Adedayo Clement Adeyeye
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Adedayo Clement Adeyeye | |
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Minister of State for Works | |
Senator Ekiti South Senatorial District | |
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Born | All Progressive Congress Nigeria | 4 April 1957
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Adedayo Clement Adeyeye // ⓘ (4 April 1957- ) is a Nigerian politician in All Progressive Congress party and an author.[1] He is a former Minister of State for Works, former Senator for Ekiti South Senatorial District. Prince Adedayo Adeyeye is the current National Chairman of the Southwest Agenda for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (SWAGA). He has previously taken on roles as a journalist and NADECO chieftain.
Background
Adedayo Clement Adeyeye was born on 4 April 1957 in Ikere-Ekiti to the royal family of Oba David Opeyemi Adeyeye, Agunsoye II, the Arinjale of Ise Ekiti (who reigned between 1932 and 1976), and Olori Mary Ojulege Adeyeye, a princess of Are, Ikere-Ekiti.[2] His grandfather was Oba Aweloye I, Arinjale of Ise Ekiti (1887-1919).[3]
Education
Between 1964 and 1968, Clement Adedayo attended St. John's Primary School in Ikere-Ekiti for his primary education. He later proceeded to Annunciation school (1969-1973), before attending
Professional career
Senator Adeyeye work experience has spanned three major professional fields - teaching, journalism and legal practice.
Prince Adeyeye was a teacher at Isuikwuato High School,
Politics
Clement Adedayo was a member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who was prominently involved in the national struggles to end the tyranny of military rule and facilitate a return to democracy in Nigeria. He was Director of Publicity, Falae for President Campaign Organisation (1990-1992), Adviser on policy and Press Matters, M.K.O. Abiola for President Campaign Organisation (1993), spokesperson for the Alliance for Democracy (AD), and a member of the South-West Delegation to the Nigerian leaders of Thought Conference, Abuja. Prince Adeyeye, was the youngest of the 21 eminent leaders who represented the South Western zone of Nigeria at the Conference (2001)[4] Clement Adedayo was also the National Publicity secretary of the Pan Yoruba Socio-political group called Afenifere between 2001-2004 as well as the spokesperson of the AD between 2004-2006.
Clement Adedayo was a member of the Odua Development Union (ODU) which was established for the overall Socio-political and economic development of the South-West.
In 2006, Clement Adedayo was an
After the 2007 election, Clement Adedayo was nominated for a position as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the President
Clement Adedayo was subsequently appointed Executive Chairman of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) under the administration of Governor
In 2014, Prince Adeyeye was nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This time, his nomination was approved by the Nigerian senate and he was sworn in by President Goodluck Jonathan on 9 July of that year as Minister of State for Works. He served as Minister until the end of President Goodluck Jonathan's administration on 29 May 2015.
Prince Adeyeye was appointed by the Ekiti State Government as
In 2018, Clement Adedayo declared interest in the race for Ekiti Governorship seat and ran for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but controversially lost to Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, the anointed candidates of the sitting Governor -
National Caretaker Committee
Following the inauguration of the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP on 7 June 2016, Prince Adeyeye was nominated as the representative of the South-Western Region of Nigeria. He was subsequently appointed as the National Publicity Secretary of the party under the leadership of Senator Ahmed Makarfi on 9 June 2016 and currently serves the party in that capacity. Adeyeye stopped acting in that capacity after the administration of party's executive committee headed by Prince Uche Secondus. He later contested the 8 May 2018 Governorship Primaries of his party in Ekiti State, but he lost to the anointed candidate and the Incumbent Deputy Governor Kolapo Olusola Eleka.
Campaign for Ekiti State Governorship
Sen Adedayo Adeyeye was an aspirant for the Ekiti State 2018 gubernatorial elections under the platform of the PDP.[8]
In an interview with the Leadership Newspaper, Adeyeye highlighted his first eleven priorities which pointed at revolutions in agriculture, education, employment figures, health and social welfare amongst others.[9]
Senatorial aspirations
Adeyeye declared for Senate on Thursday 6 September 2018 at Ise Ekiti during the Senatorial meeting of the party held in his home and attended by party's bigwigs and aspirants from the zone.
Prince Adedayo Adeyeye defeated Senator Biodun Olujimi of PDP in Ekiti South Senatorial District in the National Assembly election conducted on Saturday, 23 February 2019. The Returning Officer for Ekiti South Senatorial District, Professor Laide Lawal, returned Prince Adeyeye, elected having scored 77,621 votes to defeat his closest rival, Olujimi, who polled 53,741 votes.[10][11] During the 2019 election tribunal, his closest rival, Olujimi was declared winner after the result was recalculated under controversial circumstances.[12]
References
- ^ "Adeyeye files 19-ground appeal against Olujimi's victory at tribunal". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Martins, Ameh (22 October 2019). "ADEYEYE, Clement Adedayo". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Martins, Ameh (22 October 2019). "ADEYEYE, Clement Adedayo". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ The Nation Newspaper (22 July 2007).[1] Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The Nation Newspaper (20 September 2007)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "The Nigerian Voice Newspaper (9 September 2013)". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ News Nigeria Online (28 March 2009) Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""The Eagle Newspaper" (30 April 2013)". 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "The Leadership Newspaper" (7 May 2013)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "APC defeats PDP in Ekiti South, North senatorial districts". 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria decides: Results of Ekiti South senatorial district emerge". 24 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Biodun Olujimi sworn in as senator". 14 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.