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.

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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