Lola Abiola-Edewor
{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lola Abiola-Edewor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|05|10}}
| nationality = Nigerian
| occupation = Politician
| father = Moshood Abiola
}}
Lola Abiola-Edewor (born May 10, 1961){{Cite web |date=April 2019 |title=Report of the committee on banking insurance and other financial institutions on the confirmation of Hon Omolola Kuburat Abiola Edewor as the Executive Director (Corporate services ) of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) submitted to the Senate |url=https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Report-of-the-Senate-Committee-on-Banking-Insurance-Other-Financial-Institutions-on-the-Confirmation-of-Hon-Omolola-Kuburat-Abiola-Edewor-as-the-Executive-Director-of-NDIC.pdf |website=placng.org |access-date=2023-02-28}} is a Nigerian politician from Ogun state. She is the first daughter of late Moshood Abiola.{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Tribune |date=2018-06-12 |title=For Abiola’s children, it’s June 12 with a difference… |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/for-abiolas-children-its-june-12-with-a-difference/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}
Education
She holds a B.Sc in accounting from the American University London and MBA in marketing from Woodsbury University, California.{{Cite web |last=Adeolu |date=2017-02-28 |title=ABIOLA-EDEWOR, Hon. Omolola |url=https://blerf.org/index.php/biography/hon-omolola-abiola-edewor-ad/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation |language=en-US}}
Career
She worked with Crescent high insurance brokers from 1990 to 1999
Abiola-Edewor represented Lagos Apapa federal constituency in the national assembly for two terms from 1999{{Cite web |date=1999-02-22 |title=Abiola’s daughter wins assembly seat |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/5291/nigeria-abiola%E2%80%99s-daughter-wins-assembly-seat |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=The New Humanitarian |language=en}} to 2007,first under the platform of Alliance for Democracy for four years then under the Peoples Democratic Party for another four years.{{Cite news |date=2014-10-11 |title=Return of Lola-Abiola Edewor {{!}} The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US |work=The Nation Newspaper |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/return-of-lola-abiola-edewor/ |access-date=2023-02-27}}
She served as Executive Director National deposit insurance corporation (NDIC) for two terms,{{Cite web |date=2019-04-24 |title=Senate confirms MKO Abiola’s daughter for second term as NDIC director |url=https://punchng.com/senate-confirms-mko-abiolas-daughter-for-second-term-as-ndic-director/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/326744-senate-confirms-mko-abiolas-daughter-ndic-director.html |title=Senate confirms MKO Abiola’s daughter NDIC director |first=QueenEsther |last=Iroanusi |date=April 24, 2019 |language=en |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}} confirmation for her second and final five year term by the Senate ,{{Cite news |title=Senate Confirms Omolola Edewor As Executive Director Of NDIC |language=en-US |work=Channels Television |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2019/04/24/senate-confirms-omolola-edewor-as-executive-director-of-ndic/ |access-date=2023-02-27}} came in 2019.
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Category:Politicians from Ogun State