• Luqman Olatunji Orelope was born on the 12th of August,1972 into the noble and famous family of Alhaji Jimoh Akanbi Laka Orelope (a.k.a Baba Orelope). Luqman is an indigene of Idimu/Egbeda (Awori) Lagos State.

 

• Luqman’s father,Pa Jimoh Laka Orelope, was a farmer, business man, foremost politician and a great philanthropist before his demise.

 

• The name Orelope then was and now is still synonymous with Lagos and Alimosho Politics and continues to reverberate across the length and breadth of Lagos State and beyond. History has it that Baba Orelope’s house usually hosted critical State Leaders meeting under the Leadership of Alhaji Jakande.

 

• Its on record that Luqman as young boy then was always in the company of Baba Orelope whenever he went for political activities. A fact Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu recalled while Luqman was being presented to him.

 

• Luqman is an unassuming politician who has been part and parcel of Alimosho political evolution in different ways and at different times without making so much noise about it.

 

• Luqman had served the Public meritoriously at local government level not only as Chairman Executive Committee on PSP, Chairman Executive Committee on Transportation but also, as the Secretary to the Local Government (SLG), Alimosho local Government.

 

• Luqman,the Scion of Orelope’s Political Dynasty is a business man and a public administrator who cares so much about individuals without prejudice to their background. No wonder he’s at home with all shades of Religious and ethnic Nationalities.

 

• Lukman is a passionate footballer and sport enthusiast who has just turned 50 and offering himself to serve the good people of Alimosho Constituency’01 in the Lagos State House of Assembly in the 2023 general election.

 

• Luqman, a graduate of University of Lagos with BSc in Public Administration had his elementary education at Ore – Ofe Primary School, Dopemu Agege,and his secondary education at Oniwaya High School,Dopemu Agege…

 

Luqman Orelope enjoys both local and international expose which has prepared him in areas of human capital having undertaken bother local and international training.Amongst these are; Academy of Management Studies in United Kingdom,and 39th National Convention of Association organised National Conference of Black Mayor’s Incorporated,also in United Kingdom.This is in addition to numerous local training and capacity building programmes he had participated in.