Nigerian politician (1955?2017)
Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke
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; 15 January 1955 ? 23 April 2017) was a
Nigerian
politician
, he was a two time senator who represented
Osun West
from 2007 to 2011 under the
Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) and was elected again under the banner of the
All Progressives Congress
in 2015.
[1]
He ran for re-election in April 2011 on the PDP platform, coming second with 77,090 votes behind the eventual winner
Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein
of the
Action Congress of Nigeria
(ACN) who polled 121,971 votes.
[2]
Background
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Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke was born on 15 January 1955 to the family of senator
Ayoola Adeleke
and Esther Adeleke.
[3]
He was born in
Enugu State
and spent his early years in the city until the beginning of the
Nigerian civil war
. He started his primary education at Christ Church School, Enugu, before moving to Ibadan.
[3]
He completed his secondary education at Ogbomoso Grammar School. Adeleke holds a Bachelor Of Arts degree, and a master's degree in
public administration
. He was chairman, Governing Council, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Pro-chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council,
University of Calabar
, Nigeria.
[1]
[4]
He was the uncle to Nigerian musician,
Davido
[5]
Political career
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During the
Nigerian third republic
, Adeleke ran for governor of the newly created
Osun State
which was carved out from
Oyo State
. He was a member of
SDP
the dominant party in the state. The front runner was a lawyer, Oladipo Oladosu but after a close primary in which Adeleke came second, Adeleke was able to win a runoff.
[6]
He was then elected the first civilian governor of
Osun State
in 1992. Notable decisions made by Adeleke was the establishment of a polytechnic at
Iree
, a
college of technology
at
Esa-Oke
and the completion of the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation. However, in 1994, after the dissolution of the republic, Adeleke pitched its tent to the opposition group,
Afenifere
but later switched to join a Democratic Party of Nigeria, a new political party with support from close associates of
Abacha
.
[7]
In 2007, Adeleke was elected senator for Osun West. His main competitor was
Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein
, standing for the
Action Congress
. Hussein had spent two terms in the House of Representatives (1999?2007) as a member of the
Alliance for Democracy
party in a
Lagos State
constituency, but originated from Osun state. Hussein appealed the election unsuccessfully.
[8]
Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke was appointed to committees on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Integration and Cooperation, Housing and
Air Force
.
[1]
In March 2008, he instituted a scholarship award for about 100 indigent students in tertiary institutions across the country.
[9]
In July 2009, as chairman of the Senate Committee on
INEC
, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke praised the work of the
Independent National Electoral Commission
, saying "so far INEC has performed creditably well".
[10]
He has supported the rights of Nigerians living abroad to vote in Nigerian elections.
[11]
Adeleke, before his death was allegedly eyeing the governorship seat in Osun ahead of the 2018 election in the state.
[12]
Death
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In April 2017, Adeleke suffered a heart attack. He died on 23 April 2017 at Biket Hospital in
Osogbo
, the
Osun State
capital.
[13]
References
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a
b
c
"Sen. Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke"
. National Assembly of Nigeria. Archived from
the original
on 23 November 2009
. Retrieved
20 September
2009
.
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"Official result of OSUN Senatorial Elections"
.
The Punch
. April 10, 2011. Archived from
the original
on April 13, 2011
. Retrieved
May 5,
2011
.
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a
b
Lawal, Olumide.
"Isiaka Adeleke: 60 years of service to humanity"
.
sunnewsonline
. Archived from
the original
on 5 January 2016
. Retrieved
27 December
2015
.
- ^
"Timi of Ede, Oba Oyewusi Agbonran II"
. The Nation. 22 August 2009. Archived from
the original
on 26 July 2011
. Retrieved
20 September
2009
.
- ^
"Davido mourns late Uncle, Senator Isiaka Adeleke"
. The Vanguard. 24 April 2017.
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Agbroko, G. (1996, Nov 18). From the editor. Theweek
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Olaniyonu, Y. (1996, Nov 18). A victim or a villain? Theweek
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"AC Senatorial Candidate boasts: I'll flush Adeleke out of Senate"
. The Daily Sun. 28 August 2008
. Retrieved
20 September
2009
.
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permanent dead link
]
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"Adeleke Scholarship Award for Indigent Students"
. This Day. 4 March 2008
. Retrieved
20 September
2009
.
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"INEC has done creditably well, Senate Committee!"
. INEC. 31 July 2009
. Retrieved
20 September
2009
.
[
dead link
]
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"Nigerians abroad submit bill on voting right to National Assembly"
. Guardian Newspapers. 4 August 2009
. Retrieved
20 September
2009
.
[
dead link
]
- ^
"Osun: APC dares Adeleke to openly declare governorship ambition"
. Naija News. 4 December 2016. Archived from
the original
on 24 April 2017
. Retrieved
23 April
2016
.
- ^
"Senator Isiaka Adeleke Is Dead"
.
Sahara Reporters
. 23 April 2017.
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