Olusola Adeyeye is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

biologist and politician who was elected Senator for the Osun Central constituency of

Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Og ...

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in the April 2011 federal elections. He ran on the

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(ACN) platform. He also got re-elected into the Nigerian senate under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2015.

Background

Sola Adeyeye was born in Ila,

. He attended Obokun High School when it was merged with Ilesa Grammar School. Adeyeye attended the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 19 ...

, where he was the editor of a students' newspaper. When the military government of

Olusegun Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, , ( ; yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its presid ...

lifted the ban on politics in 1978, he worked for the

Unity Party of Nigeria The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) was a Nigerian political party that was dominant in western Nigeria during the second republic (1978-1983). The party revolved around the political leadership of Obafemi Awolowo, a sometimes polemical politician ...

(UPN), the party of Chief

Obafemi Awolowo Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo (; 6 March 1909 – 9 May 1987) was a Yoruba nationalist and Nigerian statesman who played a key role in Nigeria's independence movement (1957-1960). Awolowo founded the Yoruba nationalist group Egbe O ...

. After Awolowo failed to be elected president in 1979, Adeyeye went abroad where he earned his graduate degree. He earned a PhD from the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

. Adeyeye later became a Professor of Biology at

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit , image = Holy Gh ...

. Adeyeye married

Mojisola Adeyeye Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye is a Nigerian pharmacist and professor. She was appointed the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on 3 November 2017 by the President of The Federal Republic of Ni ...

, and they have two daughters and one son. His wife attended the

University of Nigeria The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has th ...

, obtaining a BsC in pharmaceutics in 1976, and went on to the University of Georgia where she obtained a PhD in pharmaceutics in 1988. She is founder of Drugs for AIDS and HIV Patients, a nonprofit organization committed to prevention, education, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS children in Nigeria. Adeyeye is Chief Executive Officer of Elim Pediatric Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Political career

Adeyeye was the Secretary-General of the United Democratic Front of Nigeria (UDFN), an overseas organization that promoted a return to democracy in Nigeria. After returning to Nigeria, Adeyeye was Chairman of

Ifedayo Ifedayo is one of the 30 local government areas of Osun State in southwestern Nigeria. It is one of the most recent local government areas to be created. Its headquarters are in the town of Oke-Ila Orangun. It has an area of 128 km2 and a ...

local government in Osun State. He was elected a member of Federal House of Representatives in April 2003, representing Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency, holding office until April 2007. He was among those strongly opposed to allowing President

run for a third term. The regional tabloid

Osun Defender The ''Osun Defender'' founded in 2006, is a privately owned tabloid newspaper that publishes news about Osun State, Nigeria, as well as national and other news. It is published by Moremi Publishing House Ltd, of Osogbo, Osun State. Kola Olabisi ...

selected Adeyeye as ''Man of the Year'' because of his principled stand on this issue. In the April 2011 election for the Osun Central Senatorial seat, Adeyeye won with 129,527 votes, ahead of runner-up

Olagunsoye Oyinlola Ọlagunsoye Oyinlọla (born 3 February 1951) is a retired Nigerian general, he became governor of Osun State in Nigeria in May 2003, and was reelected in 2007. He was a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). On 26 November 2010 ...

of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) who received 49,001 votes. His opponent, a former governor of the state, accepted defeat with good grace and congratulated Adeyeye on his victory. At the 8th Senate valedictory session, Senator Adeyeye gave his remark on the Saraki-led Senate administration. He opined that the errors made in the 8th Senate, should not be repeated in the 9th Senate. He equally said that the 8th Senate performance was poor.

Personal life

He is married to Moji Christianah Adeyeye. The couple have two daughters and a son.

Awards and honours

* Presidential Award as the most Innovative – State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Chairman in Nigeria (2009)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adeyeye, Olusola Living people Members of the Senate (Nigeria) People from Osun State University of Ibadan alumni Nigerian expatriate academics in the United States University of Georgia alumni Yoruba academics Yoruba politicians Duquesne University faculty All Progressives Congress politicians Year of birth missing (living people)