Ilaka Luqman Oyebisi

Ilaka Oyebisi Luqman (born 21 December 1961) is a Nigerian politician, businessman, legal and taxation consultant and philanthropist.

He was appointed the Oyo State Chief of Staff under the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde from 2019 to 2021 under the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Ilaka was born on 21 December, 1961, to the family of Lasisi Oyedokun Ilaka. He is a native of Oyo State, Nigeria where he attended his primary education at Grange School, Ikeja, Lagos State and Government College, Ibadan (1973–1977) for his secondary school.

He was admitted to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1978. He subsequently enrolled at the University of London and obtained a LLB (Hons). He also attended the College of Law, Lancaster Gate, London in 1990.

In 1993, he proceeded to the Chartered Institute of Taxation of England and Wales where he became an Associate member. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Insurance; and qualified as a Mortgage Advance Planner of the same institute.

Ilaka joined Senator Rashidi Ladoja at the inception of Accord Party just three months before the 2011 election and contested as senator to represent Oyo Central Senatorial District, emerging as the first runner-up in an election won by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Senator Ayoade Ademola Adeseun.

He also contested in the 2015 election for the same Oyo Central Senatorial District on the Accord party platform, receiving 84,675 votes but lost to Senator Monsurat Sunmonu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who won with 105,378 votes.

As the senatorial candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 National Assembly election, Ilaka secured 83,600 votes but lost to Senator Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 91,080 votes.

In 2019, Governor Seyi Makinde appointed Chief Oyebisi Ilaka as his Chief of Staff, marking the first executive action of his administration.

He was a member of the board of directors for the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) from 2009 to 2015.

Between 1994 and 1997, he worked for Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance, a British insurance company, serving as a Tax/Financial Consultant in life assurance, investments, inheritance tax, and mortgage cases.

He worked as a partner in Salfiti and Co Solicitors, London, handling land, trust, and commercial cases. Later, he was an associate partner in the Jacob Rothschild Partnership.

He was conferred with the title 'Ladilu of Oyo Kingdom' by His Royal Highness, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, Alaafin of Oyo in 2006.