▁known ▁as ▁‘ ’ B aba ▁et o ▁of ▁Lag os ▁and ▁Y or ub aland ▁( I fe ) ’ ’ ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁public ▁servant ▁in ▁Lag os ▁State ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁is ▁Ag oro ▁of ▁Id um ota . ▁He ▁obtained ▁his ▁first ▁school ▁leaving ▁certificate ▁at ▁Cor ona ▁School , ▁I ko yi ▁ ▁before ▁he ▁proceeded ▁to ▁St . ▁Gregory ' s ▁College ▁Ob al ende ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁secondary ▁education . ▁He ▁attended ▁St ▁Be es ▁School , ▁C umb ria , ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁combined ▁studies , ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Geography ▁from ▁ ▁Manchester ▁University ▁. ▁He ▁also ▁obtained ▁a ▁post - grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁diplom acy , ▁international ▁trade ▁and ▁fin ance ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁West min ster ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁with ▁dist in ctions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Fol or un sh o ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁personal ▁assistant ▁to ▁sen ator ▁B ola ▁Ah med ▁T in ub u , ▁the ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁Lag os ▁State ▁and ▁national ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁Progress ive ▁Congress ▁( AP C ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁to ▁the ▁Lag os ▁State ▁Government . He ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁plate ▁production ▁authority ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁Lag os , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years