Akeem Adedamola Salawu
Known as Ilana Mekunu
- Seat
- Oyo Central
- State
- Oyo
The NDC candidate for the Senate, Oyo Central Senatorial District, Oyo State. On Saturday 16 January 2027, vote NDC on all three ballot papers.
On INEC’s final list of candidates as Salawu Akeem, NDC
Write to Akeem Adedamola SalawuIn brief
Akeem Adedamola Salawu, known as Ilana Mekunu, was born at Oluyoro Hospital, Ibadan. He comes from Agunpopo Ward 6, Atiba Local Government. He is a grassroots mobiliser and a voice for good governance, and a former deputy governorship candidate in Oyo State.
Since 2022 he has been the Oyo State Grand Patron of Apero Mekunu, a movement with members in every local government in Oyo State. It runs voter education on radio, online and in communities. His campaign, Ilana Mekunu, “the awakening of the common people”, is about giving power back to ordinary citizens through peaceful, democratic participation.
School, work and service
- B.Sc., Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; M.Sc., Brunel University, United Kingdom
- Secondary school: Federal Government College, Ogbomoso. Primary school: Bodija International School, Ibadan
- Managing Director, Blueberry Technology Solutions Limited, since 2011
- More than 14 years managing IT projects and programmes in banking and technology in Nigeria, Canada and the United Kingdom
- Speaks Yoruba and English. Married, with children
What the candidate will work for
- Inclusive government and economic justice
- Transparency and accountability
- Security reform
- Jobs and opportunities for young people
- Voter education, so every citizen takes part
Taken from the profile the candidate sent to the campaign.
Oyo Central, on 16 January 2027: vote NDC for the Senate. Vote Akeem Adedamola Salawu. Peter Obi and Kwankwaso are in NDC.
Three ballot papers. One logo.
On Saturday 16 January 2027 you get three ballot papers: one for President, one for the Senate and one for the House of Representatives. The papers show party logos, not faces. Find the NDC logo on each one and thumbprint beside it, once.
- President
Peter Obi and Kwankwaso
Thumbprint NDC - SenateAkeem Adedamola SalawuThumbprint NDC
- House of RepresentativesYour NDC candidateThumbprint NDC
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WhatsApp statuses
One ticket
Find the logo
Priorities
Bold
My 20 votersPosters to print (A3)
One ticket
Find the logo
Priorities
Bold
My 20 votersThree ballot papers, one logo. President: Peter Obi and Kwankwaso. Senate: Akeem Adedamola Salawu. Thumbprint NDC on every paper.
Write to Akeem Adedamola Salawu
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