Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi

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Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetunmbi
Nigerian Senator
from Ekiti North
Assumed office
June 2019
Alma mater University of Ibadan

Olubunmi Ayodeji Adetumbi (born 22 August 1955) [1] is a Nigerian politician and a Senator of the 9th National Assembly where he represents Ekiti North Senatorial District under the flag of The All Progressive Congress. [3] [4]

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Political life

Adetunmbi was elected on February 23, 2019, as the Senator representing Ekiti North against the incumbent, Senator Duro Faseyi, with Adetunmbi gaining a total of 60,689 votes and Faseyi's votes numbering 49,209. [5] [6]

He was also a former member of the Senate in the 7th Assembly which spanned 2011–2015 where he won an award of best 7th Senator of the year. [7]

Personal life

Adetumbi was born on August 22, 1955. [1] He attended the University of Ibadan. [7] He has a BSc in Agricultural Economics and also an MSc in Agricultural Economics. [8]

Awards and honours

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References

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