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.

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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