Kayode Oladele

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Kayode Oladele (born 8 June 1963) is a Nigerian human rights activist, lawyer and politician who served as the acting chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) from 2 July 2025 to 21 January 2026. He currently serves as a Federal Commissioner and member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) of Nigeria representing Ogun State having been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and sworn in on February 3, 2025, after the Senate confirmation. He served as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency, Ogun State, from 2015 to 2019 where he also served as the Chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Crimes. He was elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress on 11 April 2015. Prior to that, he served as Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes in Nigeria. Oladele served as legal adviser to the governor of Ogun State and member of the State Executive Council from 2008 to 2011. On 20 February 2021, he was appointed by the Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria, Dapo Abiodun as the Chairman of a 20-member Peace-Building Committee.…

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1. date of birth: 1963-06-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1963-06-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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