How Rich is Adam Oshiomole, a prominent Nigerian politician

FULL NAME: Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole or Adams Oshiomhole

DATE OF BIRTH/AGE : Born 4 April 1952

STATE OF ORIGIN : Edo State

HOME TOWN : Iyamho, near Auchi

OCCUPATION : Politician

MARITAL STATUS/WIFE: Currently married to Lara Fortes

CHILDREN : Steve Oshiomhole, Jane Oshiomhole, Adams Oshiomhole

PARENTS : Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole

EDUCATION: He studied at Ruskin College, Oxford in the United Kingdom

HOUSE(s) : He owns a multi billion mansion which is said to worth 10 Billion Naira

CARS : He has many expensive automobiles , they worth millions and billions of naira

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole is a popular Nigerian politician who need little or no introduction at all as a result of the roles he has played in Nigeria political scene. He been in the background of Nigerian politics for many years , he was the former labor leader who ventured into politics . Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole assumed office as the governor of Edo state on 12 November 2008 after winning an appeal. In 2012, he was re-contested and won the election.

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole governed people of Edo State under the platform of the Action Congress for good eight years. Winning his first term was very tough as a results of a massively rigged April 2007 election in which the candidate of the ruling People’s Democratic Party Oserheimen Osunbor had initially been declared the winner. The case was forwarded to the appeal court and fortunately for him, he came out the winner. He officially assumed office on 12 November 2008 after being declared the winner by the head of the appeal court sitting in Benin City. Before becoming the governor of Edo state, he was formerly president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), he was highly respected for the roles he play while holding this office. He was general praised and labelled as a prominent leader due to his disagreement with many federal government policies and campaign of industrial action against high oil prices in the country .

Early Life And Background

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole the former Governor of Edo State, he was born on April 4, 1952 at Iyamho, which is a stone throw from Auchi in Edo State. He was birthed into a popular Muslim family in his hometown but after his marriage to his late wife he was converted to Christian before she died after battling with cancer for some years. After being led into Christianity he was named Eric. After completing his primary and secondary school education, he got a job with the Arewa Textiles Company, where he was elected union secretary. Within a short time , he was appointed as the full-time trade union organizer that was in the year 1975 precisely.

Mr Oshiomhole studied at Ruskin College, Oxford in the United Kingdom where he majored in economics and industrial relations. After bagging his degree at Ruskin College, he proceeded to the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.

Family : Wife And Children

He lost his wife Clara Oshiomhole to breast cancer and married a foreign woman named Lara Fortes, a young model from cape vades. His late wife gave him three children before she passed. He tied the knot with his current wife , a young charming model called Lara Fortes in May 2015 .

Career : Labor leader And Edo State Governor

Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole was appointed General Secretary of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria in the year 1982, as at that time the union has a work force of 75,000 workers. Following the restoration of democracy in 1999, he was appointed as the new president of the Nigerian Labour Congress. During the early hour of President Olusegun Obasanjo, he pushed a motion and negotiated a 25% wage increase for public sector workers. In return he publicly supported Obasanjo and endorsed his candidacy when he was re-elected in 2003. Oshiomhole was re-elected as the General Secretary of The Textile union, whilst he continued as president of the NLC.