Basiru Surajudeen Ajibola

Basiru Surajudeen Ajibola (born 1 July 1972) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is the national secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

He served as the senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District from 2019 to 2023. Previously, he was an Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Osun State, and served as Commissioner in the Ministry of Regional Integration & Special Duties from August 2010 to November 2014. He is a former lecturer at the Osun State University, Osogbo.

In his legal career, Basiru was admitted to study Law at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, earning an L.L.B. (Hons) from 1994 to 2000. He attended the Nigeria Law School, Bwari, Abuja, FCT, from 2001 to 2002, achieving a Second Class, Upper Division. He pursued an LLM (Master of Laws) in Secured Credit Transactions, Planning & Compulsory Acquisition, Law of the Sea, and Comparative Company Law at the University of Lagos from 2005 to 2006. In 2016, he earned a Ph.D in Property Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos.

Basiru began his political career as a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), transitioning through the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Action Congress (AC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and finally joining the All Progressive Congress (APC). He served as a commissioner during the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, initially as Commissioner for Regional Integration & Special Duties and later as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for Osun State. He represented Osun Central Senatorial District under the APC and held key roles such as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora, NGOs, and Civil Societies, and later the Senate Spokesperson for Media and Public Affairs. He was elected as the National Secretary for the All Progressive Party (APC). On 22 January 2025, President Tinubu appointed him as the board chairman of the National Sugar Development Council.