14 Facts About Solomon Adeola

Solomon Adeola previously served as the Senator from Lagos West from 2015 to 2023.

Solomon Adeola is a chartered accountant and a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians.

Solomon Adeola grew up in Alimosho where he began his education at State Primary School in Alimosho, Lagos.

Solomon Adeola then moved on to the Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo now Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo state where he bagged a Higher National Diploma in Accounting.

Solomon Adeola is a Chartered Accountant and is a Chartered Accountant-Fellow at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

Solomon Adeola had a stint with the flagship of Nigerian newspapers, The Guardian Newspapers Limited for 12 years and rose to the position of Accountant.

Solomon Adeola later established his own company, SOOTEM Nigeria Limited, where he was the managing director and chief executive officer in the firm that specialized in tax consultancy.

Solomon Adeola was reputed to have been instrumental to the enactment of the law that strengthened the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, a legislation that catapulted the revenue of the state from N5 billion monthly to over N20 billion.

Solomon Adeola was part of the team that passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act and the Public Procurement Act of Lagos State.

Solomon Adeola was elected to the Federal Legislature to represent Alimosho Federal Constituency at the Nigerian House of Representatives in 2011.

Solomon Adeola got the post as a first time member of the House.

Solomon Adeola is a Senator and is the Vice Chairman of Senate Committee on Communications as well as member of the Finance, Marine, Interior and Science and Technology committees of the Senate.

Solomon Adeola was re-elected as senator representing Lagos west in the 2019 general elections.

Solomon Adeola was named the chairman, Senate committee on appropriations of the 10th senate on 8 August 2023.