Adebayo Adepoju

From Igboora to Business Management

Adepoju was born in Igboora, the largest town in Ibarapa. His published profile lists a doctorate in business management from a United States business school, an MBA, a master’s in management with a project management focus, and a first degree and diplomas in accounting. Those qualifications come from his profile and were not confirmed with the institutions, and his date of birth was not found. Before politics he worked as a business manager and project professional and was chairman of the Oyo State Water Corporation; the dates of that post were not found.

In the House of Representatives

In July 2023, soon after taking his seat, he moved a motion in the 10th House calling for protection of Nigerians from discrimination and workplace violations by foreign companies and foreigners; it was referred to the House Committee on Human Rights. In September 2023, at his 100-day account of stewardship, he announced a “One-Day House of Representatives Member” scheme, and on June 17, 2024, a secondary school student from Idere, Oladosu Peace Oluwaseyi, was named the first “One Day Rep” after contests in oratory, essay writing and spelling. The programme aims to draw young people into governance.

Constituency Programmes

A March 2026 account of his Ibarapakan Social Support programme said hundreds of widows in the constituency received support and that academic materials reached more than 10,000 students in 21 schools, and credited him with helping more than 150 constituents find jobs. The figures come from material issued by his own camp and were not independently verified.

The Move From PDP to APM

On May 7, 2026, he was named among Oyo politicians quitting the PDP amid unresolved leadership disputes at state and national level. On June 2, the House announced the defection of Adepoju and six other lawmakers, including Adedeji Stanley Olajide of Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West and Abass Adigun of Ibadan North-East/South-East, to the APM. Reports described the move as apparently a show of solidarity with Governor Seyi Makinde, who had joined the party weeks earlier; the lawmakers themselves gave no reasons in the reports reviewed beyond Adepoju’s remark on the PDP.

The 2027 Campaign

On May 18, 2026, he collected the APM nomination form for the House seat, saying his work in the previous three years had put him in a good position to win another mandate from Igbo-Ora, Idere, Ayete, Tapa and Igangan, and he praised Makinde as a leader who stayed firm despite what he called attempts by the ruling APC to create a one-party state. That was his own statement, issued through his media adviser. By October 2026 he was listed as the APM candidate for the constituency, and on October 25 he was among candidates at the Lanlate stakeholders’ meeting, where leaders raised grievances and asked the party to intervene on zone-level issues that the report did not specify. No opposing candidates’ details were found.

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