RT. Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji |
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Constituency | Lagos, Epe Constituency I |
Member Lagos State House of Assembly | |
In office 2 July 2003 – 3 July 2015 |
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Speaker of the 7th Lagos State House of Assembly | |
In office 2 June 1999 – 30 May 2003 |
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Deputy |
Farouk Adegboyega Oshodi Bola Badmus Olujobi Musibau Kolawole Taiwo |
Preceded by | Adeleke Mamora |
Succeeded by | Mudashiru Obasa |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lagos State, Nigeria |
24 August 1958
Nationality | Nigerian |
Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
Alma mater |
Babeș-Bolyai University; University of Lagos; Harvard University; Liverpool John Moores University; Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest; Cambridge University Judge Business School; Epe Grammar School. |
Occupation | Lawmaking |
Website | www.adeyemiikuforijie.org |
Babeș-Bolyai University; University of Lagos; Harvard University; Liverpool John Moores University; Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest; Cambridge University Judge Business School;
Rt. Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji (born August 24, 1958) is a Nigerian economist, lawyer, politician, lawmaker and speaker of the 7th Lagos State House of Assembly.
Ikuforiji was born on 24 August 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. He received a bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from Babeș-Bolyai University and Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies respectively. He later obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Lagos in 1980.
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. On December 2005, he was elected as Speaker of the house under the platform of Alliance for Democracy. On 4 June 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. On 4 July 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.