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Stephen Adewale

b. 1982

Nigerian journalist and politician

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Born 1982. Stephen Adewale is a journalist and politician.

Stephen Adewale is a Nigerian journalist and politician who is the current head of station at KAFTAN TV.

Biography Adewale was born on 3 August 1982 in Akure, Ondo State. He started his education in 1998 at Salvation Army Primary School and was admitted to Obafemi Awolowo University in 2007 where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in History and International Relations.

After meeting Adewole Adebayo in 2014, In 2015, Adewale was made a director of African Dialogue Mission and joined the African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security in 2016. In 2022, Adewale was made the chairman of Social Democratic Party in Ondo State. His first academic piece was a contribution to a Cambridge Scholars book. He has also written an academic article on the role of civil society in the Nigerian Leadership Project. He produced yet another revolutionary study, this time focusing on Internally Displaced Persons and their challenges for survival in Abuja.

Books Adewale is the author of the following books: "A Surge from the Forest: Towards Rescuing the Africa's Giant from the Boko Haram's Clench" From Structural Adjustment to Privatisation in Nigeria

Political career Adewale was elected Chairman of the Social Democratic Party in Ondo State by the party's delegates on April 8, 2023. When Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu failed to transfer power to his the deputy, Adewale's SDP rose to prominence, taking the lead in the campaign for power transfer to Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Adewale's efforts were so noticeable that he was named one of Ondo State's five young major political actors. Adewale resigned as Chairman of the Social Democratic Party on December 31, 2023.

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1982
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Education
Salvation Army Primary School, Obafemi Awolowo University

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