Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi

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 69)[1]
Ido-Ekiti, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Ekiti State, Nigeria)[2]
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Education
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan

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]

Political life

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

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

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

References

  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".


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