Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire

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Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire
Deputy Governor of Lagos State
In office
29 May 2011 –29 May 2015

She is an administrator, social worker, politician and princess from a royal family. By the start of her career in politics, she was elected into the Lagos State House of Assembly to represent Alimosho Constituency I, where she was subsequently elected as the Chairman, House Service Committee. In the year 2002, she was appointed as the Electoral Commissioner at the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commissioner.

From 2003-2007, she was appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and was subsequently appointed to same position between 2007 and 2011. By 2011, she was elected the Deputy Governor of Lagos State and occupied the position till the end of the administration of His Excellency, Babatunde Raji Fashola in 2015. [13] The President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals. She was also reappointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on September 14, 2023 as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Some of her previous appointments are; Secretary, Francis Chambers, Ikeja (1980 – 1985); Secretary, Paterson Zochonis Industries Plc, Lagos (1985 – 1991); Managing Director/C.E.O., Adejoke Nigeria Enterprises, Lagos (1994 – 2002); Electoral Commissioner, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (2002 – 2003). [14]

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