Adeola Solomon Olamilekan
Adeola Solomon Olamilekan is a Nigerian politician from Ogun. They have contested 2 elections (2 wins) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, also known by the alias Yayi, was born on 10 August 1969 in Lagos Island Maternity Hospital. His parents are Ayinde Adeola Ogunleye and Abeeni Olasunbo Ogunleye (née Akinola). He grew up in Alimosho, Lagos, beginning his education at State Primary School, Alimosho, before proceeding to Community Grammar School, Akowonjo, Lagos for secondary education.
He later attended Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo (now Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State), where he earned a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting. Adeola holds a Chartered Accountant qualification and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
He worked for The Guardian Newspapers Limited for 12 years, rising to the position of Accountant. Later, he joined Olatunji Omoyeni & Co as a Senior Auditor before establishing his own firm, SOOTEM Nigeria Limited, where he served as Managing Director and CEO, specializing in tax consultancy.
Adeola entered politics in the early 2000s, initially as a member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), where he won the Lagos State primary and was elected to the Lagos State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2011, representing Alimosho State Constituency 2. His tenure included key legislative contributions, such as strengthening the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service and passing the Fiscal Responsibility and Public Procurement Acts.
Elected to the Nigerian House of Representatives in 2011, he became Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee—a first for a member of the House. His political career advanced with re-election to the Senate in 2019, representing Lagos West, and again in 2023, this time for Ogun West Senatorial District.
Since 2023, Adeola has served as Senator for Ogun West, holding prominent roles in Senate committees, including Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Vice Chairman of the Communications Committee. He also serves on Finance, Marine, Interior, and Science & Technology committees.
Adeola’s professional and public recognition includes honors such as the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) conferred in 2022 and the title of Fellow of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, awarded in 2022. He was also named Sun Newspapers Man of the Year for 2025 in 2026.
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.
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