Tajudeen Adeyemi Adefisoye (born 3 August 1984) is a Nigerian politician, business man and philanthropist.[1] He is the Founder and President of Small Alhaji Youth Foundation (SAYDEF), an NGO aimed at Youth development in Ondo State, He is the youngest and only Social Democratic Party (SDP) member in the House of Representatives for Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Ondo State, Nigeria.[2][3]
Tajudeen Adefisoye | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tajudeen Adeyemi Adefisoye 3 August 1984 Ondo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur/Politician |
Early life and education
editAdefisoye was born into the family of Alhaji Ismail, a cocoa exporter, and Alhaja Ebunola Adefisoye in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State Nigeria.[4] grew up in Akure, Ondo State where he attended Omolere Nursery and Primary School.(1991–1995). He thereafter went to the then Unity Secondary School, Ikere Ekiti now Ekiti State Government College (1995–1996) before proceeding to Federal Government College Ido-ani where he obtained his Senior Secondary Certificate in 2001.[5]
Tajudeen got admission into the Ekiti State University (UNAD) where he obtained his first degree in business administration. Upon completion of his university education, he went for the yearly mandatory Youth service and was adjudged the best Corps member in Jos North Local Government.[4]
Career
editAfter his Service Year in 2009, He took over the export division of the Atenidegbe Ventures Limited- a cocoa export company in Nigeria and was able to turn the company into a leading cocoa export company in Ondo state in less than a year. After which he established other business ventures. He is the chief executive officer and managing director of Vizline investment limited, a company that deals in haulage, exportation and general contracts; chairman VATA groups ltd, VATA hospitality ltd, VATA bottling and beverage company.[6]
Politics
editTajudeen joined active politics in 2010. He aspired to be a member of the Ondo state house of Assembly under the Labor Party in the same year but it was undone by the opposition. He then left the Labour party to the now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria( ACN) where he worked for the ACN gubernatorial candidates and also the National Assembly candidates in the years 2011 and 2012. In 2015, Tajudeen contested the Ondo State House of Assembly primary election under the umbrella of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and lost by 8 votes to the winner of the primary elections in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo state.[7]
In 2019, He contested and won the 2019 Member of the House of Representatives seat for Idanre/ Ifedore federal constituency. He polled 16,186 votes to beat his closest rival Kayode Akinmade of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the keenly contested elections.[8] Upon winning the election, he said "My emergence serves as a beacon of hope to other young leaders that they can also win elections with determination, hard work and perseverance.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Introducing Small Alhaji,from business to politics". Signal NG. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Tajudeen Political Career". Vanguard NG. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Rep member Adefisoye providing leadership at 37". Vanguard News. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Early Life,from business to politics". Signal NG. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Educational Career". Heroes Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Entrepreneurship Strides". Heroes Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Career in Politics". Heroes Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Winning the House Of Reps Election". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Tajudeen Victory Speech". Vanguard NG. Retrieved 7 March 2019.