Nine Things You Didn’t Know About Rasheed Gbadamosi

Rasheed Gbadamosi

 Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi who was still active on the socio-cultural scene, died on Wednesday at the age of 72. Below are nine things you may not have known about him:

• Was raised in Isale-Eko
• Became a commissioner in Lagos State at the age of 29 under Major General Mobolaji Johnson
• Was a former chairman, Petroleum Products Prices Regulatory Agency
• Was a former Minister of National Planning.
• Was a leading industrialist, art collector and writer
• Was chairman, Ragolis Water Limited, AIICO Pension Managers and Lucky Fibres Nigeria Plc
• Was also a former chairman of Bank of Industry
• Was a founding member of the MUSON Centre, Lagos
• Was recently appointed co-chairman of the Lagos at 50 planning committee