Mojisolaoluwa Alli Macaulay

Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli–Macaulay (née Alli; born 10 October 1977[1]) is a Nigerian politician,[2] lawmaker,[3][4][5] and a member of the All Progressive Congress APC. She is a Lagos State House of Assembly legislator, representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency I[6] and the Chairperson of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs, Poverty Alleviation and Job Creation.[7]

Hon.
Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli Macaulay
Member, Lagos State House of Assembly
In office
2019–2023
ConstituencyLagos, Amuwo Odofin 1
Chairman House Committee, Women Affairs, Poverty Alleviation & Job Creation
In office
2019–2023
Councillor, Ward B1 Amuwo Odofin
In office
2010–2013
Personal details
Born (1977-10-10) October 10, 1977
Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressive Congress (APC)
ResidenceLagos
Alma materLASU
Occupation
  • lawyer
  • politician
ProfessionLegal practitioner
Websitehttps://mojisolaoluwaallimacaulay.com/

Early life

Mojisolaoluwa Kehinde Alli was born in Surulere, Lagos State and she is from Lagos Island, in the southwestern part of Nigeria.

Education

She had her primary education at Subola Nursery & Primary School (1982–84) and concluded at Festac Primary School (1984–90). Immediately after that she began her secondary school education at Festac Girls' Secondary School (1990–93),[8][5] and completed at Navy Town Secondary School (1993–95),[1] where she obtained the West African School Certificate.

She went on to obtain a Diploma at the Open University Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in Social science (2003). In 2015, she was awarded a Bachelor Of Arts degree in History & International Relations[5] from Lagos State University.[1] In 2021, she obtained a degree in Law at Lagos State University.

Personal life

She is married to Jonathan Macaulay; they have two children.[1]

Professional career

She began her career in Journalism and Broadcast media in 1997 as a Duty Announcer For Radio Lagos/Eko FM (1997–99).[9] She worked immediately after that as a Newscaster/Presenter at MITV/STAR FM for three years (1999–2001),[1] then moved on to NTA 2 Channel 5 as a News Researcher, News presenter and Producer (2001–2002).

Political career

She contested as a councillor in WARD B1, Amuwo Odofin, under the Action Congress of Nigeria and won (2010-13).[10] She was formerly the Deputy Leader, Amuwo Odofin Legislative Council, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area. In 2019, she contested and won in the Amuwo Odofin Constituency 1. She is currently a member on the 9th Legislative Assembly, Lagos State House Of Assembly.[11]

References
  1. "Who be Mojisola Alli-Macaulay? wey say "Nigerian youths dey high on drugs all di time"". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "MOJISOLA ALLI-MACAULAY: Newbies in politics should not aim for high positions". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. "My drug comment about hoodlums, not youths — Lagos lawmaker". Punch Newspapers. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "EMPOWERMENT: Lagos lawmaker urges youths to support govt". Vanguard News. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. "HON. MOJISOLA KEHINDE ALLI-MACAULAY – Lagos State House of Assembly". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. "Constituencies – Lagos State House of Assembly". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. Admin. "More space for women equals a better Africa – Hon. Mojisolaoluwa Alli-Macaulay | National Daily Newspaper". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. "'Amuwo Odofin constituency'll benefit from my stewardship'". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. Profile, bbc.com. Accessed 1 March 2024.
  10. "Amuwo Odofin constituency'll benefit from my stewardship", thenationonlineng.net. Accessed 1 March 2024.
  11. "Members – Lagos State House of Assembly". Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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