[4] After completing his education in the US, Babajide returned to Nigeria, where he had his compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with Zenith Bank PLC.
[5] Ibrahim Bababjide Obanikoro began his political journey at the age of 29 in 2011 when he ran for the Lagos State House of Assembly as the representative for Eti-Osa Constituency II, under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), which he lost.
[12] He was subsequently inaugurated as a member of the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) of the 9th National Assembly and elected deputy chairman.
He facilitated many legislative programs that was sponsored by the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to combat poverty and promote human capital development in Eti-Osa.
[15][16] However, Obanikoro lost his bid for re-election to the Eti-Osa House of Representatives seat to the candidate of the Labour Party, Attah Thaddeus.