Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi

Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetumbi (born 22 August 1955)[1] is a Nigerian politician and a Senator of the 9th National Assembly where he represents Ekiti North Senatorial District under the flag of The All Progressive Congress.[3][4]

Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi
Nigerian Senator
from Ekiti North
In office
11 June 2019 – 11 June 2023
Preceded byDuro Faseyi
Succeeded byCyril Fasuyi
Personal details
Born
Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi

(1955-08-22) 22 August 1955 (age 68)[1]
Ido-Ekiti, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Ekiti State, Nigeria)[2]
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Education
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan

Political life edit

Adetunmbi was elected on February 23, 2019, as the Senator representing Ekiti North against the incumbent, Senator Duro Faseyi, with Adetunmbi gaining a total of 60,689 votes and Faseyi's votes numbering 49,209.[5][6]

He was also a former member of the Senate in the 7th Assembly which spanned 2011–2015 where he won an award of best 7th Senator of the year.[7]

Personal life edit

Adetumbi was born on August 22, 1955.[1] He attended the University of Ibadan.[7] He has a BSc in Agricultural Economics and also an MSc in Agricultural Economics.[8]

Awards and honours edit

  • Senate Media Corps Awards for Legislative Intellectualism (2014) [8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nassnig.org. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "MINDSCOPE: Senator Olu Adetunmbi". September 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Nseyen, Nsikak (March 11, 2019). "INEC releases names of House of Reps-elect [Full list]". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. ^ editing (July 21, 2021). "Department Of State Services Didn't Follow Due Process On Sunday Igboho – APC Senator". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Ekiti Results – Nigeria Elections". elections.civicmedialab.ng. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Buhari Wins in Ekiti as APC Clears Three Senate, Six House Seats". Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via PressReader.
  7. ^ a b Proffy. "CONGRATULATIONS, Sen. Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi by Adeniyi Akintoye - www.pmmnews.org". pmmnews.org. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Home".