November 24, (THEWILL) – There is an indication that businessman and politician, Remilekun Rasak Bakare, who is popularly known as RRB, may likely throw his hat in the ring to battle for the number one seat in Ogun State, judging by how often his name is being bandied around by those that matter in the political landscape of the state, as the incumbent, Dapo Abiodun’s replacement, come 2027.
THEWILL gathered that the 64-year-old who holds several chieftaincy titles has tentacles and appreciable followership spread across the two main political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). This standing and perception as a builder of people are said to be weighing strongly in his favour.
From Ogun central, one of the two regions that produce the largest votes in the state, if and when Bakare decides to throw his hat in the ring, it won’t be his first rodeo as he already tested the waters back in 2011, but failed to get the ticket. And when he was offered a senatorial position as consolation, he reportedly turned it down.
A BSc holder in Financial Services from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, with a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Lagos and a Doctorate degree from Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, specialising in Accounting and Corporate Governance, Bakare is a Fellow of many professional bodies, such as the Chartered Certified Accountants, UK; Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria; Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria; Institute of Financial Services, UK; Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria; and Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Nigeria. He is the Director-General/CEO of Executive Business School, Lagos, a top-rated business school with affiliation and articulation agreements with leading British Universities. He was the pioneer Registrar/Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers. He had previously served as the Managing Director/Chief Executive of Nationwide Securities Limited. Prior to this, he worked at United Bank for Africa Plc, Financial Trust Company Ltd and Wema Bank Plc in various capacities.
He was also a lecturer at various times at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic formerly Ogun State Polytechnic, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Enugu State University of Technology Business School and Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State.
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