Mohammed Kola Balogun

Mohammed Kola Balogun PhD

Senator
Oyo South
In office 2019–present
Preceded by

Personal details
Born	(1956-07-27) 27 July 1956 (age 65)
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	People's Democratic Party
Education	University of North Texas
Profession	Politician

Mohammed Kola Balogun (born 27 July, 1956) also called Kola Balogun or KMB is a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Oyo South senatorial district in Oyo State. He defeated incumbent governor of Oyo State Abiola Ajimobi of the APC at the 2019 general elections for the senatorial seat.^[1]^[2]

Life[]

Senator Mohammed Kola Balogun was born into the family of Mr. Ibrahim Ayinde Balogun and Mrs. Awawu Adunni.^{[citation needed]} He's happily married to Mrs. Gbonju Kola-Balogun and they are blessed with children.

Educational background[]

Mohammed had his primary education at Ratibu Muslim Primary School, Oluyoro, Ibadan. His secondary education was at St. Peters College, Abeokuta, Ogun State. He had his University degree at the North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Adebayo, Musliudeen (26 February 2019). "PDP candidate, Kola Balogun floors Gov. Ajimobi to clinch senatorial seat in Oyo South". Daily Post. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ https://www.goodreadbiography.com/kola-balogun-biography/

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Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 9th National Assembly (2019-2023)

APC: All Progressives Congress - PDP: People's Democratic Party - YPP: Young Progressives Party

^ Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.
^ Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021.
^ The PDP's Douye Diri was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
^ The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected Senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
^ The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected Senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both inital court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus Senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.
^ Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.
^ The APC's Adebayo Clement Adeyeye was elected Senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.
^ Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.
^ Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.
^ The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected Senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.
^ The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected Senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
^ The APC's David Umaru was elected Senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him Senator. He took office in July 2019.
^ The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected Senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
^ The APC's was elected Senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Danbaba. He took office in November 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021.