Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa
| Gbenga Ashafa | |
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Gbenga Ashafa in 2011
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| Senator for Lagos East | |
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Assumed office June 6, 2011 Serving with Oluremi Tinubu and Ganiyu Solomon |
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| Preceded by | Adeleke Mamora |
| Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development |
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Assumed office September 17, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mujitaba Mohammed Mallam |
| Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Lands Bureau | |
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In office February 2005 – December 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Shamsideen Balogun |
| Succeeded by | Hakeem Muri-Okunola |
| Executive Secretary, Lagos State Land Use & Allocation Committee | |
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In office January 2001 – January 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Segun Ogunlewe |
| Succeeded by | Hakeem Muri-Okunola |
| Director of Planning, Governor's Office | |
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In office September 1999 – December 2000 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Bareehu Olugbenga Ashafa July 22, 1955 Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Spouse(s) |
Folashade Omobola Ashafa (m. 1979-present) |
| Relations |
Lawal Kakanfo Ashafa (father) Tesmot Ojuolape Elemoro (mother) |
| Residence |
Apo Village, Abuja (official) Magodo, Lagos (private) |
| Alma mater |
Morgan State University (B.Sc.) University of Tennessee, Knoxville (M.Sc.) |
| Profession |
Public Administrator Politician |
| Awards |
Grammarian of Honour Award of Excellence, St. Augustine Catholic Women's Organization |
| Website | gbengaashafa.com |
Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa (born 22 July 1955) is a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Lagos State. He represents Lagos East in the current 7th National Assembly. Senator Ashafa is the Vice-Chairman, Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development. He is also a member of the following Senate committees: Environment and Ecology Committee, Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Relations, Gas Committee, and Senate Services Committee.
Ashafa is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is currently the Treasurer of the APC Senate Caucus. He was the Secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Senate Caucus, until the fusion of the ACN into the All Progressives Congress.
Lagos East Senatorial District covers five local government areas (Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, Kosofe and Somolu) and 11 local council development areas (Agboyi-Ketu, Bariga, Eredo, Igbogbo- Baiyeku, Ijede, Imota, Ikorodu North, Ikorodu West, Ikosi-Isheri, Ikosi- Ejinrin, and Lekki).
Gbenga Ashafa was born in the Luther/Bamgbose/Campos area of Lagos Island on July 22, 1955. He is the second child of a commodity merchant, Lawal Kakanfo Ashafa, and a textile and gold merchant, Tesmot Ojuolape Elemoro. His father died when he was seven years old. As a result, his mother and his aunt, Alhaja Rafat Elemoro raised him. His mother was popularly known as ‘Mama Bareehu’ of Gutter Ariyo Kosoko market, Idumota, Lagos. She was a descendant of the Elemoro royal and chieftaincy family of Ibeju-Lekki.
Ashafa started his education at Christ Church Cathedral Primary School, Broad Street, Lagos in 1961. While at Christ Church Cathedral, he was the Class Monitor from Standard 1 to Standard 6. He graduated with distinction at the Common Entrance in 1968 and went on to CMS Grammar School, Lagos. At CMS Grammar School, he was Class Captain from Form 2 to Form 5. He was an avid football player (the goalkeeper) and a member of the school choir. He was also known to be a passionate table tennis player in the neighborhood. He completed his secondary education at CMS Grammar School in 1973. Ashafa then went on to study Biological Sciences at Morgan State University, Maryland, USA, earning a Bachelor of Science degree (Cum Laude) in June 1978. He earned a Masters of Science degree in Public Health Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1979.
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