Adeola Solomon Olamilekan
Adeola Solomon Olamilekan is a Nigerian politician who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominee for the 2027 Governorship Elections in Ogun.
Biography
Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, also known by the alias Yayi, is a Nigerian politician who has served as Senator for Ogun West since 2023. He previously served as the Senator from Lagos West from 2015 to 2023.
Born on 10 August 1969 at Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Adeola is a chartered accountant and a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). His parents are Ayinde Adeola Ogunleye and Abeeni Olasunbo Ogunleye (née Akinola).
He grew up in Alimosho, Lagos, where he began his education at State Primary School in Alimosho, Lagos. He proceeded to Community Grammar School, Akowonjo, Lagos for his secondary education.
Adeola attended the Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo (now Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo state), where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting.
He is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Adeola had a career with The Guardian Newspapers Limited for 12 years, rising to the position of Accountant.
He later worked at Olatunji Omoyeni & Co, a chartered accounting firm, leading the audit team and later becoming a Senior Auditor. He established his own company, SOOTEM Nigeria Limited, where he served as Managing Director and CEO, specializing in tax consultancy.
Adeola joined active politics during the dawn of the 4th Republic. He was nominated and won the primary election of the Action Congress of Nigeria (Lagos State) and was elected as a member to represent Alimosho State Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2007, and again from 2007 to 2011.
He is reputed to have been instrumental in enacting the law that strengthened the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, increasing the state's revenue from N5 billion monthly to over N20 billion. Adeola was part of the team that passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act and the Public Procurement Act of Lagos State.
Elected to the Federal Legislature, he represented Alimosho Federal Constituency in the Nigerian House of Representatives from 2011. As a first-time member, he became Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the House.
Adeola was re-elected as a Senator representing Lagos West in the 2019 general elections. In the 2023 general elections, he contested for the Senator for Ogun West Senatorial District and was elected to represent Ogun West Senatorial District.
He was named the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations in the 10th Senate on 8 August 2023. Adeola serves as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications and is a member of the Finance, Marine, Interior, and Science and Technology committees.
He was conferred with the Nigerian National Honour of Commander Of The Order Of The Niger (CON) by President Muhammadu Buhari on 11 October 2022. Adeola was awarded the title of Fellow of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro on 31 March 2022.
On 31 January 2026, Adeola was awarded the title of Sun Newspapers Man of the Year 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Technology & Digital
Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.
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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