Hon. Eluwole Sunday Adedipo
Commissioner for Education, Osun State
Peoples Democratic Party Osun State
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Hon. Eluwole Sunday Adedipo, the Commissioner for Education in Osun State, is a seasoned educator, civic leader, and former member of the State Assembly. Hailing from Ile-Ife, he brings decades of experience in community development, diplomacy, and educational policy. A key figure in local governance and strategic planning, he is recognized for his dedication to inclusive development and strengthening public education systems.
Education
- Primary: St. Mark’s Anglican Primary School, Ogunleye, Ile-Ife (1965–1972) (Osun State Official Website)
- Secondary: Attended St. David’s Secondary Modern School, Lagere, Ile-Ife (from 1973), and completed at CAC Commercial High School, Ilesa (finished in 1980) (Osun State Official Website)
- Tertiary: Oyo State College of Education (admitted 1984, graduated 1987) (Osun State Official Website)
- Further studies at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in 1989 (degree specifics not detailed) (Osun State Official Website)
- Participated in professional development workshops, including UNDP/Osun State Government sessions on adult literacy (June 1995) and vocational training for local government supervisors (March 1997) (Osun State Official Website).
Professional Background
- President, National Ife Descendant Student Association (1987)
- Auditor General, Community Development Committee (1992)
- Secretary, Community Development Committee (1993–1994)
- Secretary, Sub-committee for Creation of Additional Wards and LGAs from Ife Central
- Founding member of National Ife Descendant Student Association (NIDSA) Summer School, Ife Youth Vanguard, Great Ife Movement; Secretary Works Committee for the first Ife Day Celebration; Procurement Officer, Agency for Community Development Association (Parakin Civic Centre project) (Wikipedia, Osun State Official Website)
- Member of Ife Development Board (IDB) from 2018 to date; Chair, Economic Planning & Development subcommittee, Vision 2030 (Osun State Official Website)
- Chaired the INEC Voter’s Online Registration Exercise (Ife Zone); served on Transition Committee and Asset & Inventory Committee of Governor Adeleke in August 2022 (Osun State Official Website)
- Briefly joined the Foreign Service as Consular Assistant/Protocol Officer at the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China (2000–2004) (Osun State Official Website)
- Political career: began with UPN in 1980; held roles and contested elections within SDP in early 1990s; contested LGA chair under DPN in 1997; elected to Osun State House of Assembly (Ife Central Constituency) in 2016 on PDP platform (2016–2019) (Osun State Official Website)
- Philanthropy: donated suspended ceiling to Orisun FM, Oke ‘tase, Ile-Ife in 2005 (Osun State Official Website).
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