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Who's The Mayoress Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada

 



Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada

Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada was born into the blessed family of the late Alhaji Olatunji Raheem Bada and the late Chief Mrs. Afolakemi Bada (JP) in Odogbolu, Ogun State, on December 28th, 1973.

She attended Muslim Primary School in Odogbolu, followed by Odogbolu Grammar School, and completed her education at Ajao Estate High School in Anthony Village, Lagos.

She pursued her diploma in Marketing at Ogun State University, now Olabisi Onabanjo University, and later earned her B.Sc. honors in Geography and Planning from Lagos State University, Ojo. Additionally, she obtained a PGD in Social Work in 2012/2013 and later pursued a Master's in Social Work in 2017/2018.

After a brief stint at the Town Planning Office in Kosofe Local Government, she enrolled at Gateway Catering Institute. Her business acumen enabled her to excel in catering and hotel management, leading her to establish Predema Catering and Boutique Services.

Driven by her passion for politics, she became an active member of Alliance for Democracy (AD), which later evolved into Action Congress (AC), then Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and eventually All Progressives Congress (APC). She served as Vice Chairman of Ikosi Isheri LCDA from 2011, being re-elected in 2017, until her inauguration as Executive Chairman on January 30th, 2020, by the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu.

Following her victory in the 2021 Local Government Chairmanship Elections in Ikosi-Isheri LCDA, she was inaugurated as the Executive Chairman on July 27th, 2021, by Governor Sanwo-Olu.

Princess Bola Bada was honored as the YEYESEWA of Ilara kingdom by HRH Oba (Dr.) Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo, TELADE IV, The Alara of Ilara Kingdom. 

She was also coronated as the Oluomo of Kosofe Land by HRH Oba Samuel Alamu Kehinde Onikosi Edun Arobadi I (The Onikosi of Ikosi, Kosofe land) and the Chairman, Council of Obas and Chiefs of Kosofe Kingdom.

Recently, she was further honored as the Yeye Oge of Ijanikin Kingdom by Alayeluwa Oba Momodu Afolabi Asafa MFR, FNMC, JP, The Aladi Onijanikin of Ijanikin Kingdom.

Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada

Mayoress of Ikosi-Isheri LCDA princess.samiat@gmail.com.

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