Amosun Ibikunle Omolaja
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Amosun Ibikunle Omolaja is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2019 Senate Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ogun.
Biography
Ibikunle Amosun, born on 25 January 1958, is a Nigerian politician who has served as a former governor of Ogun State and a two-term senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He attended primary school at African Church Primary School in Abeokuta from 1965 to 1970, followed by African Church Grammar School in Abeokuta from 1971 to 1977. He later graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND) from Ogun State Polytechnic in 1983.
Amosun became an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 1990 and a Fellow in 1996. He also earned an Associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria in 1998.
His professional career began as an audit trainee with Lanre Aremu & Co. (Chartered Accountants) in 1984. He later worked as a managing consultant at XtraEdge Consulting and was Principal Partner of Ibikunle Amosun & Co. (Chartered Accountants) in Lagos from 1990 onwards.
He studied at the University of Westminster in London, obtaining a Master of Arts in International Finance in 2000.
In April 2003, Amosun was elected to the senatorial seat for Ogun Central District. His first term as senator lasted from June 2003 to June 2007, and he was reelected in 2019.
He ran unsuccessfully for governor in April 2007 on the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) platform but was defeated by Gbenga Daniel. His petition was dismissed by the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal in August 2009.
Amosun won the 2011 Ogun State gubernatorial election as an ACN candidate, securing 377,489 votes. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015 for a second term, choosing Yetunde Onanuga as his deputy governor.
After completing two terms as governor, he was elected as senator for Ogun Central District in 2019. A report in June 2019 alleged illegal importation of weapons and ammunition into Nigeria, which he denied, citing necessary approvals. Investigations later revealed discrepancies in his claims.
Amosun received several awards, including Best Security Conscious State Governor in West Africa (2012), Investment Development Icon Award (2013), Good Governor Award (2013), and Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) (2014). He also won Governor of the Year (2016) for leadership and infrastructural development.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anti-corruption
Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.
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.
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.
Education
Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.
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.
Technology & Digital
Establishment of an advisory committee to review and reform regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology and virtual asset services.
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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