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Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kwara South Senatorial District
In office
6 June 2015 – May 2019
Preceded bySimon Ajibola
Succeeded byLola Ashiru
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria for Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun
In office
2011–2015
Preceded byKola Yusuf
Succeeded byTope Olayonu Danlad
Member of the Kwara State House of Assembly For Oke-Ogun Constituency
In office
2009–2011
Personal details
Born
Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim PhD, FCIB

(1966-12-12) 12 December 1966 (age 57)
Ojoku, Kwara State, Nigeria
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
Residence(s)Abuja (official)
Ilorin, Kwara state (private)
Alma materKwara State Polytechnic
University of Ado-Ekiti (MSc)
Lagos Business School
ProfessionBusinessman
politician

Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim PhD, FCIB (born 12 December 1966) was a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kwara State. He represented Kwara South Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly. Senator Ibrahim was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, and also a member of Senate Committees on Appropriation, Federal Character and Inter Government Affairs, and Media and Public Affairs.

Ibrahim started off his political career, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a member of Kwara State House of Assembly in 2009, and was later elected in April 2011 to represent Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives of Nigeria of the 7th National Assembly. Ibrahim rose to become a Senator of the Federal Republic in 2015 when he was elected to represent Kwara South Senatorial District at the Nigerian Senate. He lost his re-election bid into the 9th National Assembly to Lola Ashiru of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections.

Early life and education

Ibrahim was born in Ojoku town in Oyun local government area in Kwara State on 12 December 1966 into the family of Alhaji Ibrahim Ayinla Kajogbola and Alhaja Rafatu Adunni Ibrahim.[1]

Ibrahim started his education at Ojoku Grammar School where he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate Examination in 1985.[2] He then proceeded to Kwara State Polytechnic where he graduated in 1987. He obtained his masters in the University of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, where he bagged Masters in Business Administration in the year 2000 and later bagged a doctorate degree, PhD in Business Administration from Lead City University in 2009.[3] He is equally an alumnus of Lagos Business School where he underwent the professional entrepreneurship management program and was the Vice President of his class—OMP7.

Ibrahim was also in Harvard Kennedy School for Innovation for Economic Development in April 2016 and Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage in 2018. He is currently studying Law in Lead City University, Ibadan.[4]

Career

Ibrahim joined the Banking industry in 1990 and became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in 1995. He was also conferred with the Fellow of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB) in 2009 and was chairman, Kwara Branch of CIBN in the same year through to 2010.[5]

Ibrahim is an experienced banker and financial expert of 15 years in banking practice, specializing in Investment, Treasury Management and Project Finance. His experience in business management cut across various sectors with interests in financial consultancy/services, marketing, security printing, manufacturing, construction and project development, concession-airing and management. Before his foray into politics, he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ibrafunds Limited.[6]

Political campaign and governance

In May 2009, Ibrahim joined politics by contesting for the by-election into the Kwara State House of Assembly to represent Oke-Ogun Constituency after the death of Hon Rauf Salami Lambe and won. He later contested in April 2011 and won the seat for the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to represent Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal Constituency.[7] Thereafter contested for Kwara South senatorial seat in 2015 and won.[8][9]

Ibrahim's political strides are laced with philanthropic gestures. As the founder of Rafiu Ibrahim Foundation, he is known for educational scholarships, entrepreneurship training and youth and women empowerment.[10] In October 2017, the foundation partnered with the Africa Leadership Forum and the Entrepreneurship Development Center (EDC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to train 200 young people from 7 local government areas in Kwara South Senatorial District on skill acquisition and financial literacy.

Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Ibrahim was elected to the Senate of Nigeria under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara South in March 2015.[11][12] He won the election and was inaugurated as a senator on 6 June 2015. He was subsequently appointed as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, and also a member of Senate Committees on Appropriation, Federal Character and Inter Government Affairs, and Media and Public Affairs.[13]

As the Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, he is credited for sponsoring two reform bills (Credit Reporting Act 2017[14] and Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Act 2017[15]) that contributed significantly to Nigeria's upward movement on "Getting Credit" Index from number 44 to number 6. In total, he sponsored 6 bills and supervised 8 others as a committee chairman in the 8th National Assembly.

Memberships and clubs

  • Institute of Directors, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Member, Lagos Business School Alumni Association
  • Member, Ikoyi Club 1938
  • Patron, Junior Chamber International, University of Ilorin
  • Member, Ojoku Descendant Progressive Association

References

  1. ^ Admin. "Biography of Rafiu Ibrahim". Nigerian Biography. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Kwara south senator Rafiu ibrahim celebrates 51st birthday". Kwara daily.
  3. ^ "Kwara South Senator Rafiu Ibrahim marks 51st birthday". Kwara daily.
  4. ^ "IbraFunds Holdings". ibrafundsholdings.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Rafiu Ibrahim biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture". manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ^ "IbraFunds Holdings". ibrafundsholdings.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. ^ Oyetunji, Musa (30 September 2018). "Senator Rafiu Ibrahim performance threatens contenders in Kwara south". Daily Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  8. ^ LAMA, CASSIUS. "Kwara South: INEC declares Saraki, Ibrahim winners". Nigerian Observers. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  9. ^ "CNPP describes PDP senator's arrest as undemocratic". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  10. ^ Ahmad, Romoke W.; Ilorin (2 September 2018). "Kwara senator gives scholarship to 21 students". Daily Trust. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Sen. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim Kwara south". National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  12. ^ Admin. "Know your lawmakers: Incoming senators of the 8th NASS". National Mirror. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Election budget: Senate acted in agreement with Presidency, says panel boss". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Act, 2017" (PDF).

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