Suraj Adekunbi
{{short description|Nigerian politician (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Right Honourable
Suraj Adekunbi
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| office = Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly
| term_start = 2011
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| predecessor = Emmanuel Soyemi Coker
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|03|08}}
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| nationality = Nigerian
| party = All Progressive Congress (APC)
| spouse =
| relations = Married
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| residence = Ogun
| alma_mater = Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro
Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro
The Polytechnic, Ibadan
Federal University of Technology Akure
University of Ibadan
| occupation = Legislature
| constituency = Ogun, Yewa North I
| profession = Businessman
politician
| website = www.surajadekunbi.com.ng
}}
Surajudeen Ishola Adekunbi is a Nigerian businessman and member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, where he is its incumbent Speaker.{{cite web|last1=Nwokolo|first1=Ernest|title=Adekunbi returned as Ogun Speaker|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/adekunbi-returned-as-ogun-speaker/|website=The Nation|date=8 June 2015 |accessdate=17 February 2017}}
Early life
Born in Ayetoro, a town in Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria, Adekunbi is one of fifteen children of Rahmon and Elizabeth Adekunbi.{{cite web|title=I Am Not A Stooge of Gov. Amosun – Rt. Honourable Suraj Adekunbi|url=http://www.topcelebritiesng.com/i-am-not-a-stooge-of-gov-amosun-rt-honourable-suraj-adekunbi/|website=Top Celebrities Ng|accessdate=17 February 2017}}
He attended St. Paul African Church Primary School, Ayetoro, before proceeding to Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro, where he obtained a School Certificate in 1993. He obtained his National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in 1996, and then his Higher National Diploma from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He later earned a Post-Graduate Diploma at Federal University of Technology Akure, as well as a Master's degree in Project Development and Implementation in 2011 from the University of Ibadan.{{cite web|title=The Strides of Rt. Hon. (Prince) Suraj Ishola Adekunb|url=http://www.securenigeria365.com/the-strides-of-rt-hon-prince-suraj-ishola-adekunb/|website=Secure Nigeria 365|access-date=17 February 2017}}
Career and politics
Adekunbi started his career by working as a project assistant at the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in Edo State during his National Youth Service Corps in the year 2000. After his Youth Service, he taught at Government Technical College, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. He later joined the Ogun State Civil Service, working in the Bureau of Transportation from 2004 to 2006, before resigning to join his father's company, Al-Rahman Oil & Gas Limited.
In 2007, he contested the Ogun State House of Assembly seat of Egbado North (now Yewa North) but lost.{{fact|date=September 2017}} In 2011 he re-contested under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and won. He was also elected as Speaker of the House.{{cite web|title=Ogun, Edo, Plateau get new Speakers|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/ogun-edo-get-new-speakers/|website=Vanguard|date=7 June 2011 |accessdate=17 February 2017}} and re-elected as Speaker in 2015.{{cite web|last1=Onafuye|first1=Abiodun|title=ekunbi returns as Ogun Assembly speaker|url=http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/06/adekunbi-returns-as-ogun-assembly-speaker/|website=The News Nigeria|accessdate=17 February 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Ademola|first1=Jamiu|title=Adekunbi Re-Elected Ogun Speaker|url=https://politics.naij.com/456409-adekunbi-re-elected-ogun-speaker.html|accessdate=17 February 2017|agency=Naij.com}}
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Category:Politicians from Ogun State
Category:Legislative speakers in Nigeria
Category:All Progressives Congress politicians
Category:University of Ibadan alumni
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