FCC: Senate confirms Oyo ex-commissioner, Olowofela, 36 others

The Senate, Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Professor Adeniyi Olowofela as a member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC).

Olowofela, who is billed to represent Oyo state at the Commission was confirmed with 36 out of 38 nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Muhamnadu Buhari.

The APC chieftain and other nominees were confirmed after the upper chamber considered the report of the Senator Danjuma La’ah, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kaduna South led Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs.

The University of Ibadan trained professor of geophysics (solid earth) had served different parties and governments in various capacities which include:

* National Delegate – National Republican Convention (NRC), 1990

* He was appointed Member, Governing Council, Oyo State College of Education, Oyo, 2000-2003 by His Excellency, Late Governor Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina ( Great Lam).

* Party Chairman, Alliance for Democracy (AD), Ido Local Government, Oyo State, 2002-2003

* Chairmanship candidate, All Nigerian People’s Party, (ANPP). He won the controversial election conducted by the then Oyo State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Rashidi Ladoja in 2007.

* He was appointed by the Governor, His Excellency, Senator Abiola Ajimobi as Transition Committee Chairman, Ido Local Government from 2011 to December, 2014.

* He was also appointed as the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Oyo state from June 2016 to September, 2018