Adebule Idiat Oluranti is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Lagos.

Biography

Idiat Oluranti Adebule (born 27 November 1970) is a Nigerian writer, educationist, and politician who has served as the senator representing Lagos West senatorial district since 2023.

She previously served as the 15th deputy governor of Lagos State and the sixth woman to occupy the office from 2015 to 2019.

Idiat Oluranti was born on 27 November 1970 to the family of Idowu-Esho of Ojo Alaworo in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Adebule had her early education at Awori College, Ojo, and thereafter proceeded for tertiary education at the Lagos State University, Ojo to study Islamic Education in 1992.

Much later, she had a certificate in early childhood development curriculum and school administration and assessment from the Nigeria Institute of International Education Association in 2006.

She continued her master's degree at the same institution in curriculum studies.

She later progressed to obtain her Doctorate degree again at the same institution, which she completed in 2012.

She began her career as a Junior Lecturer at Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe, in the department of Religious Studies.

She later transferred her service to the Lagos State University department of curricular activities.

She is responsible for reviewing the Lagos State Education Policy Document.

Dr. Adebule’s political experience started when she was appointed as Commissioner 1 in the Lagos State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission (PP-TESCOM), now the Teachers’ Establishment and Pensions Office, by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from October 2000 to February 2005.

She later served as a board member of the Lagos State Scholarship Board from February 2005 to November 2005.

She was appointed and sworn in as the Secretary to the State Government by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) in July 2011.

She was sworn in as the Lagos State Deputy Governor on 29 May 2015 by the Chief Justice of Lagos.

Later, her election to the Senate in 2023 marked her continued political journey.

Party Positions

Policy positions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) party manifesto.

Agriculture

Launches the Irrigate Nigeria Project as a public-private partnership to develop small-scale irrigation and water catchment systems using modern technology to boost agricultural productivity.

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Security & Defense

Will deploy modern aerial surveillance and advanced technology to monitor and deter intrusions into oil pipelines, power stations, and other critical national infrastructure in real time.

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Environment & Climate

Accelerates the environmental cleanup and re-establishment of fisheries and profitable aquacultural activities in the Niger-Delta region to counter violent extremism and poverty-driven disaffection.

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Economy & Trade

Will implement the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and additional favorable policies to attract investment in deep-water assets within 6 months, including encouraging signature bonus negotiations and royalty reliefs.

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Infrastructure

Creates regional industrial hubs in specific zones (North West, North East, South East, South South, South West, North Central) to focus on labor-intensive manufacturing, with tailored investments (e.g., textiles, dry ports, glass, pottery, solid minerals, regulated mining).

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Enterprise grant support

Work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to simplify loan processes for commercial banks, mandate federally owned banks to provide low-cost loans to youth-led enterprises, and expand business incubation centers to support youth innovation.

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Energy

Will mandate gas metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring occurs within 6 months and establish a special enforcement unit to monitor compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on gas flaring reduction, with non-compliance leading to financial penalties for affected communities.

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Governance & Reform

Reserve at least 3 cabinet positions for individuals under 40 and 6 more positions for members under the age of 40, and mandate that at least 20% of political appointments to Ministries/Dangomas (MDAs) be reserved for individuals under 40.

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Education

Raises the priority of addressing out-of-school children, establishes a task force to review and strengthen programs like school feeding, and aims to reduce disaffected youth recruitment by violent groups.

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Healthcare

Will establish a network of upgraded, equipped, and staffed general hospitals in every Local Government Area, tertiary facilities in each State, and world-class specialist hospitals in each geo-political zone to improve healthcare accessibility and quality.

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Technology & Digital

Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Commits to a conditional income support program requiring recipients to meet human capital goals (school attendance, healthcare, nutrition) in exchange for payments.

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