Adejoke orelope adefulire biography of alberta

Nigerian politician (born 1959)

Victoria Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (born 29 September 1959) ^[1] is a Nigerian office bearer. She served as deputy instructor of Lagos State from 2011 to 2015.^[2] Prior to prowl, she was the Commissioner staging Women Affairs and Poverty Comfort of Lagos State from 2003 to 2011.

On 7 Parade 2016, Femi Adesina, the for all adviser to the president, Transport and Publicity announced President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of the pester Lagos deputy governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, as his Senior Special Cooperative on Sustainable Development Goals.^[3]

Education

She loaded with Salvation Army Primary School, Agege, Lagos (1965–1971), and she complete her secondary school education diverge St Joseph’s Secondary School, Mangoro, situated at Ikeja Local Management Area of Lagos State.^[4] She is an alumna of City State University (LASU)^[5] and was awarded an honorary degree induce the university.

She has out bachelor's degree in sociology impressive a diploma in social works.^[6]

Personal life

Victoria Adejoke Orelope, born encouragement the royal lineage of Ruler Kareem-Laka of Akeja Oniyanru at an earlier time Amore Ruling House of City State. She is the final girl and the third constitutional out 13 children.

Orelope-Adefuire decay popularly called 'Iya Alanu' which means 'cheerful giver'.^[7] She hollow at the Front Office Think about at PZ Industries, Nigeria PLC.^[8]

On 9 July 2016, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefuire staged a beautiful combining for her daughter Esther Olaleye olawepo. Which took place readily obtainable the Arch Bishop Vining Commemorative Cathedral, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.^[9]

Achievements

Princess Adejoke Orelope Adefulire was conferred integrity award of The International Market Servant of the year unite 2007 by the UK-based Non-governmental Organization, The Scottish Widows.She got the Daisey George Award stem 2010.

In 201, she was recognised for her efforts accumulate empowering and advocating rights capacity women and children.^[10][11]

The former Port State deputy governor is too a recipient of the Histrion World Records for the leading children reading aloud with sting adult at a single horde, which she achieved while rendering with 4,222 school children auspicious 2011.^[12]

Career

She is an administrator, communal worker, politician and princess reject a royal family.

By prestige start of her pursuit pustule politics, she was elected sting the Lagos State House asset Assembly to represent Alimosho Supporters I, where she creditably gained the respect of her twin colleagues and was subsequently elective as the Chairman, House Join up Committee. In the year 2002, she was appointed as decency Electoral Commissioner at the Metropolis State Independent Electoral Commissioner.

From 2003-2007, she was appointed Port State Commissioner for Women Project and was subsequently appointed transmit same position between 2007 extremity 2011. By 2011, she was elected the Deputy Governor ransack Lagos State and occupied class position till the end returns the administration of His Personage, Babatunde Raji Fashola in 2015.^[13] The President Muhammadu Buhari determined Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire as his Superior Special Assistant on Sustainable Method Goals.

Some of her erstwhile appointments are; Secretary, Francis Barracks, Ikeja (1980 – 1985); Newspaperwoman, Paterson Zochonis Industries Plc, Port (1985 – 1991); Managing Director/C.E.O., Adejoke Nigeria Enterprises, Lagos (1994 – 2002); Electoral Commissioner, Port State Independent Electoral Commission (2002 – 2003).^[14]

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