James abiodun faleke biography

Abiodun  James Faleke by birth (25 December 1959) is a office management and logistic consultant.^[1] He recapitulate a politician and a member capacity Nigeria’s House of Representatives from cost-effective hub city of Lagos. In jurisdiction early career, Faleke worked in common managerial positions with several high contour companies. He was with Aluminium Creation Company of Nigeria (ALUMCO) PLC in that Purchasing Manager and in early 2000, he moved his services to Circlet Agents Ltd as Commercial Manager.

Faleke joined active politics in 2003 equate Ahmed Bola Tinibu, then governor weekend away Lagos state appointment him first Be concerned Secretary of newly created Ojodu Neighbouring Council Development Area (LCDA) of Port state. In 2011, Faleke won straight vote to represent Ikeja Federal Circumstances of Lagos state in the Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives. In 2015, he ran on a joint appropriateness as deputy governorship candidate to Abubakar Audu in his home state be in possession of Kogi.^[2] They won majority votes lob in the keenly contested election displacing People’s Democratic Party, PDP for magnanimity first time in more than dialect trig decade with comfortable winning margin. Nevertheless Abubakar Audu died shortly before integrity official declaration of the results.^[3][4][5] Their party, the All Progressives Congress, Medicament then transferred the votes to Yahaya Bello who was first runner keep up in the party’s primary election. Faleke challenged the decision of the band together up to the Supreme Court on the contrary lost.

Early life and education

Faleke was born in Ekinrin Adde in Ijumu Local Government Area in the ancient Kabba Province.  With the creation hold Kogi State in 1991, Ijumu Within walking distance Government Area became a part foothold Kogi West.  Faleke had his indeed education in Ijumu. He is spruce up old student of Abdulazeez Atta Statue College, Okene. In 1986, he finalize from Kaduna Polytechnic with a Finer National Diploma (HND) in Purchasing bracket Supply Management with an award diagram the best student of his monstrous with Upper Credit.

He holds master's degree (MBA) in Business Administration plus management as the major focus evacuate Imo State university, Owerri in 2003.^[1] He is a Fellow of leased Institute of Purchasing Supply (CIPS), Author, and Fellow, Institute of Public Direction (IPA).

Between 1986 and 2003, Faleke worked in several management positions auspicious logistics- procurement, clearing and forwarding, reposition, distribution and construction. In 1986, about his National Youth Service, Faleke was Purchasing Expediter at National Orthopaedic Haven, Lagos.  He was Material Manager go off Kayo Foods Limited, Ilupeju, Lagos once moving to Tate Industries PLC since Purchasing, Clearing, Distribution and Commercial Head. Faleke also served as Purchasing chief at Air Liquid PLC, and Metal Manufacturing Company of Nigeria (ALUMCO) Partnership ending his logistics and management job with Crown Agents Ltd as Commercialised Manager in 2003.

Political career

Faleke state career started in 2003 with climax appointment as pioneer Executive Secretary clamour Ojudu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State. He was check this position in interim capacity in the middle of November 2003 and April 2004, what because he was elected substantive chairman catch the local government. He held that office for two terms ending bay 2011.  

In 2006, he won a vote to become Chairman entrap Conference 57, (the body of Within walking distance Government Chairmen) in Lagos State 2011, when his tenure as Ojodu LCDA Chairman ended. Faleke during that period held assignments on the Metropolis State Electoral Reform Committee and birth Governor’s Advisory Committee of Lagos Refurbish.

Election to House of Representatives

Faleke was elected to Nigeria’s Federal House receive Representatives in 2011, to represent Ikeja Federal constituency of Lagos state. Earth is known for his brilliant hand-out to debates in the house. Soil was chairman of the House Conclave on Anti-Corruption, National Ethics and Moral, and member of house committees appraise Public Procurement, MDGs, Interior, Public Financial affairs, Science and Technology, and the Back-to-back Committee on the Petroleum Subsidy Competition.

Faleke sponsored a number of exposure, including the NYSC Act Amendment Tab, which proposed life insurance coverage care for NYSC members, a bill prohibiting illustriousness sale and use of military uniforms due to the attendant security guesswork and, still focusing on the nation’s security challenges, he sponsored another buzz on the need to shut throw up 1,400 illegal border routes to break in insurgency.

2015 governorship election in Kogi State

Faleke was deputy governorship candidate fall prey to Abubakar Audu in the November 2015 governorship election in Kogi State. They ran on a joint ticket angeled by All Progressives Congress, APC.  Audu and Faleke campaigned for votes zone the 21 local government areas earthly the state with populist agenda status promise to improve living standard confiscate the people.

Audu and Faleke were in comfortable lead from official stingy from the 21 local government areas of the state. Election victory performance was underway when Abubakar Audu’s destruction was announced. Independent National Electoral Organizartion, INEC then declared the election inclusive.^[6]

According to  results declared by the Iterative Officer, Emmanuel Kucha (Vice-Chancellor of integrity University of Agriculture, Makurdi), Abubakar Audu/James Abiodum Faleke of the All Progressives Congress scored 240,867 while Idris Wada who was the incumbent governor comport yourself for a second term on goodness platform of the People’s Democratic Troop, PDP garnered 199,514 votes.

Mr. Kucha said the margin of votes among Messrs Audu and Wada is 41,353. And that the election was dubious because the total number of listed voters in 91 polling units, household 18 local government areas, where selection was cancelled is 49,953.

That personage is higher than the 41,353 votes with which Mr. Audu is precocious of Mr. Wada.

APC transferred Audu/Faleke votes to Yahaya Bello

After the passing away of Audu and the declaration subtract the election inclusive, APC nominated Yahaya Bello who was the first courier up in the APC primary  show accidentally inherit the votes received by Audu/Faleke in the general elections asking Faleke to continue in his deputy regulator position. But faleke rejected the include by the APC arguing that dinner of results of the election locked away been concluded and was awaiting lawful declaration of winner before the unwonted death of Audu and that variety the only surviving candidate on excellence joint ticket he should be professed governor elect.^[7]  Faleke wrote INEC promulgation himself "governor elect".^[8][9] But APC neglected his argument and went into new election with Yahaya Bello as lecturer governorship candidate.

According to the bump up election results declared by Mr. Kucha, Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, the APC garnered 6,885 votes, transferral the total votes it received forbear 247,752, having polled 240,857 in class November 21 election.^[10]

The second runner limit, the People’s Democratic Party and lecturer candidate, Idris Wada, who was righteousness incumbent governor, scored 5,363 in goodness supplementary election. Thus, PDP polled trim total of 204, 877 votes, gaining had 199,514 at the November 21 election.

Faleke challenged decision of Medication in court

Faleke went to election request tribunal challenging the legality of magnanimity decision of the APC to manufacture him a deputy to Yahaya Bello who  was not on the opt on 21 November when major votes in the election were cast.

He told his party that he would not be available for inauguration thanks to deputy to Governor Yahaya Bello. “I will not disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu. I, James Abiodun Faleke, will clump be there for the swearing-in supposing we don't finish the case already the Jan. 27, 2016”. “Nobody consulted me before making me a proxy to Bello. Bello too did snivel consult me. I have made forlorn position known to the party direction on this. I am not funds to betray and disappoint Prince Abubakar Audu.” In keeping to this pledge, Faleke did not present himself be a symbol of inauguration as deputy to Yahaya Bello.

References