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This is the biography of Richard Adeoriokin, a US-based professor and politician who was tragically killed in Osun State, Nigeria on January 28, 2024.

Education

He attended the University of Lagos, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in political science in 1994. He proceeded to the University of Ibadan, where he earned a master's degree in international relations in 1997. He then moved to the United States, where he completed his PhD in political science at the University of Texas at Austin in 2003.

Career

Adeoriokin joined the faculty of Prairie View A&M University in Houston, Texas, as an assistant professor of political science in 2004. He specialized in African politics, comparative politics, and international relations. He was promoted to associate professor in 2010 and full professor in 2018. He published several articles and books on Nigerian politics, democracy, and development. He was also a visiting scholar at Harvard University, Oxford University, and the Brookings Institution.

Adeoriokin was also active in Nigerian politics as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He contested for the House of Representatives seat for Ejigbo/Olorunda/Osogbo Federal Constituency in 2019 but lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. He remained loyal to the PDP and supported Governor Ademola Adeleke, who was his friend and classmate at the University of Lagos.

Age

Richard Adeoriokin was born in Ejigbo, Osun State, in 1972 making him 52 years this year.

Marriage Life

Adeoriokin was married to Olabisi Adeoriokin, a nurse, and they had


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OLAADEGBU:
If your cult hero was not even born again how do you expect to have this experience?

OLAADEGBU:
Who was TB Joshua?

phemray:
Eating the Treasury??

But why are Nigerian youths's believe is always about eating rather than to work?

Babangida, you see what you have caused? And if you checked well, the deputy governor will be a youth who might have also believed in chopping syndrome. If he activate that as Beta edu did, then the youth will still be shouting corruption. Let's change our mind set for good.

Solababa91:
Abegii, which EFCC? They only take orders from the President, if the President do not instruct them to investigate anybody, they wouldn't dare it.

abimbola74:
I had to check your previous posts before replying this .
So sorry for ever quoting you in the first place . I don’t argue with people who are party card carrying members

abimbola74:
You still can’t comprehend, is it not for expansion ?
Argue constructively

abimbola74:
Norms person suppose swear for you with this half information. Why didn’t you add why did that ? Is it not because he want to expand the road and do flyover there ?

jogsman01:
All those people and propaganda sha. Well, the construction of okefia flyover just commenced, and the existing road width is too small to accommodate the flyover. So, there's a need to demolish the beautification walls. Btw, I'm part of the survey team for the construction. Thanks

Newton2024:
Why was it demolished? This is half information aimed at demarketing a working governor. With the planned construction of flyover at oke-fia, there's need to widen the roads around that area.

risos:
E be like say the maintenance billing na major cash out


To scatter easy
Build ya own
Anoda man go come scatter am

As e be say na easy money, no b real tax payer money, dem for dom crocodile tie some reckless politician dem

THE Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Osun State, Comrade Muritala Fatade has said the shortage of teachers in public schools will continue to contribute to the number of out of school children in the state.

Fatade, in an interview with OSUN DEFENDER on Wednesday, noted that there was shortage of teachers in public schools in both rural and urban areas.

According to Fatade, though the case of rural areas was worse, but the urban areas as well are grossly in need of teachers.

He disclosed that no school in the urban areas have Assistant Headmaster(s), which amounts to the shortage of teachers.

The NUT Chairman said: “We have been telling the government since inception that they inherited shortage of teachers and lack of infrastructure but they promised to intervene. We applaud the government of Adeleke for the job they’re doing.


“In the urban areas, where we have headmaster or headmistress, we should have an assistant who will fit in when the HM is unavailable. As I’m speaking, there is no assistant HM in schools in the urban areas which amount to shortage of teachers. When we came into the Civil Service, we do have two HM in schools in the urban areas.

“But I’m a witness that the government is doing their possible best to recruit more teachers in the public primary and secondary schools. I witnessed such a meeting last month.

“Definitely, where there’s no good environment for learning, the pupils or students won’t be motivated to go to school. And believe me, these children will go home to report to their parents.


“These will allow parents to stop sending their children to school or students will not get to school when they already know there is no teacher to teach them.”

RESIDENTS of Osogbo have decried the absence of functioning streetlights in many parts of the state capital and other cities.

The residents who spoke with OSUN DEFENDER in different interviews at some major streets in Osogbo, on Tuesday, called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to live to his campaign name, Imole and fulfil his promise to light up the state.

Adeleke had on December 07, 2022, during the visit of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Atiku Abubakar, promised to light up everywhere in Osun.

Adeleke stated that he found himself in an embarrassing situation when the former vice president, himself and other dignitaries moved round the state capital at night of December 06, 2022, and discovered that the whole city was without light.

However, more than a year later, the situation is still the same, with residents looking on to Adeleke to fulfil his promise.

Findings by OSUN DEFENDER revealed that majority of the streetlights on Osogbo roads are not functioning, leaving the state capital in almost total darkness at night, especially when there is power outage.

Areas like Dada Estate, OgoOluwa, Technical, Oke Fia, Old Garage, Igbona and Ota Efun are without functioning streetlights.

Speaking with the medium, a resident of Ota Efun, Okanlawon Obajuwon, appealed to Adeleke to fulfil his promise and light up the state.

He said: “I believe as a governor who loves his people, providing streetlights should be a priority.

“If the streets are lit, it will encourage a lot of good things and prevent bad happenings. The crime rate will surely reduce on our streets if everywhere is lit, especially in the evenings.”

A trader at OgoOluwa area of Osogbo, Olabisi Adeniyi, said: “Since last year, streetlights in some parts of Gbonga/Ibadan road has not been functioning. At times, by 6.30pm, everywhere would be dark, and we would hurriedly start packing our goods back into the warehouse.

“We dread nightfall now. The situation was not this bad because many businesses and residential buildings along the corridor could afford to power their generating sets, limiting the effects of the absence of street lighting.

“But now, only a few could afford the cost of petrol and diesel for generators. This reality has left us with the only option of early business closure to prevent untoward happenings. We are not happy about it. We implore the government to look at the situation and restore streetlights on the roads in Osogbo.”

A social analyst, Abisola Abiodun, opined that Adeleke, going by his campaign name ‘Imole’ ought to have taken the provision and repairing of streetlights on the major roads as a top priority.

“When you call someone ‘Imole’ and the majority of the streets under his administration are in darkness at night, that person is not living up to his name.

“When you go around the town at night and you see everywhere in darkness, it portrays the state in a bad shape.

“I want to appeal to Governor Adeleke to prioritise the lighting of Osun streets. Damaged streetlights should be fixed while those in need should be looked into.

“Osun residents deserve to be the biggest winner for voting Adeleke and, as such, deserve ‘Imole’