Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael
Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael is a Nigerian politician from Ekiti. Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael has contested 1 election, winning 1.
Biography
Adeyemi Raphael Adaramodu is a Nigerian politician.
He is the senator representing Ekiti South senatorial district in the 10th National Assembly on the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was chief of staff to the governor of Ekiti State and was later elected to the Federal House of Representatives.
Adaramodu's major political career began with serving as a Councillor, then became Chairman of Ekiti Southwest Local Government at age 29 years.
Later, he received an appointment as chief of staff to the governor of Ekiti State.
After this, he was elected to the Federal House of Representatives and served as chairman of the Committee on Youth Development.
He contested in the February 25, 2023 Senate election for Ekiti South Senatorial District against the incumbent Senator Abiodum Olujimi of the Peopleβs Democratic Party (PDP).
Adaramodu polled 63,189 votes to defeat Olujimi, who scored 36,191 votes.
His victory was facilitated by the internal party crisis within Olujimiβs PDP, leading some of his opponentβs supporters to back Adaramodu during the election.