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HON. OLOROGUN GBOLAHAN BAGOSTOWE Early life Olorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe is a Nigerian Citizen who was born January 2nd, 1962 in the west of Lagos Island, Olowogbowo Lagos, Ward A1, Lagos state.

Education Olorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe started his formal education at Olowogbowo Methodist Primary school, Lagos Island in 1969. He went on to further his education at Nigeria Premier College Jibowu, Yaba, Lagos in 1974 and National college of commerce in Bariga 1977. He obtained a Diploma at Cambridge International College Jersey, England. Olorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe is an Associate/Fellow member of the Association of International Accountants (AIA). He also obtained NCE certificate at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education in 2009 and HND at Ibadan Polytechnic, 2012. He is also a Fellow at the Institute of Local Government and Public Administration.

Career Olorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe worked in Lion of Africa Insurance Company, Marina, Lagos between 1979 and 1981. He also worked in REED Accountancy, United Kingdom between 1984 and 1985. He is the founder of Bagostowe Fashion which was founded in 1990 and Chairman of Bagostowe Industrial Service founded 2002. He is currently the chairman of Bar 4, Surulere which was established in 2003 and chairman of Modern Chicken Abattoir Shomolu which was established in 2014.

Political Career Olorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe started his political career in 1993 as a Local Government delegate in SDP. He was a member of Lagos state Political Affairs Committee between 1994 and 2004 and a member of GDM Somolu Local Government in 1995. He became Principal Co-ordinator (BATCO) Somolu/Bariga between 1999 and 2007. Olorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe became the L.G.A chairman of Alliance for Democracy, Somolu Chapter between 2003 and 2006 and L.G.A Chairman of Action Congress, Somolu Chapter between 2006 and 2008. He became the Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State (Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu) on KAI and Environmental Matters between 2004 and 2007. He served as the Executive Chairman of Somolu Local Government council between 2008 and 2014. He is the Principal coordinator of mandate group.

Community Contribution Olorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe Introduced Fanty Carnival and the Agidigbo that happens every Friday in Somolu 1993. He also introduced Raffle draws to the party and government in 2010. OLorogun Gbolahan Bagostowe introduced Somolu Good Friday festival in 2012. All of these contributions exist till date.