Adams Oshiomhole
Governor of Edo State (12 November 2008 - 12 November 2016)
Adams Oshiomhole
EdoAPC74 yearsVarious trade union and labour institutions (1970s-1990s); University of Lagos (1990s)
4
Offices
3
Achievements
3
Elections
0
Court cases
2
Sources
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- 1Previous Party Affiliations
Action Congress (2008-2013); APC (2013-present)
- 2Political Ideology
Trade-union activist; progressive; APC
- 3Children
Multiple children
- 4Family Background
Etsako Muslim family from Etsako West
- 5Key Accountability Finding
No criminal conviction. Defining controversies: (1) FCT High Court 17 March 2020 suspension as APC National Chairman; (2) multiple intra-APC governorship-primary controversies (Edo 2020, Bayelsa 2019).
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Adams Oshiomhole
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About
Ideology: Trade-union activist; progressive; APC
Key Information
Years in Public Office—
Offices Held4
Political PartyAPC
Current OfficeSenator (Edo North)
Personal
Age
74 years
Born
Apr 4, 1952
Place of Birth
Etsako West, Edo State
Education
Various trade union and labour institutions (1970s-1990s); University of Lagos (1990s)
Ethnicity
Etsako
Religion
Islam
Offices Held
- 2023 – PresentSenator (Edo North)
- 2018 – 2020National Chairman, APC
- 2008 – 2016Governor of Edo State
- 1999 – 2007President, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)
Recent Achievements
- APC National Chairman tenure2019Coordinated APC into 2019 elections; multiple intra-party feuds; suspended by FCT High Court 17 March 2020 [src:profiles:details:v1]
- Edo governance (2008-2016)2008"Comrade Governor" reform agenda; roads, schools, healthcare; tagged a "progressive governor" [src:profiles:details:v1]
- NLC President years2003Led nationwide labour strikes against fuel subsidy hikes 2003, 2004; advocated workers' rights [src:profiles:details:v1]