Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (born 29 September 1959) is a

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politician. She served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2011 to 2015. Prior to that, she was the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation of Lagos State from 2003 to 2011. On 7 March 2016,

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, the special adviser to the president, Media and Publicity announced President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of the former Lagos deputy governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, as his Senior Special Assistant on

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Education

She attended Salvation Army Primary School, Agege, Lagos (1965–1971), and she finished her secondary school education from St Joseph’s Secondary School, Mangoro, situated at Ikeja Local Government Area of

Lagos State Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, states, it is both the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous and List of Nigerian state ...

. She is an alumna of Lagos State University (LASU) and was awarded an honorary degree by the university. She has a bachelor's degree in

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and a diploma in social works.

Personal life

Victoria Adejoke Orelope, born into the royal lineage of Prince Kareem-Laka of Akeja Oniyanru and Amore Ruling House of

. She is the first girl and the third born out 13 children. Orelope-Adefuire is popularly called 'Iya Alanu' which means 'cheerful giver'. She worked at the Front Office Executive at PZ Industries, Nigeria PLC. On 9 July 2016, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefuire staged a beautiful wedding for her daughter Esther Olaleye olawepo. Which took place at the Arch Bishop Vining Memorial Cathedral, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.

Achievements

Princess Adejoke Orelope Adefulire was conferred the award of The International Public Servant of the year in 2007 by the UK-based Non-governmental Organization, The Scottish Widows.She got the Daisey George Award in 2010. In 201, she was recognised for her efforts in empowering and advocating rights of women and children. The former

deputy governor is also a recipient of the

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for the most children reading aloud with an adult at a single location, which she achieved while reading with 4,222 school children in 2011.

Career

She is an

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and princess from a

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. By the start of her pursuit in politics, she was elected into the

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to represent Alimosho Constituency I, where she creditably gained the respect of her fellow colleagues and was subsequently elected as the Chairman, House Service Committee. In the year 2002, she was appointed as the Electoral Commissioner at the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commissioner. From 2003-2007, she was appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and was subsequently appointed to same position between 2007 and 2011. By 2011, she was elected the Deputy Governor of

and occupied the position till the end of the administration of His Excellency,

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in 2015. The President Muhammadu Buhari appointed, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals. Some of her previous appointments are; ''Secretary, Francis Chambers, Ikeja (1980 – 1985); Secretary, Paterson Zochonis Industries Plc, Lagos (1985 – 1991); Managing Director/C.E.O., Adejoke Nigeria Enterprises, Lagos (1994 – 2002); Electoral Commissioner, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (2002 – 2003)''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orelope-Adefulire, Adejoke Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Deputy governors of Lagos State Yoruba women in politics Women in Lagos politics 21st-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian women politicians 1959 births