Legislative profile: Ogunleye Gbolahan Adetokunbo
Before becoming a legislator, Mr. Ogunleye was a council mayor for 13 months in Ikorodu local government.
Ogunleye Gbolahan Adetokunbo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), represents Ikorodu Constituency 1, at the 10th Lagos State House of Assembly.
Popularly known as OGA, he is the chairman of the House committee on overseas investment and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
He was first elected into the House in 2023.
Early life and education
Mr.Ogunleye is the son of Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, a former deputy governor of Lagos and household name in Ikorodu.
He attended Lagos State University (LASU) for his undergraduate studies in Economics.
However, the validity of his credentials have attracted some controversy. In 2022, a petition was written to police, calling for Ogunleye to be investigated over allegations of certificate forgery. It was alleged that he never graduated from LASU as his name could not be found on the school’s graduation brochure on the supposed year that he graduated.
However, evidence was found fro…
