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Adeyemi Ikuforiji | |
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| 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 | 24 August 1958 Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
| Residence(s) | 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 and master's degree 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
- ^ http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/05/08/2015-gov-race-i-want-to-succeed-fashola-says-ikuforiji/
- ^ http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ikuforiji-re-elected-lagos-speaker/92678/
- ^ http://www.punchng.com/feature/hotseat/i-dont-need-any-petition-to-impeach-fashola-ikuforiji-lagos-speaker/
- ^ http://leadership.ng/news/politics/390524/lagos-2015-ikufuriji-hamzat-ambode-battle-clinch-apc-ticket
- ^ http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/index.php?topic=9301.0
- ^ http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/at-54-lagos-speaker-ikuforiji-trudges-on/123815/
- ^ "Ikuforiji Willing To Succeed Babtunde Fashola In 2015". naij.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ http://www.ghanamma.com/news/ikuforiji-re-elected-speaker-as-lagos-inaugurates-7th-assembly/
- ^ http://www.tribune.com.ng/quicklinkss/opinion/item/15788-lagos-2015-why-the-next-gov-should-be-ikuforiji/15788-lagos-2015-why-the-next-gov-should-be-ikuforiji
- ^ http://www.theinfostride.com/forum/nigerian-news/lagos-state-house-of-assembly-ikuforiji-re-elected-speaker/?wap2