Adefisoye Tajudeen Adeyemi

Tajudeen Adeyemi Adefisoye (born 3 August 1984) is a Nigerian politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is the Founder and President of Small Alhaji Youth Foundation (SAYDEF), an NGO aimed at Youth development in Ondo State, He is the youngest and only Social Democratic Party (SDP) member in the House of Representatives for Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Early life and education

Adefisoye was born into the family of Alhaji Ismail, a cocoa exporter, and Alhaja Ebunola Adefisoye in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State Nigeria. He grew up in Akure, Ondo State where he attended Omolere Nursery and Primary School.(1991–1995). He thereafter went to the then Unity Secondary School, Ikere Ekiti now Ekiti State Government College (1995–1996) before proceeding to Federal Government College Ido-ani where he obtained his Senior Secondary Certificate in 2001.

Tajudeen got admission into the Ekiti State University (UNAD) where he obtained his first degree in business administration.

Upon completion of his university education, he went for the yearly mandatory Youth service and was adjudged the best Corps member in Jos North Local Government.

Career

After his Service Year in 2009, He took over the export division of the Atenidegbe Ventures Limited- a cocoa export company in Nigeria and was able to turn the company into a leading cocoa export company in Ondo state in less than a year. After which he established other business ventures. He is the chief executive officer and managing director of Vizline investment limited, a company that deals in haulage, exportation and general contracts; chairman VATA groups ltd, VATA hospitality ltd, VATA bottling and beverage company.

Politics

Tajudeen joined active politics in 2010. He aspired to be a member of the Ondo state house of Assembly under the Labor Party in the same year but it was undone by the opposition. He then left the Labour party to the now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria( ACN) where he worked for the ACN gubernatorial candidates and also the National Assembly candidates in the years 2011 and 2012. In 2015, Tajudeen contested the Ondo State House of Assembly primary election under the umbrella of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and lost by 8 votes to the winner of the primary elections in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo state.

In 2019, he contested and won the 2019 Member of the House of Representatives seat for Idanre/ Ifedore federal constituency.

He polled 16,186 votes to beat his closest rival Kayode Akinmade of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the keenly contested elections.

Upon winning the election, he said "My emergence serves as a beacon of hope to other young leaders that they can also win elections with determination, hard work and perseverance.

Party Positions

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

Security & Defense

Enhances compensation, medical care, housing support, scholarships, stipends, and health insurance for military personnel injured in duty and their families.

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Governance & Reform

Commits to amending Nigeria’s governance architecture through constitutional review and collaboration with the National Assembly and State Governments to grant States greater autonomy over critical matters like crime prevention, prisons, stamp duties, and taxation.

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Economy & Trade

Reforms the Federal Budgetary Methodology to move away from oil revenue dependence and base spending on projected growth, establishing an inflationary ceiling to optimize fiscal policy without causing excessive inflation.

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Infrastructure

Launches a National Infrastructure Campaign to modernize national infrastructure by hiring millions of unemployed Nigerians through the fiscal flexibility gained from reforming budgetary methodology.

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Agriculture

Will encourage local farmers to form farm cooperatives, enabling them to pool resources for modern farming equipment, fertiliser, and access priority government agricultural assistance programs (extension services), with tax breaks and credits.

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Environment & Climate

Will **reduce Nigeria’s gas flaring** by removing it from the top 10 countries with highest flares, aiming to maximize sector benefits while eliminating environmental harm.

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Anti-corruption

Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.

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Enterprise grant support

Provides tax credits, holidays, and reduced interest rate loans for businesses that hire a specified percentage of youth in their workforce and offer on-the-job training.

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Energy

Will increase Nigeria’s domestic crude oil production to **2.6 million barrels per day by 2027** and **4 million barrels per day by 2030**, while implementing a Special Enforcement and Monitoring Unit to deter theft, vandalism, and pipeline breaches using drones and aerial surveillance.

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Education

Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.

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Healthcare

Will strengthen primary healthcare infrastructure with incentive schemes, counterpart funding programs, and grassroots preventative care (vaccinations, cancer screening, blood pressure monitoring) in collaboration with state/local governments.

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Technology & Digital

Establishment of an advisory committee to review and reform regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and virtual asset services.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Provides **conditional income support** to very poor households, tied to human capital development goals like high-school attendance, healthcare, and nutrition.

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