Kafilat Ogbara
Kafilat Adetola Ogbara | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria for Kosofe | |
| Assumed office June 2023 | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) Lagos |
| Party | APC |
| Relations | Alhaji & Alhaja M. Ade Kasumu |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos |
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Kafilat Adetola Ogbara is a Nigerian entrepreneur and politician who is serving in the 10th and current House of Representatives.[1][2] She emerged as a member of the House of Representatives with 45,111 votes defeating Florence Adepegba of the People’s Democratic Party who polled 28,964 votes and Abdulwaheed Odunuga of the New Nigeria People’s Party who scored 4152 votes.[3]
Early Life and Education
Kafilat Adetola Ogbara was born in 1972 in Aiyepe, Ogun State, Nigeria. She attended ADRAO International School, Victoria Island, and Federal Home Science Primary School, Ikoyi, Lagos, before proceeding to Federal Government Girls' College, Langtang, Plateau State, for her secondary education. She obtained a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Lagos and later earned master's degrees in International Law and Diplomacy and Public Administration from the same university.[4]
Career
Public Service
Before entering elective politics, Kafilat Adetola Ogbara was in the business of media, and public service. She worked in property and facility management before joining the media industry, where she served as a television presenter on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme Faces and Events. She later became Publisher of Today's Prime newspaper and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Mirror Newspapers.[4]Ogbara also served as Special Assistant on Trade and Investment and the Technical Aid Corps at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. she also held board appointments in federal government agencies, like the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), and worked with the National Centre for Women Development and the National Horticultural Research Institute. In 2020, she was appointed a member of the Lagos State Audit Service Commission.[5][6]
Political career
Kafilat Adetola Ogbara is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In 2022, she won the APC primary election for the Kosofe Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives.During the general election in 2023 ,she won and was elected to represent Kosofe Federal Constituency in the 10th House of Representatives. In the National Assembly, she serves as Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development.[7][8][9]
Awards and Recognition
In 2025, Kafilat Adetola Ogbara received the Lagos chieftaincy title of Yeye Oge of Egbin Kingdom in recognition of her public service.[10] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated her on the conferment of the title.[11]
Personal life
Kafilat Adetola Ogbara is married and has children. She is a Muslim.[4][6]
References
- ↑ Editor (2022-05-27). "Ogbara Kafilat wins APC House of Rep ticket for Kosofe". The Guardian. Nigeria.
- ↑ Adeniran, Feranmi. "NASS leadership: Reps member-elect urges APC to be gender friendly". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria.
- ↑ Abeyomi, Bilesanmi (2023-02-27). "Kosofe elect first female House of Representatives member". Kosofe Post.
- 1 2 3 OPARA, Ijeoma (2023-06-21). "Female lawmakers in the 10th Assembly". The ICIR- Latest News, Politics, Governance, Elections, Investigation, Factcheck, Covid-19. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Nation, The. "Ex-newspaper MD Ogbara appointed into audit agency". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- 1 2 Nation, The. "Ex-newspaper MD Ogbara appointed into audit agency". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2022-05-27). "Ogbara Kafilat wins APC House of Rep ticket for Kosofe". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Tax reform not anti-poor – Lagos Rep". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Kafilat Ogbara Archives". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Tella, Suliyat (2026-01-24). "Oba of Lagos confers Yeye Sewa title on Kafilat Ogbara". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Abuja, Bolaji Ogundele (2026-01-23). "Tinubu felicitates Rep Ogbara on Lagos chieftaincy honour". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-07-09.