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Oladiji Olamide Adesanmi
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Summary
Oladiji Olamide Adesanmi is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 State Houses of Assembly Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ondo.
Biography
Olamide Adesanmi Oladiji known as Landmark is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the Speaker of the 10th Ondo State House of Assembly since June 2023. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he represents Ilaje Constituency 1, Ondo East constituency.
He was nominated for the speakership position by Temitope Akomolafe of the APC representing Ifedore constituency and seconded by Abiola Oladapo of the APC representing Ondo West II. Olamide Oladiji was born to the popular Oladiji family in Toribo community, Ondo East Local Government Area, Ondo State.
He attended St. Paul's R. C. M Primary School, Yaba Ondo, for his first school-leaving certificate and St. Joseph's College, Ondo, where he passed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Oladiji studied for an Ordinary National Diploma in Accountancy at the Federal Polytechnic Unwanna, Ebonyi State, before proceeding to the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, where he earned a Higher National Diploma in Accounting.
He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, and a degree in Theology from Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Oladiji was chairman of Landmark Polytechnic, Itele Ayobo, Ogun State, Dynamic Landmark Group of Schools, Lagos, Lamtex Oil and Gas, Landmark Vocational and Innovative Institute, and chairman of Lamtex Hotels and Suites.
He joined politics in 2014 and became a member of the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC). He contested for the Ilaje Constituency 1 seat in the Ondo State Assembly but lost. He ran again in 2019 on the same party ticket and won to serve in the 9th Ondo State Assembly, where he was Deputy Majority Leader.
He was re-elected to the assembly in 2023. Following the proclamation of the governor of the state for the inauguration of the 10th Ondo State Assembly in June 2023, he was nominated for the speakership position by Temitope Akomolafe of the APC representing Ifedore constituency and seconded by Abiola Oladapo of the APC representing Ondo West II.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Technology & Digital
Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.
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.
In The News
The Guardian Nigeria News16 Apr 2023
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Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗