Buhari Abdulfatai

Abdulfatai Omotayo Buhari is a Nigerian politician born on January 1, 1965, in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. He has served as Senator representing the Oyo North Senatorial district since 2015.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Ilorin in 1985. He further pursued his education at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, graduating with a Master’s in Business Administration in 1993. In 2009, he obtained a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Abuja.

Senator Buhari was first elected during the 2015 senatorial elections and re-elected in 2019, winning with over 18,338 votes, defeating his PDP counterpart with a total of 107,703 votes. He was also re-elected in 2023. Previously, he served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2003, representing Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, and Ori Ire Federal Constituencies.

He has held various senate committee positions, including Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Industry (2015–2019), Chairman of the ICT & Cybercrime Committee (2015–2019), Vice Chairman of the ICT & Cybercrime Committee (2019–2023), and Chairman of the Aviation Committee (appointed August 8, 2023). He previously chaired the Land Transport Committee (June 2019–June 2023) and served as a Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in Oyo State.

He has been described as a 'Tinubu-like' senator.