Amosun Ibikunle Omolaja
Amosun Ibikunle Omolaja is a Nigerian politician. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2019 Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
Ibikunle Amosun, born on 25 January 1958, is a Nigerian politician who has served as a former governor of Ogun State and a two-term senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He attended primary school at African Church Primary School in Abeokuta from 1965 to 1970, followed by African Church Grammar School in Abeokuta from 1971 to 1977. He later graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND) from Ogun State Polytechnic in 1983.
Amosun became an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 1990 and a Fellow in 1996. He also earned an Associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria in 1998.
His professional career began as an audit trainee with Lanre Aremu & Co. (Chartered Accountants) in 1984. He later worked as a managing consultant at XtraEdge Consulting and was Principal Partner of Ibikunle Amosun & Co. (Chartered Accountants) in Lagos from 1990 onwards.
He studied at the University of Westminster in London, obtaining a Master of Arts in International Finance in 2000.
In April 2003, Amosun was elected to the senatorial seat for Ogun Central District. His first term as senator lasted from June 2003 to June 2007, and he was reelected in 2019.
He ran unsuccessfully for governor in April 2007 on the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) platform but was defeated by Gbenga Daniel. His petition was dismissed by the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal in August 2009.
Amosun won the 2011 Ogun State gubernatorial election as an ACN candidate, securing 377,489 votes. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015 for a second term, choosing Yetunde Onanuga as his deputy governor.
After completing two terms as governor, he was elected as senator for Ogun Central District in 2019. A report in June 2019 alleged illegal importation of weapons and ammunition into Nigeria, which he denied, citing necessary approvals. Investigations later revealed discrepancies in his claims.
Amosun received several awards, including Best Security Conscious State Governor in West Africa (2012), Investment Development Icon Award (2013), Good Governor Award (2013), and Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) (2014). He also won Governor of the Year (2016) for leadership and infrastructural development.
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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