Bolanle Ambode
{{short description|Lagos State First Lady}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1 = First Lady of Lagos State
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|Governor}}
| 1namedata1 = Akinwunmi Ambode
| term_label1 = In role
| term_start1 = 29 May 2015
| term_end1 = 29 May 2019
| predecessor1 = Abimbola Fashola
| successor1 = Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|02|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Epe, Nigeria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Akinwunmi Ambode
| nationality = Nigerian
}}
Bolanle Patience Ambode (née Odukomaiya) (born 15 February 1964) was the First Lady of Lagos State, from 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2019, when her husband Akinwunmi Ambode was governor of Lagos State.{{cite news |last1=Odusanya |first1=Rachael |title=Why is the first lady of Lagos an inspiration for young people? |url=https://www.naija.ng/1146453-bolanle-patience-ambode-biography-lady-lagos-state.html#1146453 |accessdate=14 January 2019 |work=Legit.ng – Nigeria news. |date=17 January 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-02-07|title='Speak up against female genital mutilation,' says Ambode's wife|url=https://guardian.ng/news/speak-up-against-female-genital-mutilation-says-ambodes-wife/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}
Early life
Ambode attended St. Teresa's College, Ibadan, Oyo state, for her secondary education and Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos State, where she graduated with a degree in Physics/Mathematics in 1989. She later earned a Master's degree (MSc) in Public Administration in 1994.{{Cite web |title=Bolanle - Patience Ambode, Politician, Businesswoman, First Lady of Lagos State, Nigeria, Personality Profiles |url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/Personality-Profiles/Politicians/Bolanle-Ambode.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}
Prior to establishing her confectionary business, she worked at People's Bank of Nigeria, Instant Finance Nigeria Limited and Aguagem Consulting. Before venturing into baking, she undertook short courses in Bakery Technology in Israel.
She serves as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Rehoboth Chops and Confectioneries Limited, known for its popular Rehoboth bread in Lagos.
During her university days at LASU, she met her husband. They married in 1991 and have twins – a boy and a girl.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-03-05 |title=Lagos First Lady, Bolanle Ambode’s Social Life |url=https://editor.guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/lagos-first-lady-bolanle-ambodes-social-life/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2015-04-20 |title=Meet your new Lagos State First Lady – Bolanle Ambode +all the first ladies since 1999 |url=https://encomium.ng/meet-your-new-lagos-state-first-lady-bolanle-ambode-all-the-first-ladies-since-1999/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Encomium |language=en-US}}
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Category:People from Lagos State
Category:First ladies of Lagos State
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