Shabi Rasheed Adebola Adekola is a Nigerian politician from Lagos. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 State Houses of Assembly Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
Rasheed Adebola Adekola Shabi is a Nigerian chemical engineer, environmentalist, and politician representing Lagos Mainland Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Born in Lagos State, he attended Federal Government College Kano before pursuing his education at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), where he earned a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering.
He later obtained two M.Sc. degrees—one in Chemical Engineering and another in Environmental Management—both from UNILAG, currently serving as a PhD fellow in Environmental Management at the University of Ibadan.
Before entering politics, Shabi worked as General Manager and CEO of Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) from 2008 to 2017.
He later served as Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Environment, leading efforts in the ‘Cleaner Lagos Initiative’ during his tenure.
In the 2023 general elections, Shabi ran for the APC in the Lagos Mainland Constituency II seat and won, succeeding a previous representative who moved to the House of Representatives.
Upon inauguration into the 10th Assembly, he was appointed Chairman of the House Committee on Environment (Parastatals), overseeing agencies like LASEPA and Lagos Water Corporation (LWC).
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