Adeola Solomon Olamilekan

Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, known by the alias Yayi, was born on 10 August 1969 in Lagos Island Maternity Hospital to Ayinde Adeola Ogunleye and Abeeni Olasunbo Ogunleye (née Akinola). He grew up in Alimosho, Lagos.

He began his education at State Primary School in Alimosho before proceeding to Community Grammar School, Akowonjo, Lagos for secondary studies. His tertiary education included a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting from Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (formerly Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo).

Adeola holds qualifications as a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), with prior professional experience at The Guardian Newspapers Limited and Olatunji Omoyeni & Co. He later established SOOTEM Nigeria Limited, focusing on tax consultancy.

Politically active since the early 2000s, Adeola was initially a member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) before joining the All Progressives Congress (APC). In Lagos State politics, he served as an Assembly member for Alimosho from 2003 to 2011. His contributions included key legislative reforms such as strengthening the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service and passing critical fiscal laws.

Elected to the Federal House of Representatives in 2011, Adeola became Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee—a first for a new member—during his tenure there. He later transitioned to the Senate, representing Lagos West from 2015 to 2023 and Ogun West since 2023.

Adeola’s Senate career includes leadership roles such as Vice Chairman of the Communications Committee and membership in Finance, Marine Resources, Interior, and Science & Technology committees. He was also named Chairman of the Appropriations Committee for the 10th Senate in August 2023.

Honors include the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) conferred by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022, a Fellow title from Federal Polytechnic Ilaro in 2022, and Sun Newspapers’ Man of the Year for 2025 awarded in January 2026.