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For Guber Candidate, BOLA OYEBAMIJI
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City People Reveals All The Behind The Scene Moves
+The Story Of The Man They Call AMBO
Who is the running mate of Hon. Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, the Osun APC governorship candidate? We can tell you.
The choice of the Deputy Governorship candidate was made a few days back.
Initially, the leadership of the party settled for Hon. Lekan Olatunji, a former Chief Whip of the State Assembly, but some top members of the party were not favourably disposed to his choice.
Olatunji hails from Edunabon in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun East Senatorial district. He is the choice of a few party leaders, while the majority were against him.
There are others who are also been considered as possible Deputy governorship candidates. They are Engr. Remi Omowaye, a former Commissioner for Works in the state and Hon. Timothy Owoeye, who was a former Speaker.
Others are Hon. Sunday Akere, a former Information Commissioner in the state and Engr. Olalekan Badmus, who was also a Commissioner in the immediate past administration of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola.
The duo of Omowaye and Owoeye hail from Ilesa in Osun East senatorial distirct. Both Akere and Badmus are from Osun Central Senatorial district.
As you read this, City People can reveal that the party has picked the Deputy Governorship candidate.
The leadership of the APC in Osun has announced Benjamin Adereti Kayode as its deputy governorship candidate ahead of the August 15th elections.
The party confirmed his selection last Thursday, and unveiled the new campaign slogan AMBO-KAYODE 2026.
Kayode aged 48 is from Ife Central in Osun East. He is widely known as a philanthropist and a Telecoms expert.
He replaces Hon. Lekan Olatunji, a former member of the Osun Assembly who was nominated in February 16 as a placeholder for the deputy governorship slot.
Osun APC’s choice of Kayode is expected to strengthen the party’s ticket.
Insiders say the selection aligns with the APC’s strategy to balance regional representation and appeal to a broad electorate across the state.
Some believe that the camp of Senator Iyiola Omisore should produce the Deputy Governorship candidate of the party, having been screened out of the governorship race in controversial circumstance as which has made him boycotted all activities of the party in recent time.
Omisore is reportedly unhappy with the party leadership over the matter and he has not participated in any activity of the party in recent times.
A few days ago, the Elders caucus of the party otherwise known as Igbimo Agba visited Omisore at his country home in Ile-Ife, to persuade the former Osun Deputy Governor and also plead with him to reconsider his stand in the party as there are insinuations in some quarters that Omisore may not work for the APC in the August 8 governorship election.
Let’s tell you a little about Hon. Bola Oyebamiji. He is a native of Ikire in Irewole Local Government Area of the State of Osun in Nigeria. Born on 17th November, 1965; Oyebamiji is a graduate of Banking and Finance and an experienced banker of over 2 decades. He is the former Commissioner for Finance, Osun State (May 2017 November 2022) Current Managing Director/CEO of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and Chairman, White Green Farms with subsidiaries in Onireke, Funmilayo, Agboora and Oosa village among others.
White Green Farms was established over 25 years ago and produces yam and plantain flour, palm oil, palm kernel, plantain, maize and other grains in commercial quantity.
He started his early education at A.D.C Primary School, Oke-Ada, Ikire, in the State of Osun between 1971 and 1977, He later preceded to Ayedaade Grammer School, Ikire between the years of 1978 to 1982 where he obtained his Secondary School Leaving Certificate. He was exceptionally brilliant, winning several awards in the Common Entrance and first School Leaving Certificate examinations. His studious nature and huge quest for knowledge made him successful among his peers at the secondary school level; a feat made possible by God and diligence. As a public school student without any special after-school lessons, the young Oyebamiji passed the West African Examination Council examination with ease.
In 1987, Bola Oyebamiji bagged his Higher National Diploma (HND) In Banking and finance from the polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State. His cravings for knowledge made him pursue a Masters degree in Public Administration at the Lagos State University from where he graduated in 1997. Also in 2004, Oyebamiji bagged another Masters degree in Business Administration from University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
As a trained and skilled professional, he is a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (2019) with the vision to be the global reference point for professional and ethics in the banking and Finance industry;
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Economist of Nigeria since 2011, a body established out of burning desire to promote and encourage the study and development of the art and science of economics in public practice, industries, commerce etc. and to inculcate professionalism and specialization in the economics profession in Nigeria; and fellow, Association of Enterprise Risk Management Professional since 2016, the foremost professional body for risk management practice in Nigeria, with the mandate to raise professional standards among practitioners and also creating a culture of risk awareness within organizations thereby promoting excellence in managing risk to improve Organisational performance..
Furthermore, Oyebamiji also attended numerous courses both in Nigeria and abroad.
Oyebamiji has also attended a series of workshop, seminars and conferences.
Before now, Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, was the Managing Director/CEO of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). He began his Professional career at International Banking Division, Wema Bank Plc | 1987, where he was as Assistant Manager. He later moved to Trans International Bank Plc, Ikeja Lagos State on 1998 as a senior Manager where he rose to the position of Head of Lagos Region as a principal Manager in 2003. His thirst for more challenging roles and experience in 2005 Island Lagos as Head, Business Development and then, once again in 2009, moved to Enterprise Bank Ltd in Karimu Ikotun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos as Head of Retail Business. His vast experience, Knowledge and love for his community and its development led to his appointment as the Managing Director/CEO of Osun State Investment Company Limited (Now Omoluabi Holding Limited) Osogbo in 2012.
Oyebamiji was at different times in his career saddled with various key position and responsibilities to include Director, Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc n 2017; Director, Imperial Bureau De-Change in 2006; Chairman, Roger Blue petroleum, 406 Abeokuta Express Way, Abule Egba, Lagos State; Chairman, Irewole Local Government IGR Committee in 2010; and Chairman White Green Farm, Onireke Village, Ikire Osun State in 1997 till date..
A successful banker and an immense contributor to the financial world, he has been honoured with a series of awards including: Outstanding Deposit performance award in 2007 (Spring Bank), Excellent performance Award in 2007 (Spring Bank), outstanding Branch performance and most profitable Manager of the year in 2004 (Trans International Bank), Half year Award for Outstanding Performance in 2001 (Trans International Bank) and End of the year commendation in 1999 (Trans International Bank).
Also Mr Oyebamiji received the Award of recongnition in 2018 from NASFAT Youth Wing (Osun Zone), Award of Senatorship in 2018 from Junior Chamber International and Leadership Excellence Award in 2018 from Association of Resident Doctors, Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
Honorable Bola Oyebamiji is a committed member of the All progressive Congress (APC). In 2013, under the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, he was appointed the Managing Director/CEO of Osun State Investment Company, a company established to contribute significantly to the economic development of the State through generation of profitable investment, creation of employment as well as enhancing the living standard of the citizenry. His excellent performance at OSICOL led to his appointment as Commissioner for Finance between 2017 and December, 2018 under Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Governor, Osun State.
He has been at the background for numerous years providing support and relief to communities, giving back society at all levels and partaking in human and community. developments. This has also led to his appointment as Executive members of different dubs to include Destiny Club, Ikire, Ikire Progressive Union, Ikire Businessmen Club, the Lagos Country Club, (Ikeja, Lagos State), Ikoyi Club and Member GODI Management Health and Leisure Club, Eric Moore Close, Surulere, Lagos. It is also worthy of note that, In 2010, he was the winner of the Ikire day Award of Excellence and same in 2018.
Mr Oyebamiji has solid grasp of hot button issues from various political standpoints, and his emphasis on ethics, openness in government and approach to grassroots mobilization shows his extensive knowledge of Local and National Politics.
So, what Oyebamiji needs now is a running mate is a grassroot mobiliser who can complement him.
