Olusola Obada

Olusola Obada
Minister of Defence
In office
July 2012 – September 2013
PresidentGoodluck Jonathan
Preceded byHaliru Mohammed Bello
Succeeded byAliyu Mohammed Gusau
Deputy Governor of Osun State
In office
29 May 2003 – 26 November 2010
GovernorOlagunsoye Oyinlola
Preceded byIyiola Omisore
Succeeded byTitilayo Laoye-Tomori
Personal details
Born
Olusola Idowu Agbeja

(1951-06-27) 27 June 1951 (age 73)
Ilesa, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
SpouseBabatunde Obada
Alma mater
Occupation

Olusola Obada (born 27 June 1951) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer.[1] She served as deputy governor of Osun State from 2003 to 2010, as Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence from 2011 to 2012 and then as Nigeria's Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2013 under the Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan.[2]

  1. ^ Ekunkunbor, Jemi (27 June 2009). "Helping people in need has enrinched me- Erulu Dr. Olusola". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "What becomes of Jonathan's women?". The Nation Newspaper. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.