Adebule Idiat Oluranti

Election

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Born27 November 1970 (age 55)

StateLagos →

GenderFemale

EducationLagos State University

BirthplaceOjo

OccupationPolitician

QualificationFIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE WASC/SSCE B.A (ED) ISLAMIC STUDIES

Adebule Idiat Oluranti is a Nigerian politician from Lagos. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.

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Political Career

2023

APC✓ WON

2023 Nigerian Senate Elections (Lagos) →View candidacy →

Biography

Idiat Oluranti Adebule (born 27 November 1970) is a Nigerian writer, educationist, and politician who has served as the senator representing Lagos West senatorial district since 2023.

She previously served as the 15th deputy governor of Lagos State and the sixth woman to occupy the office from 2015 to 2019.

Idiat Oluranti was born on 27 November 1970 to the family of Idowu-Esho of Ojo Alaworo in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Adebule had her early education at Awori College, Ojo, and thereafter proceeded for tertiary education at the Lagos State University, Ojo to study Islamic Education in 1992.

Much later, she had a certificate in early childhood development curriculum and school administration and assessment from the Nigeria Institute of International Education Association in 2006.

She continued her master's degree at the same institution in curriculum studies.

She later progressed to obtain her Doctorate degree again at the same institution, which she completed in 2012.

She began her career as a Junior Lecturer at Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe, in the department of Religious Studies.

She later transferred her service to the Lagos State University department of curricular activities.

She is responsible for reviewing the Lagos State Education Policy Document.

Dr. Adebule’s political experience started when she was appointed as Commissioner 1 in the Lagos State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission (PP-TESCOM), now the Teachers’ Establishment and Pensions Office, by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from October 2000 to February 2005.

She later served as a board member of the Lagos State Scholarship Board from February 2005 to November 2005.

She was appointed and sworn in as the Secretary to the State Government by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) in July 2011.

She was sworn in as the Lagos State Deputy Governor on 29 May 2015 by the Chief Justice of Lagos.

Later, her election to the Senate in 2023 marked her continued political journey.

Party Positions

Policy positions from All Progressives Congress (APC)'s manifesto.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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