Adeyemi Ikuforiji

Adeyemi Ikuforiji
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly
In office
29 December 2005 – 4 June 2015
Deputy
  • Farouk Adegboyega Oshodi
  • Adefunmilayo Tejuosho
  • Bola Badmus-Olujobi
  • Musibau Kolawole Taiwo
Preceded byJokotola Pelumi
Succeeded byMudashiru Obasa
Member of the Lagos State House of Assembly
In office
2 June 1999 – 4 June 2015
ConstituencyEpe Constituency I
Personal details
Born
Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji

(1958-08-24) 24 August 1958 (age 66)
Epe, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Lagos State, Nigeria)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political
affiliations
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • economist
Websitewww.adeyemiikuforijie.org

Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji ((Listen); born 24 August 1958) is a Nigerian economist and politician who served as speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly from 2005 to 2015.[1][2]

He was charged alongside his former personal assistant Oyebode Atoyebi on a 54-count charge of money laundering amounting to 333.8 million Nigerian naira. He was acquitted.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Ikuforiji Re-elected Lagos Speaker". This Day. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ Balogun, Adeola; Ben-Nwankwo, 'Nonye (23 November 2015). "I don't need any petition to impeach Fashola - Ikuforiji". The Punch. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ Yisa, Jamiu (8 May 2014). "2015 Gov Race: I Want To Succeed Fashola, Says Ikuforiji". P.M. News. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Alleged money laundering: EFCC closes case against former Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji". Premium Times. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2024.