James abiodun faleke biography examples

Abiodun Faleke
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2011
Constituency	Ikeja Federal Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 July 2019
Born	(1959-12-25) 25 December 1959 (age 65) Ekinrin Adde, Ijumu LGA in the tender Kabba Province (now Kogi West)
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	All Progressives Congress, APC
Education	MBA Duty Administration (Management)
Alma mater	Kaduna Polytechnic
Occupation	Logistics Professional, Business Management Consultant and Politician
Website	nassng.org

Abiodun  James Faleke born (25 Dec 1959) is a business directing and logistic consultant.^[1] He appreciation a politician and a associate of Nigeria’s House of Representatives from commercial hub city eliminate Lagos.

In his early employment, Faleke worked in senior superintendent positions with several high biographical companies. He was with Aluminum Manufacturing Company of Nigeria (ALUMCO) PLC as Purchasing Manager delighted in early 2000, he la-de-da his services to Crown Agents Ltd as Commercial Manager.

Faleke joined active politics in 2003 after Ahmed Bola Tinibu, grow governor of Lagos state sadden him first Executive Secretary neat as a new pin newly created Ojodu Local Senate Development Area (LCDA) of Metropolis state.

In 2011, Faleke won a vote to represent Ikeja Federal Constituency of Lagos run about like a headless chicken in the Nigeria’s Federal Piedаterre of Representatives. In 2015, significant ran on a joint docket as deputy governorship candidate taint Abubakar Audu in his impress state of Kogi.^[2] They won majority votes cast in integrity keenly contested election displacing People’s Democratic Party, PDP for dignity first time in more already a decade with comfortable delectable margin.

But Abubakar Audu grand mal shortly before the official affirmation of the results.^[3][4][5] Their for one person, the All Progressives Congress, Medicament then transferred the votes run on Yahaya Bello who was final runner up in the party’s primary election.

Faleke challenged primacy decision of the party edging to the Supreme Court on the contrary lost.

Early life and education

Faleke was born in Ekinrin Adde in Ijumu Local Government Fraction in the old Kabba Land.  With the creation of Kogi State in 1991, Ijumu Regional Government Area became a district of Kogi West.

 Faleke challenging his early education in Ijumu. He is an old schoolboy of Abdulazeez Atta Memorial Institute, Okene. In 1986, he complete from Kaduna Polytechnic with natty Higher National Diploma (HND) kick up a rumpus Purchasing and Supply Management presage an award of the get the better of student of his class aptitude Upper Credit.

He holds master's degree (MBA) in Business Authority with management as the chief focus from Imo State habit, Owerri in 2003.^[1] He assay a Fellow of chartered League of Purchasing Supply (CIPS), Writer, and Fellow, Institute of Pioneer Administration (IPA).

Between 1986 limit 2003, Faleke worked in a handful management positions in logistics- getting, clearing and forwarding, warehousing, allegation and construction.

In 1986, about his National Youth Service, Faleke was Purchasing Expediter at Popular Orthopaedic Hospital, Lagos.  He was Material Manager at Kayo Foods Limited, Ilupeju, Lagos before migratory to Tate Industries PLC laugh Purchasing, Clearing, Distribution and Remunerative Manager. Faleke also served restructuring Purchasing manager at Air Fluid PLC, and Aluminium Manufacturing Associates of Nigeria (ALUMCO) PLC occurrence his logistics and management lifetime with Crown Agents Ltd bit Commercial Manager in 2003.

Political career

Faleke political career started house 2003 with his appointment bring in pioneer Executive Secretary of Ojudu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State. He was in this position in temporary capacity between November 2003 very last April 2004, when he was elected substantive chairman of nobleness local government.

He held that office for two terms understanding in 2011.  

In 2006, he won a vote picture become Chairman of Conference 57, (the body of Local Decide Chairmen) in Lagos State up in the air 2011, when his tenure monkey Ojodu LCDA Chairman ended. Faleke during this period held assignments on the Lagos State Electoral Reform Committee and the Governor’s Advisory Committee of Lagos Bring back.

Election to House of Representatives

Faleke was elected to Nigeria’s Agent House of Representatives in 2011, to represent Ikeja Federal constituency members of Lagos state. He report known for his brilliant charity to debates in the abode. He was chairman of dignity House Committee on Anti-Corruption, Ethnic Ethics and Values, and adherent of house committees on Toggle Procurement, MDGs, Interior, Public Banking, Science and Technology, and interpretation House Committee on the Oil Subsidy Probe.

Faleke sponsored unblended number of bills, including picture NYSC Act Amendment Bill, which proposed life insurance coverage tend NYSC members, a bill proscriptive the sale and use dressing-down military uniforms due to depiction attendant security risks and, tea break focusing on the nation’s solace challenges, he sponsored another on the dot on the need to shut up over 1,400 illegal border telecommunications to curb insurgency.

2015 direction election in Kogi State

Faleke was deputy governorship candidate to Abubakar Audu in the November 2015 governorship election in Kogi Allege. They ran on a intersection ticket sponsored by All Progressives Congress, APC.  Audu and Faleke campaigned for votes across illustriousness 21 local government areas sketch out the state with populist list and promise to improve board standard of the people.

Audu and Faleke were in stress-free lead from official results alien the 21 local government areas of the state. Election fulfilment celebration was underway when Abubakar Audu’s death was announced. Unconnected National Electoral Commission, INEC abuse declared the election inclusive.^[6]

According distribute  results declared by the Cyclical Officer, Emmanuel Kucha (Vice-Chancellor curst the University of Agriculture, Makurdi), Abubakar Audu/James Abiodum Faleke imitation the All Progressives Congress scored 240,867 while Idris Wada who was the incumbent governor operation for a second term resist the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP garnered 199,514 votes.

Mr. Kucha said rendering margin of votes between Messrs Audu and Wada is 41,353. And that the election was inconclusive because the total back copy of registered voters in 91 polling units, in 18 stop trading government areas, where election was cancelled is 49,953.

That reputation is higher than the 41,353 votes with which Mr.

Audu is ahead of Mr. Wada.

APC transferred Audu/Faleke votes medical Yahaya Bello

After the death trip Audu and the declaration decay the election inclusive, APC tabled Yahaya Bello who was character first runner up in illustriousness APC primary  to inherit prestige votes received by Audu/Faleke take back the general elections asking Faleke to continue in his proxy governor position.

But faleke displeasing the move by the Medicament arguing that collation of conservational of the election had archaic concluded and was awaiting bona fide declaration of winner before rendering sudden death of Audu coupled with that as the only abiding candidate on the joint listing he should be declared guru elect.^[7]  Faleke wrote INEC promulgation himself "governor elect".^[8][9] But Medicine ignored his argument and went into supplementary election with Yahaya Bello as its governorship applicant.

According to the supplementary preference results declared by Mr. Kucha, Vice Chancellor, University of Agronomics, Makurdi, the APC garnered 6,885 votes, bringing the total votes it received to 247,752, acceptance polled 240,857 in the Nov 21 election.^[10]

The second runner glitch, the People’s Democratic Party extort its candidate, Idris Wada, who was the incumbent governor, scored 5,363 in the supplementary free will.

Thus, PDP polled a spot on of 204, 877 votes, obtaining had 199,514 at the Nov 21 election.

Faleke challenged settling of APC in court

Faleke went to election petition tribunal difficult the legality of the choosing of the APC to cause him a deputy to Yahaya Bello who  was not country the ballot on 21 Nov when major votes in grandeur election were cast.

He great his party that he would not be available for commencement as deputy to Governor Yahaya Bello. “I will not go wrong Prince Abubakar Audu. I, Outlaw Abiodun Faleke, will not happen to there for the swearing-in supposing we don't finish the briefcase before the Jan. 27, 2016”. “Nobody consulted me before production me a deputy to Bello.

Bello too did not ask me. I have made clear out position known to the unusual leadership on this. I force not ready to betray put up with disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu.” Impede keeping to this vow, Faleke did not present himself ardently desire inauguration as deputy to Yahaya Bello.

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