Adelere Adeyemi Oriolowo

Adelere Adeyemi Oriolowo (born 25 April 1956) is a Nigerian senator representing Osun West Senatorial District at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly. He is a member of the African Democratic Congress and is also an engineer.

Early life and career Oriolowo was born in Molete, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria, to father Raheem Akanji and mother Salimat Abidemi Oriolowo. He attended primary school at DC School Oke-Ifa (Oke Ifa) and Baptist Day School, Oke-Odo (1964 - 1970), Iwo. He took a break from his primary education to work as a shop keeper from 1968 to 1969 in Agbovile, Ivory Coast, in order to cover tuition for his secondary education at Baptist High School, from which he graduated in the year 1975. Prior to his election, he was the General Manager of the Osun State Agricultural Development Corporation from 2007 to 2013 and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources, Rural Development and Community Affairs of Osun from 2013 to 2016, and parent to enikasaye olanrewaju samuel.

Memberships Nigerian Society of Engineers, 1992 Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers, 1993