Modupe Adenike ADELAJA

Biographical record

Title

Mrs

Surname

ADELAJA

First Name

Modupe

Other Names

Adenike

Gender

Female

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

June 16, 1956

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Lagos

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Adelaja Kofoworola Babatunde 1980

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Legal practitioner
Politician

Working Experience

Former lawyer A A Adesanya & co;
Former instructor Community Access Centre, Matthew Bolton College, Birmingham UK
Former Researcher on childcare provision,Birmingham
Banking Officer, Federal Mortgage Bank, Lagos
Served National Youth Service Commission with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Enviroment 1980-81

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Methodist School, Oyo, 1962-64; Methodist School, Apapa, 1964-68; Methodist Girls, Yaba, 1968-72; Federal Government College, Odogbolu, 1973-76; University of Lagos; University of Birmingham; Call to Bar 1980

Educational Qualification

LLB, DBA, MBA

Previous Appointments

Principal Counsel, Federal Ministry of Justice; Banking Legal Officer; Express Building Society; Minister of State, Ministry of Defence, (Lagos Liaison Office), 1999; Pioneer dg. Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria, 2003

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

People's Democratic Party

Hobbies

Cooking, travelling, charity work & reading;

Social Clubs

President, Christ Auxiliary Ladies Society of St Peter's Church, Ajele, Lagos

Other Relevant Information

She is the first female in Africa to be appointed as a minister of state (Defence)

Official Address

c/o Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria, plot 35, PH Crescent, Area II, Garki II, Abuja OR c/o Ministry of Solid Minerals, New Federal secretarial Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area District, Abuja, Nigeria

Source

International Who's who of women (2004)

Source

International Who's who of women (2004)