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Iyiola Omisore
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Iyiola Omisore - PDP Governorship Election candidate

Party

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Background

Senator Iyiola Ajani Omisore was born in Ile Ife, Osun state, on 15 September 1957 into a royal family line of the people of Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba race. He is the grandson of Lowa Omisore and his father is Oba David Olajide Omsiore of Ayepe, Olode, Ile-Ife. Senator Omisore is also the grandson of the Late Olufewara Kabiyesi Oba Titus Adetoba of the Oseganderuku ruling house in Ifewara where his mother, Princess Emila Adejola ruled as Regent until her death in 2006. Iyiola grew up in Ile-Ife, in a very large and extended family. His parents were devout Christians and members of the SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church Lagere Ile Ife. Iyiola grew up and served as an altar boy to the priests.

He had his primary education at the SS Peter and Paul Roman Catholic School in Ile-Ife and his secondary education at St. John Grammar School Ile-Ife Osun State from 1972 to 1977. He later attended Federal Polytechnic Owo in Ondo State Nigeria. He later sat for and passed his Full Technological Certificate Examinations at the Technology College, Reading UK, and obtained a diploma Certificate in Electrical/Electronics Engineering. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Power and Machines from Brunnel University Uxbridge, United Kingdom, a postgraduate Certificate in Building service and Engineering Management and a Master of Science Degree in Building Services from the same University. Later, he went to Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK where he earned a Post Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Sc degree in Building Services Engineering. He holds a Ph.D in Infrastructure Finance from the International School of Management , Paris, France. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, England and Wales. He did the Advanced Budgeting Course at the George Town University, Washington DC, USA; the Appropriations and Public Finance Course at the ABS Academy, Athens, Greece; the Advanced Leadership Course at the University of Carolina; The Innovation and Leadership Course at the West London College; the Public Finance Course at the Harvard University and the Aid Effectiveness and Donor Harmonization Course at the Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH, Germany. In January 2013, he completed and was awarded a Doctorate Degree by the International School of Management in Paris. He majored in Procurement, Taxation, Corporate Governance, Infrastructure finance and Public Private Partnerships. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. Iyiola is married to Mojisola Omisore,a barrister and solicitor.

Past Records

Omisore started his engineering career as project manager with Drake Gordham UK, Plc, in 1983. In 1985, he was transferred to Nigeria. In Nigeria, he supervised construction projects including the Makurdi Air Force Base, Sokoto and Makurdi Rice Mills, Taraku Oil Mill and the Sokoto University Teaching Hospital.He was elevated to the post of a General Manager in 1987. As GM, he oversaw construction projects like the Federal Mortgage Bank Headquarters Building, Onitsha Flour Mills, Bank of The North (Now Unity Bank) Buildin and Podium Secretariat, Port Harcourt. In 1989, he established an engineering firm and a consulting firm, Chrisore Engineering, and Mechelec Consultants Ltd. Between 1985 and 1999, he was involved in several World Bank assisted projects and ADB/ADF assisted projects as well as construction projects for blue-chip companies, banks and embassies.

In the transition years of the Babangida Administration, he was involved in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and later became a member of the Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM), UNCP in the Abacha years, under the Gen. Abubakar transition years he got involved with the Pan Yoruba group Afenifere (a pre-democratic activist group largely in south west Nigeria), where he was caucus leader for Osun State and the south west region of Nigeria. He was involved in the formation of People's Democratic Party (PDP), All People's Party (APP) and finally Alliance for Democracy (AD) where he was a top financial backer.

Iyiola Omisore served as Deputy Governor of Osun State from 1999 -2002. Omisore helped built up and funded an elaborate political machine to support his bid for Osun State Governorship as a candidate for the Alliance for Democracy AD in the 1999 election. However, the AD leadership preferred Chief Adebisi Akande as Governor, leaving Omisore as candidate for the deputy Governor position. The two men won, but their alliance fell apart when it became apparent that Akande would seek a second term rather than step aside in favour of Omisore. Omisore decided to withdraw his allegiance from the AD and joined the PDP.

December 2002, Omisore was accused of involvement in the murder of Chief Bola Ige (former Attorney General and Minister of Justice) and was detained till June 2003 when he was discharged and acquitted of the charges by the courts. It was during this period of Omisore's detention in prison that he contested and won a senatorial seat to represent Osun East senatorial district in the Nigerian senate. He was in the Senate for two terms.

Iyiola Omisore was declared winner for the Osun East Senatorial District elections in 2007. He was appointed to committees for Police Affairs, Housing, Culture & Tourism, Aviation and Appropriation. In May 2008, Iyiola Omisore was named as a member of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review (JCCR). Other positions he held include:

Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, 2004 - 2005
Chairman, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, 2005 - 2007
Chairman, Joint Finance Committee
Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, 2007 - 2009
Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations (2007 -2009)
Chairman, UNDP/NASS Support Implementation Committee (2007 - 2009)
Chairman, Board of Fellows, Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria.

After Omisore's election on 21 April 2007, Babajide Omoworare, the candidate of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) party, appealed against the result on the grounds that Omisore was not qualified to contest the election since he had been found guilty of official misconduct as deputy governor of Osun state, and that the election was marred by thuggery and other violations. An election tribunal upheld the result. Babjide Omoworare appealed this ruling. In May 2009, Omisore appeared in court to defend himself against the petition disputing his election victory. On 29 October 2009, the election appeals tribunal ruled that Otunba Omisore was qualified to contest the election. However, the tribunal ruled that there had been widespread breaches of the electoral act during Omisore's election, including use of thugs to intimidate voters. The tribunal nullified the election. The court ordered the electoral body to organise a fresh election within 60 days. Omisore lost the rerun election and had to step down from all the committees he was chairing in the Senate. The Action Congress called on Omisore, and other candidates whose elections had been annulled, to return to the treasury the salary they had collected while serving without mandate.

On the 5th of April, 2014 Omisore won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries to contest in the gubernatorial election slated for August 9, 2014

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