Hon. Salihu Mohammed Baba was born on 25th October, 1971 in Boriya/Shiyaof Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. He had his Primary Education at Baptist BLGEA, Boriya between 1977-1983 from where he proceeded to Baptist Grammar School and Borgu Secondary School, New Bussabetween 1985-1991 for his secondary education. He went to Kwara State College of Education, Oro for his National Certificate in Education between 2002-2005. Hon. Salihu Mohammed Baba’s quest for knowledge drove him to go further and he obtained B.A. English Language 2008-2011 at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin.
Being a well-trained educationist, Hon. Salihu Mohammed Baba has worked in different capacities as Voluntary Teacher at Government High School, Boriya in the year 2004 and 2005. He also worked as Vice Principal (Administration) at Community High School now Government High School, Boriyabetween 2006-2008 and as Principal at the College of Islamic Science, Boriya, Baruten Local Government Area between 2011-2019.
Hon. Salihu Mohammed Baba first contested and won election to the Kwara State House of Assembly as honourable member representing Okuta/Yashikira State Constituency between 2019-2023. During the
period, he was the Chairman, House Committee on Education and Human Capital Development; he was also a member of the following House Committees; Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committee on Youth, Sports and Information and Committee on Health and Environment.
In recognition of his Legislative achievements toward the progress and development of his Constituency, Hon. Salihu Mohammed Baba was re-elected as Hon. Member for the second time on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). He has been designated to serve as the Chairman, House Committee on Education and Human Capital Development and as Deputy Chairman Public Accounts Committee and as member House Committee on Health and Environment as well as Agriculture and Natural Resources in the 10th Legislature.
Hon. Salihu Mohammed Baba is married and blessed with children.