Dr. Adeyemi Olayemi ‌was born in Kano on 6 April 1970s. He is currently a member and chief whip of the

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. He is also the President/Founder of The West African Union University and Pecox Global Limited.

Early life

He was born in Kano state,

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. He had his primary education at African Church Primary School Ipaja,

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before he proceeded to Lishabi Grammar School, Abeokuta,

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where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate. He studyed Marketing and graduated at Ibadan Polytechnic between 1994–1999. He completed his PGDE programme in the University of Calabar and proceeded immediately for his M.Ed in Education Administration and Planning from the University of Calabar which he completed in 2007. He bagged Doctor of Leadership from Institute of Humanistic Science, Missouri USA in 2014.

Political career

He won the 2019

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Constituency 2 of the

under the platform of the

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, the office he occupies at the moment, He also serves as the chief whip of the legislative house. He was formerly a member of the Board of National Arts and Gallery, Nigeria.

Koko Adeyemi Foundation

Koko Adeyemi Foundation (KAF) was founded on April 6, 2015, and officially established on October 4, 2016, by Adeyemi Olayemi. the trustee of the foundation includes the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, and King Benjamin Ikechuwu, the Dein of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olayemi, Adeyemi Living people People from Ondo State Legislative speakers in Nigeria 1979 births All Progressives Congress politicians University of Calabar alumni