Akinruntan Abayomi Babatunde

Prince Abayomi Babatunde Akinruntan, born October 21, 1973, is a businessman, politician, and currently a member and parliamentary secretary of the Ondo State House of Assembly representing Ilaje constituency 1.

Abayomi is the son of King Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, a wealthy traditional ruler in Ugbo Kingdom, a town in Ilaje Local Government, Ondo State, Nigeria. He started his education at Sacred Heart Nursery/Primary School in Ibadan and proceeded to Command Secondary School, both in Ibadan.

He began his tertiary education at the Polytechnic, Ibadan, where he read Art and Design and obtained a National Diploma in 1995. Prince Abayomi also holds an LL.B {Hons} in Law from the former Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University).

Prince Abayomi was actively involved in the operations of Obat Oil and Petroleum Limited, one of Nigeria's major indigenous oil companies. In 2001, he became the Operations Manager of Obat Oil, overseeing the company's Ibadan headquarters and service outlets.

He serves as the Director, Operations for Febson Hotel Nigeria Ltd, an ultra-modern facility in Abuja, and is affiliated with firms such as Prince Aando Nigeria Limited (Oil and Gas), Bellefull Integrated Resources Limited, Aando Apartments (Hotels and Towers), De Ark Entertainment and Records, and 2110 Oil and Gas.

In 2011, he was appointed Group Executive Director, Operations, Obat Group, and served as the Ondo State pioneer coordinator for the Nigeria Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) office in Yenagoa.

Abayomi ventured into active politics in Ondo State. He started his political career in 2011 by contesting for the Nigerian House of Representatives but was denied a ticket under the Labour Party. In 2015, he contested and won the Ondo State House of Assembly election.

After his first four years in the legislative house, he decamped from the PDP to the APC on April 17, 2017, and was reelected as a member of the Ondo State House of Assembly in 2020 under the All Progressive Congress.

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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