Bodede Olubanke Adebandele
President
The Medicals Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd .
Mrs. Bodede Olubanke Adebandele was born in Lagos State and hails from Abeokuta, Ogun State. She had her early education at Ideal Girls Primary School, Surulere lagos and proceeded to Abeokuta Girls Grammar School (AGGS) for her secondary education 1979-84.
She began her professional journey in nursing at the School of Midwifery, Oluyoro, Oke-Offa, Ibadan, where she obtained her Registered Midwife (RM) qualification in 1991. She further advanced her training at the School of Nursing, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, earning her Registered Nurse (RN) certification in 1994. In pursuit of continuous professional development, she obtained a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in 2017.
Mrs. Adebandele has demonstrated consistent leadership from an early stage, serving as Class Captain during her primary and secondary school years, and later as Class Representative during her midwifery and nursing training. She has also held key positions in alumni associations, including Treasurer of the Abeokuta Girls Grammar School Old Students’ Association 84 set and Set Coordinator of her Midwifery School Old Students’ Association.
She commenced her career with the Lagos State Government in 1995 and has risen through the ranks to her current position as Deputy Director of Nursing Services (DDNS) at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
In addition to her professional accomplishments, since joining LASCOMED as a member in 1996, she has served at various capacity ranging from the Unit Representative for LASUTH, Ex-Officio and Assistant Gen Secretary before becoming the President of The Medicals Cooperative Multipurpose Society Ltd (LASCOMED), where she provides strategic leadership towards the growth and sustainability of the cooperative.
Mrs. Adebandele is happily married and blessed with children and grandchildren.