are household names in Ilorin, and the families in question have produced not just one but many prominent personalities spread and well-positioned in high places who have made indelible marks on the sands of time.
In this Part One Edition, Team@orientactualmags.com gives insight into the families that have seemingly become somewhat of dynasties in Ilorin.
Eleku/Onikoyi Family
They are from Adeta area of Ilorin.
Professor Saka Nuhu
He is the first indigene of Ilorin to become a professor and he also served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Mrs Rukiyat Aduke Odekunle
She currently represents Kwara and Kogi states at the Federal Civil Service Commission.
Dr Hameed Nuhu
He is with the World Food Programme
Adam Nuhu
He was the Managing Director of FCMB and his wife, Dr Hauwa Nuhu is the current Commissioner for Finance, Kwara State.
Alhaji Tajudeen Ajibola Eleku
He is a popular contractor, who is highly influential and very rich.
Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Eleku
He is a businessman
Imam Ago Family
Alhaji Badir Adesina Shuaib
A former top official of FAAN, he is now based in the United States of America.
Mallam Jimoh Imam Pakata
He is a teacher and a community leader.
Alhaji Abubakar Imam
He is an author, a writer, and the current National Secretary of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU).
Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaib
He is an official of the National Identity Management Commission.
Engineer Abdulateef Imam
He is an official of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC)
Mallam Moshood Shuaib Imam
A school Principal and a community leader.
Kusi Family (Pakata area)
Alhaji Shuaib Baba Pakata
A community leader and a good-natured person, Alhaji Shuaib Baba Pakata
was Professor Oba Abdulraheem’s guardian ditto Professor Medinat Folorunso Salman.
Mr Muhammad Ajibola Shuaib
He was the acting Registrar of KWASU
Alhaji Yusuf Shuaib
He retired as Director of Works, Kwara State Local Government Service Commission.
Dr S Shuaib
An Associate Professor, Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin
Sheikh Yusuf Olopoewa
He is a popular Islamic scholar in Ilorin.
Alada Family (Pakata area)
Alhaji Abdulrasheed Salman Alada
He was the first indigene of Ilorin to serve as SSG in Kwara State and he was also the state NRC guber candidate in the 1991 guber election.
Professor Abdulrazaq Alada
He is a lecturer at the University of Ibadan
Dr Isiaka Yahaya Alada
He was a top official of the National Population Commission where he served as Director of Public Affairs.
Dr Isiaka Abdulrasheed Alada
He is a Chief Lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa
Dr Muhammad Alada
He is a lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin
The Salami Family
The Salami family of Ile Iya Iya/Dan al-janah has made a name and it has become a force to be reckoned with in the nation’s entertainment industry.
Alhaji Adebayo Salami
He is the patriarch of the family. Popularly called ‘Oga Bello’ he is one of the greatest actors in the Nollywood industry.
Among his children who are also popular actors are Mr Femi Adebayo and Mr Tope Adebayo.
Saleeman Family
Alhaji Abdulazeez Saleeman
A former top official of JAMB .
Alhaji Yunus Saleeman
A prominent businessman
Justice Halimah Ayodele Saleeman
A Kwara State High Court judge.
Engineer Ibrahim Buki Saleeman
A top official of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) .
Engineer Sulaiman Oba Saleeman
A former commissioner
Mustapha Family
They are from Ile Ilorin/Ile Bamidele in Gambari area of Ilorin.
The patriarch of the family , Alhaji Mustapha was a cocoa merchant in Etsako area of Edo State.
Alhaji Isa Mustapha
A successful contractor, he is based in Kaduna State.
Senator Saliu Mustapha
He is the Turaki of Ilorin and he currently represents Kwara Central in the senate.
Ojibara Family (Oke Apomu area)
Alhaji Isa Ojibara
He was the first indigene of Ilorin to become an Assistant Inspector General of Police
Prominent members of the family also include Air Commodore Yusuf Ojibara, Captain Ibrahim Dende Ojibara and Alhaji Salihu Ojibara, a chartered accountant.
Idris Bolaji Ojibara
He is a lawyer and currently the National Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association
The Shagaya Family
They are from Ode-Adanna area of Ilorin. The patriarch of the family, Alhaji Ismail Shagaya was years back one of the richest men in Ilorin , he owned a company that produced Double Cola which was later leased to Limca..
Engineer Lanre Shagaya
He is a successful contractor and his name opens door anywhere in the country. The Ilorin-born Civil Engineer owns Yolas consult, which is into civil engineering and road construction. He is the Zanna of Ilorin.
Alhaji Ibrahim Shagaya
He is an Ilorin-based businessman.
Hajia Muinat Bola Shagaya
Right from her days as C.E.O. of Konica film, Hajia Muinat Bola Shagaya has been a force to be reckoned with and she has also for years now remained one of ‘heavies’ in the social circle.
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Alhaji Sherrif Shagaya
He is the eldest son of Alhaji Ganiyu and Hajia Bola Shagaya. He is a successful businessman.
Hon Muktar Shagaya
He is Sheriif’s younger brother and he currently represents Asa/Ilorin West federal constituency in the House of Representatives.
Kamaldeen Family
They are from Okekere area of Ilorin.
The patriarch of the family, Sheikh Muhammad Kamaldeen (OFR) was a prominent Islamic cleric in the country.
He was the founder and the Missioner of the Ansar-Ul-Islam Society of Nigeria.
Sheikh Sofiulahi Kamaldeen
The eldest son of Sheikh Kamaldeen, he was also the third Grand Mufti of Ilorin.
Retired Group Captain Mubaraq Kamaldeen
He rose to the rank of a Group Captain in the Nigerian Air Force before his retirement.
Alhaji Olayiwola Kamaldeen
An educationist of note; Alhaji Olayiwola was the Kwara State Commissioner for Education during the Shaaba Lafiagi administration.
Abdulrasheed Kamaldeen
A retired military officer, he was the Chief Imam of the Nigerian Army before his retirement.
Alhaji Sultan Kamaldeen
He was a lecturer at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin and also served as Chairman, Kwara State Pilgrims Board.
He was the founder of Sultanat Islamic Foundation, Adewole, Ilorin . He died in 2014.
Sheikh Abdulkadir Adisa Kamaldeen
Sheikh Mustapha Kamaldeen and Sheikh Abdulkadir Waliyulah Kamaldeen are also among the children of late Sheikh Muhammad Kamaldeen who are Islamic scholars.
Prof. Kamil Kamaldeen
He is the grandson of Sheikh Muhammad Kamaldeen. A professor of Economics, he is a consultant with the United Nations Development Project (UNDP).
Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen
He is the current Grand Khadi, Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal, Ilorin.
Engineer Musa Mustapha Kamaldeen
He is the Registrar, Muhammad Kamaldeen University, Ilorin
The Saraki Family
They are from Ile-Agoro, Agbaji Quarters , Ilorin . It is an important political family.
The patriarch of the family, late Dr. Olusola Saraki, who was the Waziri of Ilorin, enjoyed exclusive control of the direction of politics in the state for close to four decades.
The London-trained medical doctor, a giant tree in the forest of politics, was the undisputed political lord of Kwara State. For pluses, he had to his credit, the record of having a dominant say in who became the Executive Governor of the state until 2011.
Those who dared him experienced fatal political results, and to prove this, he had two successful cases under his sleeves; the Lawal and Attah scenarios of 1983 and 2003.
He was the Senate Leader during the second republic.
Dr Abubakr Bukola Saraki
He is the first son and the eldest of Dr. Olusola Saraki’s children. Dr Bukola, was in charge of the family’s business until he ventured into politics in 2002.
He served as governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011 and also represented Kwara Central in the senate between 2011 and 2019.
Dr Bukola Saraki served as President of the Senate between 2015 and 2019.
Like his father, he first held the title of Turaki of Ilorin before getting elevated to Waziri of Ilorin.
Mrs Toyin Saraki
She is the first daughter of a business mogul, Otunba Adekunle Ojora.
The barrister –at- law , who is the wife of Dr Bukola Saraki, is the founder of the WellBeing Foundation.
Gbemisola Saraki
She is the Amazon of the Saraki political family; she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, she later moved to the upper chamber of the national assembly as representative of the Kwara Central Senatorial District.
She represented Kwara Central in the senate between 2003 and 2011.
Barrister Tope Edu
She is also the daughter of late Dr Olusola Saraki.
Laolu Saraki
He is also the son of “Baba Oloye” Dr. Olusola Saraki.
Said to be greatly apolitical, he is a fun- loving Big Boy, who lives big and among his close friends is the son of former United Nations scribe, Kofi Annan.
Ope Saraki
He is one of the sons of Baba Oloye’s younger brother; and he served as former governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s Special Assistant on Local Government Affairs.
The Kawu Family
They are from Alkali Ikokoro family of Oke-Aluko, Ilorin , members of the family have registered strong presence in the judiciary, both at the state and the federal levels.
Justice Saidu Kawu
He was the Chief Judge of Kwara State and he had under his belt, a special achievement-the first Ilorin indigene to become a justice of the Supreme Court.
Justice Durosinlorun Kawu
He is also a jurist of note; he is the son of Justice Saidu Kawu and he also served as Chief Judge of Kwara State.
Justice Titi Daibu Kawu
She was a judge of the State High Court.
Her husband, Alhaji Nurudeen Lanre Daibu is a popular politician in the state.
Nurudeen Lanre Daibu
He is a politician and a legal practitioner.
He served as Chairman of Ilorin South local government and Chief of Staff , Government House during the Bukola Saraki administration.
Yinka Aluko Kawu PhD
He served as Special Adviser on Security Matters during the Bukola Saraki administration and also retained his position during the first term of former governor Abdulfatah Ahmed.
He is currently the representative of Ilorin East/Ilorin South in the House of Representatives.
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Barrister Funsho Saad
He served as Special Assistant on Legislative Matters and Chairman of KIPC during the Bukola Saraki administration.
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Toyin Kawu
She is a top official of the Federal High Court.
Ishaq Moddibo Kawu PhD
A powerful pen pusher with a tall record of achievements; he served as Chairman of the board of the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) during the Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Justice Hussain Kawu
He is a judge of the Kwara State High Court.
Alhaji Kawu Daibu
He served as Head of Service during the Bukola Saraki administration.
Bolakale Yusuf Kawu
He is a retired Permanent Secretary.
The Gobir Family
The patriarch of the family, Alhaji Muhammadu Ajeigbe Gobir was the first Waziri of Ilorin and he died in 1966.
Yakub Amori Gobir
He retired as Permanent Secretary in Kwara State in 1981.
Ambassador Abubakar Garuba Gobir
He retired as Permanent Secretary at the federal level in 1988.
Yusuf Amuda Gobir
He was the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, during the civil war.
Professor Aishat Ahmed Gobir
She is a lecturer at the University of Ilorin.
Alhaji Muhammad Garuba Gobir
He is a Lagos-based businessman and socialite.
Alhaji Yakub Gobir
A former guber aspirant, he is a successful businessman.
Architect Yisa Gobir, Alhaji Amuda Ahmadu Gobir , Alhaji Ibrahim Ladan Gobir are also prominent members of the family.
Oloriegbe Family (Alore area)
Alhaji Yahaya Oloriegbe
He was a prominent businessman and industrialist.
Alhaji Bayo Oloriegbe
He was also a successful businessman
Alhaji Raheem Oloriegbe
A businessman and community leader.
Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe
He is a medical doctor and a politician.
He was the Majority Leader of the Kwara State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003, and he also represented Kwara Central in the senate between 2019 and 2023.
Majeed Oloriegbe
He is a marine lawyer, who is based in Port Harcourt.
Alhaji Yakub Oloriegbe
He is a retired high school principal.
Hassan Family (Ori-Okoh)
Alhaji Kayode Hassan
He was a hotelier and a socialite. He died in 2022.
Engineer Uthman Laaro Hassan
A US-trained mechanical engineer, he retired as Chief lecturer at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin
Dr (Mrs) Zainab Funmilayo Ambali nee Hassan
She is a retired Permanent Secretary
Alhaji Ladi Hassan
He is a prominent politician in Kwara State.
He at different times served as Special Assistant, Commissioner, Chief of Staff, Chairman, Federal Medical Center, Abuja, Mandate Secretary, Social Development, Federal Capital Territory Administration
Architect Alabi Ahmad Hassan and
Engineer Taiye Okoh Hassan are also among prominent members of the family.
Babaita Family (Alore area)
Sheikh Aminulah Babaita
He was a prominent Islamic scholar, who died in 1950.
Sheikh Isiaq Aminulah Babaita
Like his father, Sheikh Aminulah Babaita, he was a popular Islamic scholar, and he died in 2005.
Ishola Babatunde Babaita
He is a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police
Dr Hussain Kayode Abdulkarim
He was a chemical engineer, who once served as Managing Director of Nigerian Paper mill , Jebba
Dr Yahaya Adelodun Abdulkarim
He was the first indigene of Ilorin to serve as Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin
Professor Zulu Isiaka Babaita
He is a lecturer at the Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin
Professor Lanre Yusuf Babaita
He is a lecturer at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Ilorin.
Onikijipa Family (Omoda area)
Sheikh Abdulah Alabi Onikijipa
He was a prominent Islamic scholar who died in 1952.
Alhaji Ahmad Abdulah Onikijipa
He was an Islamic scholar and an author.
Sheikh Sidiq Faruq Onikijipa
He was also an Islamic scholar
Sheikh Usman Faruq Onikijipa
He is also an Islamic scholar.
Sheikh Suleiman Faruq Onikijipa
He is a popular Islamic cleric and he is the current Grand Mufti of Ilorin.
Folorunsho Family (Omoda area)
Alhaji Yunusa Ayinla Folorunsho
He was a member of the House of Representatives between 1979 and 1983.
His son, Alhaji AbdulRazaq Folorunsho is the current Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Kwara State.
Dr Folorunsho
He is the Librarian of the National Institute of Sport, Abuja.
Olomoda Family
Alhaji Abdulsalami Olomoda
He was a member of the House of Representatives during the First Republic.
Ayinla Olomoda
He was a member of the Nigerian Senate between 1992 and 1993.
Alhaji Ajadi Olomoda
He is a successful businessman
Adam Family
They are from Ile Agbogunmoti , Omoda area of Ilorin
Sheikh Adam Abdullah Al-Ilory
He was a very popular and respected Islamic scholar. He died in 1992. He founded the Arabic and Islamic Training Centre in Agege in 1952.
Sheikh Habibullah Adam Abdullah El Ilory
Like his father, Sheikh Adam Abdullah Al-Ilory, he is a popular Islamic cleric in the country.
Sheikh Thaoban Adam
He is an Islamic scholar and an author
Justice Abdulahi Adam
He is a Khadi at the FCT Shariah Court of Appeal, Abuja.
Dr Jimoh Ajadi
He is the Head of Department, Geology and Mineral Science, KWASU
Abdulrazaq Family
It is one of the popular political families in Ilorin. The family has also recorded ‘unique’ achievements in the legal profession.
Alhaji AGF Abdulrazaq
The patriarch of the Abdulrazaq family, he was the first lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria from the defunct Northern region. He was the founder and proprietor of Ilorin College, now Government High School, Adeta Ilorin.
He was the Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Ivory Coast from 1962 to 1964 and he was also a member of the Federal Parliament from 1964 to 1966 and the Minister of State for Transport.
Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq
He is the governor of Kwara State and the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.
He holds the prestigious title of Sardauna of Ilorin
Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq
He is the first indigene of Ilorin to earn a PhD in Law. The Mutawali of Ilorin Emirate, an egghead and a politician, was also the Kwara State PDP gubernatorial candidate in the 1999 governorship election.
Khairat Gwadabe
She is the daughter of Alhaji A.G.F. Abdulrazaq and she represented Federal Capital Territory in the Senate between 1999 and 2003..
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Aishat Lawal
She is also the daughter of Alhaji AGF Abdulrazaq. She got married to former governor Mohammed Lawal in the early days of his administration.
Baba Razaq
He is the youngest son of late Alhaji AGF AbdulRazaq.
Isiaka Abdulrazaq
Very popular and well liked by Ilorin ‘big boys’, he was at different times a top official of the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) and NNPC.
Alhaji Mumini Adebayo AbdulRazaq
He was the 4th indigene of Ilorin to become a lawyer. He died in 1972.
Interestingly, his son, Professor Muhammad Taofeeq Abdulrazaq, is the first indigene of Ilorin to become a Professor of Law.
Other prominent members of the Abdulrazaq family include Dr Fatimah Abdulrazaq of the Kwara State High Court, Alhaji Mukaila Abdulrazaq, a TCN official, and Dr Salahudeen Funsho Abdulrazaq.
Gambari Royal Family
His Eminence, Alhaji Sulu Gambari
He was the 9th Emir of Ilorin and the 2nd longest serving Emir of Ilorin.
He died in 1992 after spending 33 years on the throne.
His Eminence, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari
Mai Martaba, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, is the 11th Emir of Ilorin and he ascended the throne on the 11th of the 11th month of the year (November) in 1995.
He was a Judge of the Federal High Court before ascending the throne.
He is the Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs.
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari
He is a man of international status. He was the Nigerian Representative in the United Nations for years and also served as former president Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff.
Alhaji Abubakr Bature Gambari
He is the son of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari.
The amiable maritime lawyer, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is the Ciroma of Ilorin.
Fatima Gambari
She is the daughter of the Emir of Ilorin and she is a legal practitioner.
Dr Sulaiman Gambari
He is a medical practitioner; and he has a big hospital in Center Igboro area.
Hajia Bilikis Gambari
Businesswoman- turned politician, she is the Amazon of the Gambari family.
Hajia Bilikis Gambari was the Kwara Central Action Congress senate candidate in the 2007 General Election. Princess Bilikis, whose mother is also a princess from Okenne, was one of the prominent faces in the opposition during the Bukola Saraki administration.
Mustapha Family
The patriarch of the family, Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha served as Commissioner for Finance in the old Kwara State during the second Republic.
Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha ,a nonagenarian, is the Wali of Ilorin.
Hon Moshood Mustapha
He is the son of Alhaji Shehu Usman Mustapha.
Hon Moshood Mustapha, who is the Wakinlin of Ilorin, at different times, served as Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Commissioner for Agriculture, and Kwara State Amiru-li- hajj during the Bukola Saraki administration while he also represented Asa/Ilorin West in the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2015.
Mallam Lukman Mustapha
He is the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Sobi101.9fm. He is the Baradeen of Okuta.
Alhaji AbdulHakeem Mustapha
He is a top legal practitioner and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Belgore Family
The Belgore family of Isale Ajanaku area of Ilorin, is one of the few families in the country that have very strong presence in the nation’s Judicial arm of Government.
The family has not only recorded rare feat of producing the Chief Judicial Officer of the nation but has equally produced others that have also showed readiness to pursue careers in the judiciary
Their progenitors were respected Islamic clerics and they include Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Belgore who died in 1913, Sheikh Mahmud Belgore, Sheikh Yusuf Belgore and Sheikh Muhammad Belgore.
Justice Alfa Moddibo Begore
He is a very popular and well-respected jurist. A former Chief Justice of Nigeria, he is a prominent figure in the country.
Engineer Kola Belgore
He is a socialite, a philanthropist and a businessman. He has served as chairman of many financial institutions including the defunct Trade Bank and Afribank. He is the Jarma of Ilorin.
Justice Babatunde Mahmud Belgore
He was the 4th person to serve as Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.
He died in 2010 at the age of 76.
Alhaji Kale Belgore
He is an architect and a prominent politician in Kwara State.
Architect Kale was based in Kaduna before relocating to Ilorin during the 2003 electioneering campaign. He was the chairman of the Bukola Saraki’s Mandate group and he later got appointed as Commissioner for Lands and Housing.
The then Governor Bukola Saraki in September 2004, carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle and made two commissioners; Alhaji Kale Belgore and Hon Bisi Oloruntoba Special Advisers.
Architect Kale Belgore left the cabinet about four months later.
He also served as Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s Counselor during his first term.
Dr Shuaib Belgore
He is the son of Justice Alfa Belgore. Dr Shuaib Mohammed Lamido Belgore is the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
Dele Belgore
Alhaji Muhammad Dele Belgore aka MDB, is a legal practitioner and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He is the son of late Justice Babatunde Mahmud Belgore.
He was the Kwara State ACN gubernatorial candidate in the 2011 gubernatorial election.
Other Big Boys in the family include Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Belgore, Engineer Saad Belgore, an oil dealer, and Alhaji Isiaka Ola Belgore, who is the CEO of Utica Capital Ltd.
Abdulraheem Family
Members of the Abdulraheem family are from Ile Kutu in Masingba area of Ilorin
Prof.Oba Abdulraheem
The Professor of English was a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, Bayero University, Kano, before his appointment as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin in 1997.
He was the first indigene of Ilorin to serve as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin.
He had at different times served as Chairman of the Governing Council of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Chairman, Federal Character Commission and he is currently the Chairman of the Governing Councils of Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED) , Ilorin, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, and the Muhammad Kamaldeen University, Ilorin.
He is the Talba of Ilorin.
Mahmud Abdulraheem
Alhaji Mahmud Abdulraheem , who holds a doctorate degree in Mass Communication, is also a lawyer.
He served as General Manager, Radio Kwara and Kwara State Television during the Bukola Saraki administration.
Mr Ayo Abdulraheem and Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdulraheem are top officials of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC)
Ahmed Family
They are from Ile Abojumeji Daniyan royal family.
The patriarch of the family, Alhaji Ahmed, who retired as a Permanent Secretary in Kano State, was also the Daudu of Ile Abojumeji before his death a few years ago.
Hajia Halimah Tayo Alao
An architect, she was the Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport before getting appointed as minister by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo during which she served as Minister of State for Education and later, Minister of State for Health.
She was appointed as Minister of Environment and Housing by late President Umaru Yar’Adua on July 26, 2007.
Barrister Salisu Ahmed
He is a prominent golfer and a successful legal practitioner.
Dr Bola Ahmed
He is the Chief Medical Director of Kwara State University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin.
Lawal Family
Mohammed Alabi Lawal
He was a retired Admiral ,who served as Military Governor of Ogun State and later served as Executive Governor of Kwara State between 1999 and 2003.
Hon Arinola Lawal
She is the daughter of late Admiral Mohammed Lawal and she is a member of the state house of assembly.
She had earlier served as Commissioner for Water Resources during the first term of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.
Alhaji Hakeem Lawal
He is a businessman and a politician.
He was the SDP gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 Kwara State gubernatorial election.
Adisa Family
The patriarch of the family, late General Abdulkarim Adisa served as Military Governor of old Oyo State and he was also the Minister for Works during the military administration headed by late General Sani Abacha.
He was until his death in 2005 one of the influential Ilorin indigenes.
Bidemi Adisa
He is the eldest son of the late General Adisa. He is a businessman.
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