20 Facts About Adams Oshiomhole

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole was born on 4 April 1952 and is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing the Edo North senatorial district since 2023.

Adams Oshiomhole is a former national chairman of the All Progressive Congress.

Adams Oshiomhole previously served as the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress from 1999 to 2007 and as governor of Edo State from 2008 to 2016.

Adams Oshiomhole was born Muslim but was led into Christianity by his late wife Clara, who died of cancer aged 54.

Adams Oshiomhole became a Catholic and his Christian name is Eric.

Adams Oshiomhole became a full-time trade union organiser in 1975.

Adams Oshiomhole decided that he needed to further his education and so in 1975 he proceeded to Ruskin College at Oxford, United Kingdom, to study industrial relations, majoring in labour economics.

In 1982, Adams Oshiomhole was appointed general secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, a union with over 75,000 workers.

Adams Oshiomhole faced arrests, tear gas and temporary blockades of union offices, and Obasanjo introduced legislation to make it more difficult for the NLC to strike.

The NLC alleged that on 9 October 2004, Adams Oshiomhole was abducted by State Security Services during a protest, but the Nigerian government said he submitted to voluntary custody.

Adams Oshiomhole represented African workers for two terms on the governing body of the International Labour Organization, serving on the committee on freedom of association.

Adams Oshiomhole was a member of the executive board of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

On 23 June 2018, Adams Oshiomhole emerged as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress following a voice vote by delegates at the party's national convention.

On 12 November 2019, Adams Oshiomhole was suspended from the APC after 18 local government chairmen of the party in his native state of Edo passed a vote of no confidence on him.

Adams Oshiomhole was accused of trying to disintegrate the party in Edo State.

On 15 January 2020, Edo APC reaffirmed the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole and said he had no legal right to continue to function as the APC national chairman by the virtue of his suspension in Edo State.

On 28 May 2022, Adams Oshiomhole won the APC primaries for the 2023 Edo North senatorial elections.

Adams Oshiomhole was named Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior of the 10th Senate, on 8 August 2023.

On 15 November 2011, Adams Oshiomhole was conferred a Commander of the Order of the Niger by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Adams Oshiomhole was conferred the "Icon of Democracy" award by the Nigeria Union of Journalists on 21 November 2011.