A thoroughbred professional, Lanre Babalola, unlike his father, Chief S.O Babalola, was relatively unknown. That was before his appointment as Minister of Power in December 2008. He left office March 2010 when President Goodluck Jonathan had a cabinet reshuffle.
Prior to that, Lanre plied his trade at Lead Bank where he was in charge of the public sector and infrastructure department. Later, he transferred his services to the Bureau of Public Enterprises in November 2001 as head of the power sector team.
A widower, he was married to late Abimbola, the eldest daughter of socialite, Lanre Ojora. His wife was one of the victims of the Bellview plane crash which occurred in 2005. While it is not clear if he has remarried, the former minister has, since his exit from office over four years ago, maintained a low profile.
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