Lere Oyewumi

Akogun Kamarudeen Olalere Oyewumi (born 5 January 1960), also known as Lere Oyewumi, is a Nigerian politician, educator, philanthropist, and community development specialist. Since 2023, he has served as a Senator representing the Osun West Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate. Previously, Oyewumi served as Chairman of the Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State and was a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives during the Third Republic. He also served as a Federal Commissioner of the National Population Commission, representing Osun State. Quotes In the Nigeria of today, when those kinds of issues arise, you forget the party you come from. You have to talk Nigeria and that’s what the 10th Senate is determined to do. The three arms of government: the judiciary, legislature and executive apart from being independent are interrelated. Today, by coincidence the President of Nigeria now was a senator, the current Vice President of Nigeria was also a senator, the President’s wife was a senator as well, the SGF was a senator too. It has never happened like that before. They know the rules of the game. So because they know the rules you will not see much rancour. We the opposition party know our right. The function of the opposition is to keep the government on their toes. We make sure that they do not derail from serving the people of Nigeria as expected. We want to make sure there is transparency and we want peoples’ lives to be better. In the course of doing that, you don’t fight everytime. People take too much interest in commotion between one arm of the government and another. It is when people see that fight that they will think they are doing something and that is not the case. You should be interested in the result that comes out of a relationship than the relationship itself. As we speak, there is no unnecessary intervention. Even now, we have a committee on legislative compliance that when we take resolution at the senate and the ayes have it, the committee will ensure the implementation of those resolutions. So when we pass resolutions and they are not implemented, then, we can say we’re going to fight. We are assuring you that we will not abandon our responsibility particularly as the opposition. We will continue to do those things that will make Nigeria proud of us. The empowerment initiative is part of a broader strategy to tackle unemployment and promote self-sufficiency among the youth and women in the district. I want to emphasise the importance of entrepreneurship and skill development in driving economic growth. We need to embrace it to earn decent living. This is not just about giving money; it’s about empowering you to create sustainable livelihood that will impact generations to come. External links Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Women politicians in Nigeria Category:Government ministers of Nigeria Category:Educators from Nigeria Category:Philanthropists from Nigeria Category:Women born in the 1960s