Adeyemi Ikuforiji

Adeyemi Ikuforiji
In office
July 4, 2011 – July 3, 2015
Constituency Lagos, Epe Constituency I
Speaker of the 7th Lagos State House of Assembly
Assumed office
July 4, 2011
Personal details
Born (1958-08-24) 24 August 1958
Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Political party All Progressives Congress (APC)
Residence Epe, Lagos State
Alma mater Babeș-Bolyai University
Occupation Lawmaking

Adeyemi Ikuforiji (born August 24, 1958) is a Nigerian economist, politician, lawmaker and speaker of the 7th Lagos State House of Assembly.[1][2][3]

Early life

Ikuforiji was born on August 24, 1958 in Epe, local government area of Lagos State southwestern Nigeria. He attended Local Authority Central School in Epe before he proceeded to Epe Grammar School where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate on July 1975.[4] He received a bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Babeș-Bolyai University and Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies respectively.[5] He later obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Lagos in 1980.[6]

Political life

He began his political career as the general secretary of the Unity Party of Nigeria. In 2003, he contested the seat of his constituency, Epe constituency I and was elected, member of Lagos State House of Assembly.[7] On December 2005, he was elected as Speaker of the house under the platform of Alliance for Democracy.[8] On June 4, 2007 he was re-elected for the second term as speaker of the 6th Assembly having emerge as winner of the race from his constituency.[9] On July 4, 2011, he was re-elected again for the third term as speaker of the 7th Assembly, that will run its course till July 3, 2015.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Gov Race: I Want To Succeed Fashola, Says Ikuforiji - P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ikuforiji Re-elected Lagos Speaker, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "I don't need any petition to impeach Fashola -Ikuforiji". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Leadership Newspaper (15 November 2014). "Lagos 2015: Ikufuriji, Hamzat, Ambode Battle To Clinch APC Ticket". Nigerian News from Leadership News. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "THE DAY I GOT A SCHOLARSHIP, MY POOR DAD DANCED NAKED –HON. ADEYEMI IKUFORIJI". nigerianbestforum.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "At 54, Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji Trudges On, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ikuforiji Willing To Succeed Babtunde Fashola In 2015". naij.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Bright Owusu. "Ikuforiji re-elected speaker as Lagos inaugurates 7th Assembly". Ghanamma.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Lagos 2015-why the next gov should be Ikuforiji". Tribune.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Lagos state house of Assembly: Ikuforiji re-elected speaker". theinfostride.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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