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Bisi Kolawole: Biography, Age, Wife, Political Career and More

Who is Bisi Kolawole?

Bisi Kolawole is a Nigerian politician and currently a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He was born on September 20, 1956, in Ile-Ife by Chief Ezekiel Kolawole and Mrs Alice Mojirola Kolawole.

Bisi is from Efon-Alaaye in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Bisi Kolawole Education Journey

His academic journey started at John’s Anglican Primary School, Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti state, Nigeria.

He attended Doherty Memorial Grammar School, ljero-Ekiti. His Higher School Certificate was obtained from Ahmadiyya College, Agege, Lagos, Nigeria.

Kolawole furthered his study at Yaba College of Technology, where he got a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Graphics design and also bagged both a Post-graduate diploma and Masters in Public Administration at Ekiti State University (EKSU) – the year remains unknown.

Kolawole’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program was between 1981 to 1982.

Bisi Kolawole Political Career Journey

In the years 1982 to 1992, he started working as a staff in Nichetex Industries, Ikorodu, Lagos. He later ventured into the printing business.

Bisi Kolawole Political Journey

He started his political journey right from his childhood because in 1950 his father, High Chief Kolawole Ezekiel was a councillor in Efon-Alaaye under the Ekiti West Divisional Council in Awolowo’s Action Group and he also lives in the Obaloja Palace in Ekiti State.

Therefore, all these experiences have helped shape his political trait. He was also one of the prominent and courageous members of the Student Union politics at Yaba technology.

He was a former member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly in the year 2007 to 2011.

From 2015 to 2018, he served as the Commissioner for Environment under the tenure of Governor Ayodele Fayose and he was once the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president of Ekiti state.

In the year 2020, he contested for Ekiti, PDP chairperson, and he won. He resigned in September 2021 and joined the 2022 gubernatorial primary race on January 26th.

How old is Bisi Kolawole?

He will be 66-year-old on September 20, 2022, but he is currently 65-year-old.

Who is Bisi Kolawole’s Wife and Children?

Deaconess Adebola Kehinde Kolawole is the legal wife of Bisi and she’s from Ikere-Ekiti. Their marriage is blessed with children whose names are not publicly available.

Bisi Kolawole Social Media Handle

Instagram: @honourablebisi.

Twitter: @bisikolawole1.

Facebook: Otunba Bisi Kolawole.


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