Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola popularly called Yayi is an extremely humble man with uncommon qualities, He is the APC Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District. He was born on August 10, 1969, in Lagos, by Mr. and Mrs. Adeola Ogunleye. He is an indegene of Ago-Isaga Pahayi, of Agbole Onibata, Ilaro, Yewa south local government, Ogun State. He has lived greater part of his life as a transformational agent, building bridges in the actualisation of lofty goals in business and politics.
Hon Solomon Olamilekan Adeola is a complete Ogun indigene. Born by Mr. Ayinde Adeola Ogunleye and Madam Abeeni Olasunbo Oluwaseun (Nee Akinola), of Yewa South and Abeokuta North respectively.
His full Yewa lineage is as current as in the 3rd paternal ancestral origin from the Agbole Onibata, Ago Ishaga-Pahayi in Ilaro. He is the third son of Ayinde Adeola Ogunleye, grandson to Ogundimu-Sangoloni, great grandson to Olege (third ancestral father). Ogundimu-sangoloni married two wives, Atikekerewoba Alake and Alaba as first and second wives respectively. Alaba who hailed from Agbole Alapapo of Joga-Orile, Yewa North, gave birth to only one son; Ayinde Adeola Ogunleye.
A sizeable number of the evolved families are till today settled at Ago-Ishaga, Pahayi, in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area, involved in primary occupations like farming, trading etc.
Also, his immediate maternal lineage is of a very rich egba/yewa origin. Being born by Madam Abeeni Olasunbo Oluwaseun of the highly respected Akinola family. His maternal Grandfather Pa. Akinola Julius Sodipo Alias Baba Pupa of the kilaso compound in kemta odutolu; *Abeokuta North Local government area was widely respected as a much disciplined man, lived for over 115years and was a successful farmer and trader with exceptional leadership qualities.
EDUCATION
Hon Solomon Olamilekan Adeola has grown through self development. He began his formal education at State Primary School in Alimosho, Lagos and proceeded to Community Grammar School Akowonjo, Lagos for his Secondary Education.
He subsequently proceeded to the prestigious Ondo State Polytechnic Owo, now Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, where he bagged a Higher National Diploma in Accounting (H.N.D). Out of personal zeal to excel, Hon. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola got enrolled for his professional courses while in school, becoming a Chartered Accountant at a very young age. He is a distinguished Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and a distinguished Member of Associate Chartered Accountants- ACA) of the institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
WORK EXPERIENCE
He started his professional carrier as a junior staff with “The Guardian Newspapers Limited”, worked for 12years and rose to the position of the Accountant. He later, proceeded to Olatunji Omoyemi and Company, a Chartered accounting firm, where he led the audit team for several years. He was promoted to the position of a Senior Auditor.
He much later floated his own company, SOOTEM Nigeria Limited, where he is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. SOOTEM is specialised in tax consultancy.
POLITICAL & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Hon. Olamilekan Solomon Adeola’s political philosophy has been of a very rich fighting tradition for political, social and economic rights for the people. He strongly feels that people should have access to the basic necessities of life without hindrances. He believes in the enthronement of democratic tenet, principles of justice, rule of law, equity and civil liberty. He is also of the view that there should be entrenchment of true federalism in the Nigerian polity and supremacy of the people’s constitution. His dream is that of a Nigeria where your tribe, religion and economic status will no further be an impediment to personal pursuit and growth in life.
As a young man, he was part of the many Nigerians who protested the annulment of the June 12 Presidential election won by Late chief M.K.O. Abiola. At a time when the country was heavily militarised, he joined forces with other youths in his neighborhood to protest the annulment. It was in one of such protest that he lost his immediate younger brother, who was killed by stray bullets of the Nigerian army.
Rather than deter him from pursuing his political belief, the incident spurred him to forge ahead. With a determination to serve humanity, he contested keenly for the House of Assembly seat into Lagos State House of Assembly in the year 2003 and convincingly won the seat, represented Alimosho Constituency 02, with a two term ticket, under the auspices of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Action Congress (AC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and now All Progressives Congress (APC).
While at the Lagos State House of Assembly, he was a member of several select/Ad-hoc
Committees which included:
-Budget and Economic Planning
-Health Committee
-Human Right and Public Petition
-Special Duties etc.
An Intelligent and articulate Chartered Accountant, he served as the House Committee Chairman on Finance while at the Lagos State House of Assembly between 2005-2011. The high point in serving as chairman was in passing into law a bill setting up Lagos State Internal Revenue Service an independent revenue arm of Lagos State government which as at today generates 15 to 20 billion naira monthly, supporting the massive transformation going on in Lagos State.
Among other achievements, he contributed in passing into law, the bills on Fiscal responsibility, Public Procurement and Audit bill. These assisted Lagos state government in approaching reputable banks, like the world bank, in granting developmental loans for the state, having met all necessary requirements in assessing the loans.
He was once a member of the Federal House of Representatives from Lagos State, representing Alimosho Federal Constituency.
Despite being a first timer at the Federal House of Representatives, he was the House Committee Chairman on Public Accounts. These enviable achievement is based on his sterling qualities in time past in Lagos State. This position saddled him with the responsibility of checking the Auditor-Generals reports for relevant years.
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