Adesola Adedayo

From Hospital Founder to Council Chairman

Adedayo built his public profile in Apapa-Iganmu as a doctor, where he founded JimSam Hospital, and then as chairman of the local council area for two terms. He won the APC House of Representatives ticket for Apapa in May 2022, a contest in which he faced the sitting member, Egberongbe, and he took the seat in the 10th National Assembly in 2023. His date and place of birth, and the details of his medical qualifications, were not found in the sources reviewed and are not stated here.

In the House of Representatives

In December 2023, at the end of his first months in office, he told constituents to expect more “dividends of democracy” as he reported on his stewardship. Later, as deputy chairman of the Committee on Health, he donated medical equipment and consumables to the Federal Medical Centre in Ebute Metta and equipment to a public health centre in Ijora Badia, and installed a solar-powered borehole with purification equipment in the community, which he said was meant to reduce cholera risk. He also pledged 700 benches for public schools in Ijora Badia and street lights before the end of his term.

The Apapa Gas Explosion Motion

On May 5, 2026, a gas explosion at a construction site on Adeleye Street in Apapa injured five people, among them a student on his way to school. Adedayo moved a motion of urgent national importance in the House, warning of “the growing risks to lives and property if regulatory lapses persist” in densely populated, low-income areas. The House directed the relevant regulators to enforce rules on where gas filling stations and outlets can be sited and asked the National Emergency Management Agency and other bodies to provide relief materials. No report on whether the regulators acted was found.

Constituency Education Programmes and Tinubu Campaign Talk

In April 2026, Adedayo distributed school furniture to public schools in his constituency, describing it as the second phase of the same intervention, and said the programme formed part of the Renewed Hope Agenda. He called President Bola Tinubu “the architect of a new Nigeria”, said Tinubu deserved support for re-election, and repeated a prediction that Tinubu would win heavily in the South West. His own list of education work included laptops for tertiary students, classroom construction, exam sponsorship and 250 JAMB forms with free tutorials, and he promised marker boards and school upgrades. These figures are his own and were not independently verified.

Allegations Raised by a Civic Group

In March 2026, the Lagos Advocacy Group, a civic organisation, called for an investigation into Adedayo. Its spokesperson, Kemi Kasumu, said he had reportedly sponsored a bill for a federal medical centre in Ajase-Ipo, Kwara State, which the group described as his hometown, instead of pursuing one for Apapa, and alleged that palliatives meant for Apapa residents, such as rice and fertiliser, were poorly distributed or unaccounted for. The group also cited reports of intimidation and disregard for party leadership and said some constituents wanted him recalled. It asked the Lagos APC under chairman Cornelius Ojelabi to investigate. No response from Adedayo or the party was reported, and the allegations have not been tested.

The 2027 Ticket Dispute

The APC’s direct primary for the Apapa seat was held on May 16, 2026. In his petition, Adedayo said “the admission of forged voters is not a procedural irregularity,” and asked the Electoral Appeals Committee to cancel the results in the disputed wards, order a fresh primary supervised by the electoral commission and sanction the officials involved. He said the conduct breached the Electoral Act 2026 and the party constitution. These are his allegations; the party had not responded in the reports reviewed. Separate coverage of the Lagos primaries described disputes and claims of intimidation in other parts of the state, with the Appeals Committee still handling petitions when the candidate list was published. Under the revised electoral timetable, the House elections are set for January 16, 2027.

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