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The 2027 election

Presidential · Nigeria · 2027

Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Adewole Adebayo&Bugaje Usman Muhammed

Two lives. One ticket. Explore their journeys, the public record, and the plans for Nigeria.

Meet the people
Adewole Adebayo
Adewole AdebayoFor President
Bugaje Usman Muhammed
Bugaje Usman MuhammedFor Vice President

Before the ballot,
a life in the making.

The places, education and experiences behind the people on this ticket.

Adewole Ebenezer Adebayo, a lawyer and media owner who uses the title "Prince" as a member of the Ondo royal family, is the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate for the election of 16 January 2027; INEC lists him as "ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER". He was born in Ondo, Ondo State, on 8 January 1972. He attended St Stephen's Primary School and St Joseph's College in Ondo, read law at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (LL.B, 1991-1997), and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2000. After national service in Kogi State he practised with Tunji Abayomi & Co. in Lagos, rising to head of chambers, and then founded his own Abuja firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co. (House of Law); most accounts date it to 2002, though his campaign profile has him joining Tunji Abayomi that year. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. From 2006 he sat on the International Technical Advisory Committee of Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He founded KAFTAN TV, an Ondo-based television network conceived in December 2016 and on air by September 2018. He joined the SDP in 1991, at 19, while a law student. He won the party's presidential primary on 8 June 2022 and polled 80,267 votes (about 0.33%) at the election of 25 February 2023, which Bola Tinubu won; he did not challenge the result. In the party's 2025-2026 leadership dispute he was counsel and the main public voice for the national leadership of Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe. A rival faction led by Shehu Gabam twice announced his expulsion, in October 2025 and May 2026, but the courts upheld the Gombe leadership, and the Supreme Court dismissed Gabam's last appeal on 16 September 2026. He was returned unopposed as the SDP's 2027 presidential candidate at its convention in Bauchi on 9 May 2026, with Usman Muhammed Bugaje as running mate, and INEC's final list of 12 September 2026 includes the ticket. On 8 September 2026 he unveiled his policy blueprint, "Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity". Western Delta University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Political Science in November 2025.

From the public profile

Read the evidence · 10 sources
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia - Consolidated Final Report, Volume Two (pdftotext)

    2009-06-30: "3 Cllr. Adewole EbenezeAdebayo Member"

    3 Cllr. Adewole EbenezeAdebayo Member
  • INEC (Final List of Candidates, Presidential, Jan 2027 elections)

    2026-09-12: "16 SDP NIGERIA Presidential ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER None 54 M FSLC WASCE LLB"

    16 SDP NIGERIA Presidential ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER None 54 M FSLC WASCE LLB
  • Daily Post

    2026-08-12: "Speaking after the judgment, SDP presidential candidate and counsel to the appellants, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said the appellate court unanimously ruled in favour of the SDP in all six applications considered during the proceedings."

    Speaking after the judgment, SDP presidential candidate and counsel to the appellants, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said the appellate court unanimously ruled in favour of the SDP in all six applications considered during the proceedings.
  • adewoleadebayo.com (candidate's official campaign site, About page)

    "Prince Adewole Adebayo was born on 8 January 1972 and hails from the Ondo Kingdom where his royal family has held authority for over Five Hundred (500) years, tracing its lineage back to around 1510 AD."

    Prince Adewole Adebayo was born on 8 January 1972 and hails from the Ondo Kingdom where his royal family has held authority for over Five Hundred (500) years, tracing its lineage back to around 1510 AD.
  • Daily Post

    2023-03-01: "PRP – 72,144 SDP – 80,267 YPP – 60,600"

    PRP – 72,144 SDP – 80,267 YPP – 60,600
  • TheCable

    2022-06-09: "Ardo said Adebayo polled 1,526 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, who got 83 votes."

    Ardo said Adebayo polled 1,526 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, who got 83 votes.
  • Daily Trust (Peter Moses; biography paragraph mirrors Wikipedia)

    2022-12-04: "Adebayo was born in Ondo City, Ondo State, on January 8, 1972."

    Adebayo was born in Ondo City, Ondo State, on January 8, 1972.
  • Daily Post

    2026-09-16: "“Supreme Court said that there is no life in the case and dismissed the case. That is the end of Shehu Gabam. There is nothing about the SDP leadership crisis coming up again,” Adebayo said."

    “Supreme Court said that there is no life in the case and dismissed the case. That is the end of Shehu Gabam. There is nothing about the SDP leadership crisis coming up again,” Adebayo said.
  • Vanguard

    2026-05-10: "Adebayo, who was the sole aspirant for the party’s presidential ticket, was elected by consensus by delegates from the 36 states of the federation during the convention"

    Adebayo, who was the sole aspirant for the party’s presidential ticket, was elected by consensus by delegates from the 36 states of the federation during the convention
  • ThisDay

    2026-09-17: "Adebayo, who disclosed that he joined the SDP in 1991 at the age of 19 while studying law at the University of Ife, said his initial reservations about political parties formed under military rule changed after he studied the party’s foundational documents."

    Adebayo, who disclosed that he joined the SDP in 1991 at the age of 19 while studying law at the University of Ife, said his initial reservations about political parties formed under military rule changed after he studied the party’s foundational documents.

School years & education

  1. 1978–1983

    St. Stephen's Primary School, Ondo

    First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) · Ondo, Ondo State

    Read the evidence · 3 sources

  2. 1983–1989

    St. Joseph's College, Ondo

    West African School Certificate (WASCE) · Ondo, Ondo State

    Read the evidence · 4 sources

  3. 1991–1997

    Obafemi Awolowo University

    LL.B (Law) · Law · Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

    Read the evidence · 7 sources
    • New York State Unified Court System - Attorney Registrations open dataset (data.ny.gov, JSON)

      ""law_school":"OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY""

      "law_school":"OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY"
    • INEC - 2027 Presidential Final List of Candidates (PDF, pdftotext)

      2026-09-12: "FSLC WASCE LLB"

      FSLC WASCE LLB
    • dailytrust.com
      From 1991 to 1997, he attended Obafemi Awolowo University, where he earned a law degree. He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2000 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School in Lagos and passing his bar exams.
    • Punch

      2026-09-17: "Recalling his political journey, the SDP candidate said he joined the party in 1991 while studying law at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University."

      Recalling his political journey, the SDP candidate said he joined the party in 1991 while studying law at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University.
    • theprestige.com.ng
      After completing his Primary School in Ondo, his mind was sharpened at Saint Joseph College, Ondo and further refined at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University where he graduated with honours in Law.
    • skabash.com
      He attended Obafemi Awolowo University from 1991 to 1997 and graduated with a law degree.
    • en.wikipedia.org
      From 1991 to 1997, he attended Obafemi Awolowo University, where he earned a law degree.

  4. Until 2000

    Nigerian Law School, Lagos

    Barrister-at-Law (B.L.) · Law · Lagos, Lagos State

    Read the evidence · 3 sources

  5. Dates not recorded

    University of Jos

    LL.M (Master of Laws) · Law (not on his INEC form, which lists only FSLC, WASCE and LLB) · Jos, Plateau State

    Read the evidence · 4 sources

A working life

  1. From 2002

    Founder

    Adewole Adebayo & Co. (House of Law)

    His own law firm in Abuja, of which he is founder and principal. Wikipedia and the texts that copy it (Daily Trust and ThisDay, 2022) say he founded it in 2002 after two years as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi & Co. in Lagos, i.e. from his 2000 call to the Bar. His 2022 campaign profile instead says he joined Tunji Abayomi in 2002, after national service in Kogi State, rose to head of chambers and "later" left for Abuja, which would place the founding after 2002. Companies he controls were registered at the firm's Abuja office block from May 2004. The 2002 start is kept at medium confidence. The practice covers international investment law and arbitration; he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2013 (New York attorney register). Notable briefs, all as counsel and never as a party: legal adviser to Continental Transfert Technique Ltd in the 2019 CERPAC dispute with Femi Falana SAN; lead counsel for the SDP in SDP v. INEC & 2 Ors (CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025), its appeal over the 16 August 2025 Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency by-election won by the APC's Adesola Ayoola-Elegbeji, which the Court of Appeal, Ibadan, dismissed on 9 January 2026 after the tribunal had struck out the petition (EPT/OG/HR/01/2025) on 12 November 2025; counsel to the Gombe-led SDP in its appeal from FHC/ABJ/CS/402/2026, in which the Court of Appeal, Abuja, set aside on 12 August 2026 a judgment recognising Shehu Gabam as national chairman (the Supreme Court dismissed Gabam's further appeal on 16 September 2026); and counsel to the SDP at the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in September 2026.

    Read the evidence · 13 sources
    • New York State Unified Court System - Attorney Registrations open dataset (data.ny.gov, JSON)

      ""company_name":"ADEWOLE ADEBAYO FCIARB""

      "company_name":"ADEWOLE ADEBAYO FCIARB"
    • guardian.ng

      Moved from the deleted SDP v. INEC & 2 Ors (CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025) legal record (he was lead counsel, not a party).

      The Ibadan Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo Federal Constituency by-election held on August 16, 2025. ... "Counsel to the SDP, Mr. Adewole Adebayo, however, offered no explanation for the omission of the Tribunal's pre-hearing report from the record of appeal."
    • ThisDay

      2019-02-14: "The Legal Advisor to Continental Transfert Technique Limited (CTTL), Dr. Adewole Adebayo, has faulted a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana"

      The Legal Advisor to Continental Transfert Technique Limited (CTTL), Dr. Adewole Adebayo, has faulted a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana
    • Daily Post

      2026-08-12: "Speaking after the judgment, SDP presidential candidate and counsel to the appellants, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said the appellate court unanimously ruled in favour of the SDP in all six applications considered during the proceedings."

      Speaking after the judgment, SDP presidential candidate and counsel to the appellants, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said the appellate court unanimously ruled in favour of the SDP in all six applications considered during the proceedings.
    • Punch

      2026-09-14: "However, counsel for the SDP, Adewole Adebayo, said he was unaware of Alade’s decision, describing the move as an ambush, although he said the party would not oppose the application."

      However, counsel for the SDP, Adewole Adebayo, said he was unaware of Alade’s decision, describing the move as an ambush, although he said the party would not oppose the application.
    • judy.legal ((2026) JELR 114650 (CA))

      2026-01-09: "Court of Appeal • CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025 • 9 Jan 2026 • Nigeria Coram Ebiowei Tobi, JCA Binta Fatima Zubairu, JCA Fadawu Umaru, JCA Appearances Dr. Adewole Adebayo, with him, Solomon Dalung, Esq. and Ebenezer Akinbuli, Esq. for the Appellant."

      Court of Appeal • CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025 • 9 Jan 2026 • Nigeria Coram Ebiowei Tobi, JCA Binta Fatima Zubairu, JCA Fadawu Umaru, JCA Appearances Dr. Adewole Adebayo, with him, Solomon Dalung, Esq. and Ebenezer Akinbuli, Esq. for the Appellant.
    • Oasis Magazine (campaign-circulated profile; same text as The Prestige and National Waves)

      2022-03-29: "He later left the law firm of Tunji Abayomi for Abuja where he established his personal law firm, “Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law”."

      He later left the law firm of Tunji Abayomi for Abuja where he established his personal law firm, “Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law”.
    • ThisDay (profile text mirrors Wikipedia)

      2022-11-12: "Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002."

      Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002.
    • thecable.ng

      Moved from the deleted SDP v. INEC & 2 Ors (CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025) legal record (he was lead counsel, not a party).

      The court of appeal in Ibadan, Oyo state, has dismissed the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency by-election held on August 16, 2025. ... "Adewole Adebayo, counsel to the SDP, did not offer any explanation for the omission of the tribunal's pre-hearing report from the record of appeal."
    • scnportal.ng

      p.1

      ADEWOLE ADEBAYO & CO. "HOUSE OF LAW" NO. 16 FEZ STREET, WUSE 11 ABUJA, FCT.
    • nationalwaves-ng.com
      Prince Adewole Adebayo is a lawyer of repute having practiced in Tunji Abayomi Law firm, he rose to become head of Chambers. He later set up his law firm known as the Adewole Adebayo & Co, House of Law.
    • en.wikipedia.org
      Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co. in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002.
    • adewoleadebayo.com
      Professionally, Prince Adewole Adebayo is a political activist and distinguished legal practitioner licensed to practise in Nigeria, United States of America (USA) including New York and California.

  2. From 2006

    Chairman

    Africa Dialogue Mission (ADM) Ltd/Gte

    Chairman of Africa Dialogue Mission, a company limited by guarantee registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission on 7 June 2006 (RC 655960); his campaign biography links it to his 2006 Liberia TRC appointment. CAC lists no person with significant control, so whether he founded it is not confirmed.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources

  3. From 2006

    Member, International Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC)

    Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia

    The TRC's final report (Volume II, staff listing for October 2005 - June 2009) lists "Cllr. Adewole Ebeneze[r] Adebayo" as a member of its International Technical Advisory Committee. ITAC advisers had the rights and privileges of commissioners except the vote; under the TRC Act one ITAC seat was filled by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and two by ECOWAS. His own biography and Wikipedia call him a "Commissioner" appointed in 2006 by the UN and ECOWAS; the report does not list him among the nine commissioners. The report says the three ITAC advisers first appointed in 2006 later resigned; his exit date was not found.

    Read the evidence · 2 sources

  4. From 2016

    Founder and owner

    KAFTAN TV (King Adebayo Film & Theatre Arts Network)

    Television network headquartered in Ondo with stations in Lagos and Abuja. Its mission was set at a retreat he held in Ondo in December 2016, the founding date his profiles and Wikipedia use (a 2022 tribute by his head of station says 2017). The operating company, King Adebayo Film & Theatre Arts Network Ltd, was registered on 10 December 2014 and KAFTAN TV Ltd on 16 April 2015; CAC lists him as the operating company's representative. The station was on air by September 2018 and launched a Hausa channel on 8 November 2021. It was still operating in 2024, when its board appointed Abdulwaheed Odusile chief executive (March) and Reuben Okala head of the Abuja station (June).

    Read the evidence · 6 sources

  5. From 2024

    Sponsor

    Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon (Ondo)

    An annual 15-kilometre race in Ondo, run with the Queen Lillian Adebayo Health Walk and funded by him; the maiden edition was held in December 2024. The 2025 edition, on 28 December 2025, drew about 5,000 runners. A company, Prince Adewole Adebayo Sports Academy Ltd, was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission on 27 July 2025.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register open API (JSON; needs browser Origin header)

      ""approvedName":"PRINCE ADEWOLE ADEBAYO SPORTS ACADEMY LTD","rcNumber":"8632614""

      "approvedName":"PRINCE ADEWOLE ADEBAYO SPORTS ACADEMY LTD","rcNumber":"8632614"
    • Blueprint (Barnabas Olabisi; read via blueprint.ng WordPress posts API)

      2025-01-30: "In December last year, the maiden edition of the annual Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon was held in Ondo."

      In December last year, the maiden edition of the annual Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon was held in Ondo.
    • Punch

      2025-12-28: "The event, tagged the Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon and Queen Lillian Adebayo Health Walk, was sponsored by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo."

      The event, tagged the Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon and Queen Lillian Adebayo Health Walk, was sponsored by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo.

  6. Dates not recorded

    Chairman

    Agbede Agric Projects Ltd

    A farming company incorporated on 23 April 1989 (RC 83414; CAC filing status "inactive"). CAC lists Total Application Limited, represented by Adewole Adebayo, as its person with significant control. He was 17 at incorporation, so he is not its founder; when he became chairman was not found. He describes himself as a farmer with ranches in the North who also plants trees.

    Read the evidence · 4 sources

  7. Dates not recorded

    Corps member (Kogi State)

    National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

    Did his national service in Kogi State after his call to the Bar in 2000 ("I served in Kogi State", Daily Trust interview, January 2025). The service year was not found; the campaign profile places his return to Lagos before 2002.

    Read the evidence · 2 sources

  8. Dates not recorded

    Litigation lawyer, later Head of Chambers

    Tunji Abayomi & Co.

    His first legal job after his call to the Bar: a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi & Co. in Lagos, where he rose to head of chambers. The years conflict: Wikipedia-derived texts have him there for about two years from 2000 before he founded his own firm in 2002, while his 2022 campaign profile says he joined in 2002, after national service in Kogi State, and "later" left for Abuja. No years are stored.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • Daily Trust (Peter Moses; biography paragraph mirrors Wikipedia)

      2022-12-04: "He began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002."

      He began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002.
    • National Waves (campaign-circulated profile)

      2022-07-01: "Prince Adewole Adebayo is a lawyer of repute having practiced in Tunji Abayomi Law firm, he rose to become head of Chambers."

      Prince Adewole Adebayo is a lawyer of repute having practiced in Tunji Abayomi Law firm, he rose to become head of Chambers.
    • Oasis Magazine (campaign-circulated profile; same text as The Prestige and National Waves)

      2022-03-29: "In 2002, shortly after his return to Lagos following his NYSC in Kogi State, he joined the Tunji Abayomi law firm where he quickly rose through the rank."

      In 2002, shortly after his return to Lagos following his NYSC in Kogi State, he joined the Tunji Abayomi law firm where he quickly rose through the rank.

The path into public service

A timeline of offices held has not yet been added.

Life outside
the office.

Work, writing and public family connections. The experiences and relationships beyond a political career.

About Adewole AdebayoBack to biography

Work & organisations

  • Dates not recorded

    Agbede Agric Projects Ltd

    Chairman · owner · Agriculture

    A farming company incorporated on 23 April 1989 (RC 83414; CAC filing status "inactive"). CAC lists Total Application Limited, represented by Adewole Adebayo, as its person with significant control. He was 17 at incorporation, so he is not its founder; when he became chairman was not found. He describes himself as a farmer with ranches in the North who also plants trees.

    Read the evidence · 4 sources

  • Dates not recorded

    National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

    Corps member (Kogi State) · Public service

    Did his national service in Kogi State after his call to the Bar in 2000 ("I served in Kogi State", Daily Trust interview, January 2025). The service year was not found; the campaign profile places his return to Lagos before 2002.

    Read the evidence · 2 sources

  • Dates not recorded

    Tunji Abayomi & Co.

    Litigation lawyer, later Head of Chambers · employee · Legal

    His first legal job after his call to the Bar: a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi & Co. in Lagos, where he rose to head of chambers. The years conflict: Wikipedia-derived texts have him there for about two years from 2000 before he founded his own firm in 2002, while his 2022 campaign profile says he joined in 2002, after national service in Kogi State, and "later" left for Abuja. No years are stored.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • Daily Trust (Peter Moses; biography paragraph mirrors Wikipedia)

      2022-12-04: "He began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002."

      He began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002.
    • National Waves (campaign-circulated profile)

      2022-07-01: "Prince Adewole Adebayo is a lawyer of repute having practiced in Tunji Abayomi Law firm, he rose to become head of Chambers."

      Prince Adewole Adebayo is a lawyer of repute having practiced in Tunji Abayomi Law firm, he rose to become head of Chambers.
    • Oasis Magazine (campaign-circulated profile; same text as The Prestige and National Waves)

      2022-03-29: "In 2002, shortly after his return to Lagos following his NYSC in Kogi State, he joined the Tunji Abayomi law firm where he quickly rose through the rank."

      In 2002, shortly after his return to Lagos following his NYSC in Kogi State, he joined the Tunji Abayomi law firm where he quickly rose through the rank.

  • From 2024

    Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon (Ondo)

    Sponsor · Sports / philanthropy

    An annual 15-kilometre race in Ondo, run with the Queen Lillian Adebayo Health Walk and funded by him; the maiden edition was held in December 2024. The 2025 edition, on 28 December 2025, drew about 5,000 runners. A company, Prince Adewole Adebayo Sports Academy Ltd, was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission on 27 July 2025.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register open API (JSON; needs browser Origin header)

      ""approvedName":"PRINCE ADEWOLE ADEBAYO SPORTS ACADEMY LTD","rcNumber":"8632614""

      "approvedName":"PRINCE ADEWOLE ADEBAYO SPORTS ACADEMY LTD","rcNumber":"8632614"
    • Blueprint (Barnabas Olabisi; read via blueprint.ng WordPress posts API)

      2025-01-30: "In December last year, the maiden edition of the annual Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon was held in Ondo."

      In December last year, the maiden edition of the annual Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon was held in Ondo.
    • Punch

      2025-12-28: "The event, tagged the Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon and Queen Lillian Adebayo Health Walk, was sponsored by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo."

      The event, tagged the Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon and Queen Lillian Adebayo Health Walk, was sponsored by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo.

  • From 2016

    KAFTAN TV (King Adebayo Film & Theatre Arts Network)

    Founder and owner · founder · Media

    Television network headquartered in Ondo with stations in Lagos and Abuja. Its mission was set at a retreat he held in Ondo in December 2016, the founding date his profiles and Wikipedia use (a 2022 tribute by his head of station says 2017). The operating company, King Adebayo Film & Theatre Arts Network Ltd, was registered on 10 December 2014 and KAFTAN TV Ltd on 16 April 2015; CAC lists him as the operating company's representative. The station was on air by September 2018 and launched a Hausa channel on 8 November 2021. It was still operating in 2024, when its board appointed Abdulwaheed Odusile chief executive (March) and Reuben Okala head of the Abuja station (June).

    Read the evidence · 6 sources

  • From 2006

    Africa Dialogue Mission (ADM) Ltd/Gte

    Chairman · Non-profit / conflict resolution

    Chairman of Africa Dialogue Mission, a company limited by guarantee registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission on 7 June 2006 (RC 655960); his campaign biography links it to his 2006 Liberia TRC appointment. CAC lists no person with significant control, so whether he founded it is not confirmed.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources

  • From 2006

    Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia

    Member, International Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) · Transitional justice

    The TRC's final report (Volume II, staff listing for October 2005 - June 2009) lists "Cllr. Adewole Ebeneze[r] Adebayo" as a member of its International Technical Advisory Committee. ITAC advisers had the rights and privileges of commissioners except the vote; under the TRC Act one ITAC seat was filled by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and two by ECOWAS. His own biography and Wikipedia call him a "Commissioner" appointed in 2006 by the UN and ECOWAS; the report does not list him among the nine commissioners. The report says the three ITAC advisers first appointed in 2006 later resigned; his exit date was not found.

    Read the evidence · 2 sources

  • From 2002

    Adewole Adebayo & Co. (House of Law)

    Founder · founder · Legal

    His own law firm in Abuja, of which he is founder and principal. Wikipedia and the texts that copy it (Daily Trust and ThisDay, 2022) say he founded it in 2002 after two years as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi & Co. in Lagos, i.e. from his 2000 call to the Bar. His 2022 campaign profile instead says he joined Tunji Abayomi in 2002, after national service in Kogi State, rose to head of chambers and "later" left for Abuja, which would place the founding after 2002. Companies he controls were registered at the firm's Abuja office block from May 2004. The 2002 start is kept at medium confidence. The practice covers international investment law and arbitration; he is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2013 (New York attorney register). Notable briefs, all as counsel and never as a party: legal adviser to Continental Transfert Technique Ltd in the 2019 CERPAC dispute with Femi Falana SAN; lead counsel for the SDP in SDP v. INEC & 2 Ors (CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025), its appeal over the 16 August 2025 Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency by-election won by the APC's Adesola Ayoola-Elegbeji, which the Court of Appeal, Ibadan, dismissed on 9 January 2026 after the tribunal had struck out the petition (EPT/OG/HR/01/2025) on 12 November 2025; counsel to the Gombe-led SDP in its appeal from FHC/ABJ/CS/402/2026, in which the Court of Appeal, Abuja, set aside on 12 August 2026 a judgment recognising Shehu Gabam as national chairman (the Supreme Court dismissed Gabam's further appeal on 16 September 2026); and counsel to the SDP at the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in September 2026.

    Read the evidence · 13 sources
    • New York State Unified Court System - Attorney Registrations open dataset (data.ny.gov, JSON)

      ""company_name":"ADEWOLE ADEBAYO FCIARB""

      "company_name":"ADEWOLE ADEBAYO FCIARB"
    • guardian.ng

      Moved from the deleted SDP v. INEC & 2 Ors (CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025) legal record (he was lead counsel, not a party).

      The Ibadan Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo Federal Constituency by-election held on August 16, 2025. ... "Counsel to the SDP, Mr. Adewole Adebayo, however, offered no explanation for the omission of the Tribunal's pre-hearing report from the record of appeal."
    • ThisDay

      2019-02-14: "The Legal Advisor to Continental Transfert Technique Limited (CTTL), Dr. Adewole Adebayo, has faulted a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana"

      The Legal Advisor to Continental Transfert Technique Limited (CTTL), Dr. Adewole Adebayo, has faulted a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana
    • Daily Post

      2026-08-12: "Speaking after the judgment, SDP presidential candidate and counsel to the appellants, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said the appellate court unanimously ruled in favour of the SDP in all six applications considered during the proceedings."

      Speaking after the judgment, SDP presidential candidate and counsel to the appellants, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said the appellate court unanimously ruled in favour of the SDP in all six applications considered during the proceedings.
    • Punch

      2026-09-14: "However, counsel for the SDP, Adewole Adebayo, said he was unaware of Alade’s decision, describing the move as an ambush, although he said the party would not oppose the application."

      However, counsel for the SDP, Adewole Adebayo, said he was unaware of Alade’s decision, describing the move as an ambush, although he said the party would not oppose the application.
    • judy.legal ((2026) JELR 114650 (CA))

      2026-01-09: "Court of Appeal • CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025 • 9 Jan 2026 • Nigeria Coram Ebiowei Tobi, JCA Binta Fatima Zubairu, JCA Fadawu Umaru, JCA Appearances Dr. Adewole Adebayo, with him, Solomon Dalung, Esq. and Ebenezer Akinbuli, Esq. for the Appellant."

      Court of Appeal • CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025 • 9 Jan 2026 • Nigeria Coram Ebiowei Tobi, JCA Binta Fatima Zubairu, JCA Fadawu Umaru, JCA Appearances Dr. Adewole Adebayo, with him, Solomon Dalung, Esq. and Ebenezer Akinbuli, Esq. for the Appellant.
    • Oasis Magazine (campaign-circulated profile; same text as The Prestige and National Waves)

      2022-03-29: "He later left the law firm of Tunji Abayomi for Abuja where he established his personal law firm, “Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law”."

      He later left the law firm of Tunji Abayomi for Abuja where he established his personal law firm, “Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law”.
    • ThisDay (profile text mirrors Wikipedia)

      2022-11-12: "Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002."

      Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002.
    • thecable.ng

      Moved from the deleted SDP v. INEC & 2 Ors (CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025) legal record (he was lead counsel, not a party).

      The court of appeal in Ibadan, Oyo state, has dismissed the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency by-election held on August 16, 2025. ... "Adewole Adebayo, counsel to the SDP, did not offer any explanation for the omission of the tribunal's pre-hearing report from the record of appeal."
    • scnportal.ng

      p.1

      ADEWOLE ADEBAYO & CO. "HOUSE OF LAW" NO. 16 FEZ STREET, WUSE 11 ABUJA, FCT.
    • nationalwaves-ng.com
      Prince Adewole Adebayo is a lawyer of repute having practiced in Tunji Abayomi Law firm, he rose to become head of Chambers. He later set up his law firm known as the Adewole Adebayo & Co, House of Law.
    • en.wikipedia.org
      Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co. in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002.
    • adewoleadebayo.com
      Professionally, Prince Adewole Adebayo is a political activist and distinguished legal practitioner licensed to practise in Nigeria, United States of America (USA) including New York and California.

Family in public life

Documented relationships with people in public life. A family connection alone does not establish a business interest or wrongdoing.

  • Spouse

    Lilian Adebayo

    Wife of Prince Adewole Adebayo (SDP 2023 presidential candidate / 2027 flagbearer). A lawyer who publicly fronts for her husband and the SDP - in October 2025 she hosted the forum of SDP state chairmen in Abuja and dismissed rumours of his defection. Also styled 'Queen Lilian Adebayo' on social media; her first name is occasionally spelled 'Lillian'.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • leadership.ng
      Mrs Lilian Adebayo, wife of the former presidential candidate, Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has expressed confidence in her husband’s commitment to the party.
    • punchng.com
      Amid the leadership crisis rocking the Social Democratic Party and a recent wave of defections by opposition politicians to the ruling All Progressives Congress, Mrs. Lilian Adebayo, wife of the party’s former presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has dismissed rumours that her husband plans to dump the SDP.
    • vanguardngr.com
      Following the recent wave of defections by politicians to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Lilian Adebayo, wife of the former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections, has dismissed rumours that her husband plans to dump the party.

In their own words

Books, articles and other published work.

  • Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity: Governance and Accelerated Development Blueprint of a New Nigeria 2027–2031

    2026 · policy · Social Democratic Party (SDP) National Secretariat; unveiled in Abuja on 8 September 2026

    Read the evidence · 6 sources
    • guardian.ng
      The proposal is contained in his 2027–2031 governance blueprint, Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity, which identifies social democracy and the Basic Needs Approach as the central pillars of his proposed administration.
    • thecable.ng
      Adebayo spoke on Tuesday in Abuja while unveiling the SDP's 2027–2031 policy document, titled “Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity”. He described the document as the party's blueprint for tackling Nigeria's security, economic and infrastructure challenges.
    • ThisDay

      2026-09-09: "Adebayo, who spoke in Abuja at the unveiling of his 2027–2031 presidential policy document titled “Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity,”"

      Adebayo, who spoke in Abuja at the unveiling of his 2027–2031 presidential policy document titled “Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity,”
    • Daily Trust

      2026-09-07: "In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the Presidential candidate said the document which will be presented to the people on Tuesday"

      In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the Presidential candidate said the document which will be presented to the people on Tuesday
    • officialsdp.org.ng

      p.3

      FAREWELL TO POVERTY AND INSECURITY Governance & Accelerated Development Blueprint of a New Nigeria 2027 - 2031 Prince (Dr.) Adewole Adebayo, Esq. ... Copyright © 2026 Prince (Dr.) Adewole Adebayo, Esq. All rights reserved.
    • officialsdp.org.ng
      Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity — Governance & Accelerated Development Blueprint of a New Nigeria 2027 – 2031 — Prince (Dr.) Adewole Adebayo, Esq. — Social Democratic Party · National Secretariat publication

The record,
in public.

Elections contested, legislation and recognition. Read the entries, follow their sources, and form your own view.

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At the ballot

  • 2027 · Presidential election

    Social Democratic Party · Pending

    Record notes

    SDP presidential candidate for the election of 16 January 2027, with Usman Muhammed Bugaje as running mate. INEC's final list of presidential candidates, released on 12 September 2026, lists the ticket at SN 16: "ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER" (54, male; qualifications declared: FSLC, WASCE, LLB) and "BUGAJE USMAN MUHAMMED" (74). The INEC publication of about 1 August 2026 that some reports called the final list was an earlier list of cleared nominees.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • INEC

      2026-09-12: "16 SDP NIGERIA NIGERIA Presidential Vice- Presidential ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER BUGAJE USMAN MUHAMMED None None 54 74 M M FSLC WASCE LLB FSLC SSCE PHD"

      16 SDP NIGERIA NIGERIA Presidential Vice- Presidential ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER BUGAJE USMAN MUHAMMED None None 54 74 M M FSLC WASCE LLB FSLC SSCE PHD
    • Premium Times

      2026-09-12: "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the 16 January 2027 general elections."

      The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the 16 January 2027 general elections.
    • Premium Times

      2026-09-17: "His allegation comes as the SDP positions itself for the 2027 presidential election with Adewole Adebayo and Mr Bugaje as presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively."

      His allegation comes as the SDP positions itself for the 2027 presidential election with Adewole Adebayo and Mr Bugaje as presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively.

  • 2027 · Presidential primary

    Social Democratic Party · Won

    Record notes

    Returned unopposed as the SDP presidential candidate at the party's national convention and presidential primary at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, on Saturday 9 May 2026. He was the sole aspirant and was affirmed by consensus of delegates from the 36 states and the FCT; electoral committee chairman Edoho James-Nsima declared him. No vote count was published (the SDP's letter to INEC, reported 13 May 2026, calls the exercise a direct primary). He had declared his intention to run on 14 March 2025. On 20 May 2026 a rival faction led by Shehu Gabam held its own convention in Abuja and adopted Abimbola Atanda by voice vote; INEC's final list of 12 September 2026 (SN 16, "ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER") carries Adebayo as the SDP candidate.

    Read the evidence · 6 sources
    • Punch

      2026-05-09: "Adebayo was adopted through a consensus arrangement as the presidential candidate at the SDP national convention held in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, on Saturday."

      Adebayo was adopted through a consensus arrangement as the presidential candidate at the SDP national convention held in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, on Saturday.
    • Vanguard

      2026-05-10: "Adebayo, who was the sole aspirant for the party’s presidential ticket, was elected by consensus by delegates from the 36 states of the federation during the convention"

      Adebayo, who was the sole aspirant for the party’s presidential ticket, was elected by consensus by delegates from the 36 states of the federation during the convention
    • Ripples Nigeria

      2025-03-14: "Reaffirming his own ambitions, the SDP chieftain declared his intention to contest for Nigeria’s highest office in 2027"

      Reaffirming his own ambitions, the SDP chieftain declared his intention to contest for Nigeria’s highest office in 2027
    • Daily Post

      2026-05-20: "delegates loyal to Gabam also adopted Lagos businessman, Abimbola Atanda, as the party’s new sole presidential candidate through a voice vote."

      delegates loyal to Gabam also adopted Lagos businessman, Abimbola Atanda, as the party’s new sole presidential candidate through a voice vote.
    • Premium Times

      2026-05-10: "Mr Adebayo was elected as the sole presidential candidate of the party during the 2026 National Conventions and Presidential Primaries on Saturday in Bauchi."

      Mr Adebayo was elected as the sole presidential candidate of the party during the 2026 National Conventions and Presidential Primaries on Saturday in Bauchi.
    • guardian.ng
      Adewole Adebayo — presidential 2027

  • 2023 · Presidential election

    Social Democratic Party · Lost

    80,267 votes · 0.33%

    Record notes

    SDP presidential candidate at the election of 25 February 2023. INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu declared the result in the early hours of 1 March 2023: Adebayo polled 80,267 votes (about 0.33% of valid votes); Bola Tinubu (APC) won with 8,794,726. He filed no election petition, and on 2 March 2023 the SDP said it stood by the outcome.

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • Punch

      2023-03-01: "In the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and returning officer of the 2023 presidential election, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the keenly contested election which was held on Saturday, February 25."

      In the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and returning officer of the 2023 presidential election, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the keenly contested election which was held on Saturday, February 25.
    • Daily Post

      2023-03-01: "PRP – 72,144 SDP – 80,267 YPP – 60,600"

      PRP – 72,144 SDP – 80,267 YPP – 60,600
    • Vanguard

      2023-03-03: "the party also submitted that notwithstanding the obvious challenges that were associated with the election and the concerns expressed by aggrieved stakeholders, the party stood by the outcome of the electoral process."

      the party also submitted that notwithstanding the obvious challenges that were associated with the election and the concerns expressed by aggrieved stakeholders, the party stood by the outcome of the electoral process.

  • 2023 · Presidential primary

    Social Democratic Party · Won

    1,526 votes · 94.84%

    Record notes

    Won the SDP presidential primary for the 2023 election at the party's national convention at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Wednesday 8 June 2022 (counting ran into the early hours of 9 June). Returning officer Umar Ardo declared 1,526 votes for Adebayo against 83 for his only opponent, Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi; 1,653 votes were cast, 1,609 valid and 44 invalid. Vanguard and Daily Trust (and Wikipedia) report 1,546: 1,526 is stored because only it adds up with 83 to the 1,609 valid votes. The 94.84% share is of valid votes (computed). This was the primary of the INEC-recognised Gabam/Agunloye leadership; a rival faction led by Supo Shonibare had nominated ex-senator Ebenezer Ikeyina in May 2022. INEC published Adebayo as the SDP candidate in September 2022, and he and Ikeyina reconciled at a meeting in Ikeja, Lagos, on 28 September 2022.

    Read the evidence · 4 sources
    • Daily Trust

      2022-06-09: "In a keenly contested election which lasted several hours, till early Thursday morning in Abuja, Adebayo scored 1,546 votes to beat Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi who polled 83 votes."

      In a keenly contested election which lasted several hours, till early Thursday morning in Abuja, Adebayo scored 1,546 votes to beat Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi who polled 83 votes.
    • Vanguard

      2022-06-08: "In a keenly contested election that drew delegates to the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Adebayo scored 1, 546 votes to heat Kadijah Okunnu-Lamidi who managed a total of 83 votes."

      In a keenly contested election that drew delegates to the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Adebayo scored 1, 546 votes to heat Kadijah Okunnu-Lamidi who managed a total of 83 votes.
    • TheCable

      2022-06-09: "Ardo said Adebayo polled 1,526 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, who got 83 votes."

      Ardo said Adebayo polled 1,526 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, who got 83 votes.
    • Punch (NAN)

      2022-06-09: "Adebayo scored 1,526 votes at the party’s National Convention on Wednesday in Abuja to emerge as the party standard bearer, defeating the only co-contestant, Ms. Khadija Lamidi, who polled 83 votes."

      Adebayo scored 1,526 votes at the party’s National Convention on Wednesday in Abuja to emerge as the party standard bearer, defeating the only co-contestant, Ms. Khadija Lamidi, who polled 83 votes.

Recognition

  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

    Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

    Read the evidence · 2 sources

  • Honorary Doctor of Political Science (D.Pol)

    2025 · Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State

    Read the evidence · 3 sources
    • newsnowonline.com.ng
      Former minister of interior, Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau rtd and former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, have received honorary doctorate degrees at the Western Delta University (WDU).
    • nationalupdate.ng
      The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has congratulated its 2023 presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, on being conferred with a Doctor of Political Science (D.Pol) by Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State.
    • democracynewsline.com
      The Acting National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr.Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe, on behalf of the National Working Committee (NWC) and the SDP family nationwide, celebrates the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Party, His Excellency, Prince Adewole Adebayo on his investiture with a DOCTOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE (D.Pol) by the Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State today, Saturday November 15, 2025.

  • Best Media Proprietor of the Year

    2021 · Nigeria Union of Journalists (council not named)

    Read the evidence · 1 source
    • National Waves (campaign-circulated profile)

      2022-07-01: "In November 26, 2021, he was bestowed with the award of the Best Media Proprietor of the year by Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ)."

      In November 26, 2021, he was bestowed with the award of the Best Media Proprietor of the year by Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ).

  • Highest personal income tax-paying indigene of Ondo State (recognition)

    2021 · Ondo State Government

    Read the evidence · 2 sources
    • The Prestige (campaign-circulated profile)

      2022-03-19: "In March 2021, he was recognised by the Ondo State Government as the indigene who pays the highest personal income tax to the Ondo State Government."

      In March 2021, he was recognised by the Ondo State Government as the indigene who pays the highest personal income tax to the Ondo State Government.
    • Oasis Magazine (campaign-circulated profile; same text as The Prestige and National Waves)

      2022-03-29: "In March 2021, he was recognised by the Ondo State Government as the indigene who pays the highest personal income tax to the Ondo State Government."

      In March 2021, he was recognised by the Ondo State Government as the indigene who pays the highest personal income tax to the Ondo State Government.
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Social Democratic Party (SDP) v. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) & 2 Ors (CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025)

Recorded status
Dismissed
Type / forum
Electoral · Court Of Appeal, Ibadan Judicial Division
Case number
CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025
Filed
Not recorded
Resolved
2026-01-09

Recorded outcome

Appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal, Ibadan on 9 January 2026; the victory of APC candidate Adesola Ayoola-Elegbeji in the 16 August 2025 Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency by-election was affirmed. The appeal arose from the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal's 12 November 2025 ruling striking out SDP's petition for want of diligent prosecution. Dr Adewole Adebayo appeared as lead counsel for the appellant, SDP (not as a party).

Read the evidence · 3 sources
  • guardian.ng
    The Ibadan Judicial Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo Federal Constituency by-election held on August 16, 2025. ... "Counsel to the SDP, Mr. Adewole Adebayo, however, offered no explanation for the omission of the Tribunal's pre-hearing report from the record of appeal."
  • thecable.ng
    The court of appeal in Ibadan, Oyo state, has dismissed the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency by-election held on August 16, 2025. ... "Adewole Adebayo, counsel to the SDP, did not offer any explanation for the omission of the tribunal's pre-hearing report from the record of appeal."
  • lite.judy.legal
    SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (SDP) V. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) & 2 ORS ... Court of Appeal • CA/IB/EP/HR/OG/01/2025 • 9 Jan 2026 • Nigeria ... Appearances: "Dr. Adewole Adebayo, with him, Solomon Dalung, Esq. and Ebenezer Akinbuli, Esq. for the Appellant."

Record checked 26 Sept 2026

Assets & declarations

Declarations are shown individually, with their year and source. They are not added together as a net-worth estimate.

2022 · Other

Declared to
Public
Recorded amount
Not recorded

Voluntary public declaration of assets ahead of the 2023 general election, made in response to SERAP's (Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project) call for presidential candidates to publicly declare their assets and liabilities and reject vote-buying. SDP presidential candidate Prince Adewole Adebayo said he had declared his assets and described himself as the first presidential candidate to volunteer a public declaration of his assets; he said he had invited civil society organisations, especially SERAP, to investigate entries in his declaration of assets. No declared values or asset items were ever published by him or reported in the press, and the contemporaneous reporting is ambiguous about whether the declaration was actually published (he is also quoted as saying 'I am going to do it'). Filed for human review; not a Code of Conduct Bureau filing that is on the public record.

Read the evidence · 3 sources
  • thesun.ng
    he remains the first presidential candidate to volunteer public declaration of his assets ... Adebayo disclosed that he has invited civil society organisations, especially SERAP (Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project) to investigate entries in his declaration of assets, adding, "People know where I schooled, know my record, know where I have worked, my clients are there, everywhere, so there is nothing to hide."
  • guardian.ng
    boasting that he remains the first flag-bearer to declare his assets and charged his fellow contestants to same, even as he disclosed that he had invited civil society organisations, especially SERAP (Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project) to investigate entries in his declaration of assets
  • independent.ng
    has announced his preparedness to declare his assets ... At the moment, only Adebayo has declared his interest and readiness to table his assets before the Nigerian public.

Record checked 10 Oct 2026

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Sources for Adewole Adebayo

  1. 01Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia - Consolidated Final Report, Volume Two (pdftotext)2009-06-30: "3 Cllr. Adewole EbenezeAdebayo Member"
  2. 02INEC2026-09-12: "16 SDP NIGERIA NIGERIA Presidential Vice- Presidential ADEBAYO ADEWOLE EBENEZER BUGAJE USMAN MUHAMMED None None 54 74 M M FSLC WASCE LLB FSLC SSCE PHD"
  3. 03Daily Post2026-08-12: "Speaking after the judgment, SDP presidential candidate and counsel to the appellants, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said the appellate court unanimously ruled in favour of the SDP in all six applications considered during the proceedings."
  4. 04adewoleadebayo.com (candidate's official campaign site, About page)"the Prince is a farmer and Chairman of Agbede Agric projects"
  5. 05Daily Post2023-03-01: "PRP – 72,144 SDP – 80,267 YPP – 60,600"
  6. 06TheCable2022-06-09: "Ardo said Adebayo polled 1,526 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Khadija Okunnu-Lamidi, who got 83 votes."
  7. 07Daily Trust (Peter Moses; biography paragraph mirrors Wikipedia)2022-12-04: "He began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002."
  8. 08Daily Post2026-09-16: "“Supreme Court said that there is no life in the case and dismissed the case. That is the end of Shehu Gabam. There is nothing about the SDP leadership crisis coming up again,” Adebayo said."
  9. 09Vanguard2026-05-10: "Adebayo, who was the sole aspirant for the party’s presidential ticket, was elected by consensus by delegates from the 36 states of the federation during the convention"
  10. 10ThisDay2026-09-17: "Adebayo, who disclosed that he joined the SDP in 1991 at the age of 19 while studying law at the University of Ife, said his initial reservations about political parties formed under military rule changed after he studied the party’s foundational documents."
  11. 11Vanguard (via r.jina.ai mirror) - campaign press conference by Chief Communications Adviser Mark Adebayo2026-09-13: "studied law at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and was called to the Nigerian Bar before proceeding to the United States"
  12. 12Oasis Magazine (campaign-circulated profile; same text as The Prestige and National Waves)2022-03-29: "In March 2021, he was recognised by the Ondo State Government as the indigene who pays the highest personal income tax to the Ondo State Government."
  13. 13The Prestige (campaign-circulated profile)2022-03-19: "In March 2021, he was recognised by the Ondo State Government as the indigene who pays the highest personal income tax to the Ondo State Government."
  14. 14Daily Trust (interview with Adebayo; Google News dates it 11 Jan 2025 - page JSON-LD now shows a 2026-09-29 re-stamp)2025-01-11: "I served in Kogi State, I had a good experience practicing law."
  15. 15New York State Unified Court System - Attorney Registrations open dataset (data.ny.gov, JSON)""company_name":"ADEWOLE ADEBAYO FCIARB""
  16. 16Punch2026-09-17: "Recalling his political journey, the SDP candidate said he joined the party in 1991 while studying law at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University."
  17. 17skabash.com
  18. 18en.wikipedia.org
  19. 19guardian.ng
  20. 20ThisDay2019-02-14: "The Legal Advisor to Continental Transfert Technique Limited (CTTL), Dr. Adewole Adebayo, has faulted a human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana"
  21. 21Punch2026-09-14: "However, counsel for the SDP, Adewole Adebayo, said he was unaware of Alade’s decision, describing the move as an ambush, although he said the party would not oppose the application."
  22. 22lite.judy.legal
  23. 23ThisDay (profile text mirrors Wikipedia)2022-11-12: "Adebayo began his legal career as a litigation lawyer at Tunji Abayomi and Co in Lagos, Nigeria. After two years of legal practice, he founded his own law firm, Adewole Adebayo & Co., House of Law, in 2002."
  24. 24thecable.ng
  25. 25scnportal.ngp.1
  26. 26National Waves (campaign-circulated profile)2022-07-01: "In November 26, 2021, he was bestowed with the award of the Best Media Proprietor of the year by Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ)."
  27. 27Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register open API (JSON; needs browser Origin header)""approvedName":"AFRICA DIALOGUE MISSION LTD/GTE","rcNumber":"655960""
  28. 28Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register, persons with significant control (JSON)""surname":"KING ADEBAYO FILM \u0026 THEATRE ARTS NETWORK LIMITED","firstname":"REP BY: ADEWOLE EBENEZER ADEBAYO""
  29. 29Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register open API (JSON; needs browser Origin header)""approvedName":"KING ADEBAYO FILM \u0026 THEATRE ARTS NETWORK LIMITED","rcNumber":"1230239""
  30. 30ThisDay2018-09-27: "Kaftan Television crew led by Jude Ochinma were attacked early Thursday morning by suspected hoodlums"
  31. 31Wikipedia 'KAFTAN TV' (lead only)"KAFTAN TV began broadcasting in September 2018."
  32. 32Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register open API (JSON; needs browser Origin header)""approvedName":"PRINCE ADEWOLE ADEBAYO SPORTS ACADEMY LTD","rcNumber":"8632614""
  33. 33Blueprint (Barnabas Olabisi; read via blueprint.ng WordPress posts API)2025-01-30: "I have ranches in the North. I do forestry; I plant a lot of trees."
  34. 34Punch2025-12-28: "The event, tagged the Prince Adewole Adebayo Christmas Marathon and Queen Lillian Adebayo Health Walk, was sponsored by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo."
  35. 35Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register open API (JSON; needs browser Origin header)""approvedName":"AGBEDE AGRIC PROJECTS LTD","rcNumber":"83414""
  36. 36Corporate Affairs Commission - Beneficial Ownership Register, persons with significant control (JSON)""surname":"TOTAL APPLICATION""
  37. 37Premium Times2026-09-12: "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the 16 January 2027 general elections."
  38. 38Premium Times2026-09-17: "His allegation comes as the SDP positions itself for the 2027 presidential election with Adewole Adebayo and Mr Bugaje as presidential and vice presidential candidates, respectively."
  39. 39Punch2026-05-09: "Adebayo was adopted through a consensus arrangement as the presidential candidate at the SDP national convention held in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, on Saturday."
  40. 40Ripples Nigeria2025-03-14: "Reaffirming his own ambitions, the SDP chieftain declared his intention to contest for Nigeria’s highest office in 2027"
  41. 41Daily Post2026-05-20: "delegates loyal to Gabam also adopted Lagos businessman, Abimbola Atanda, as the party’s new sole presidential candidate through a voice vote."
  42. 42Premium Times2026-05-10: "Mr Adebayo was elected as the sole presidential candidate of the party during the 2026 National Conventions and Presidential Primaries on Saturday in Bauchi."
  43. 43guardian.ng
  44. 44Punch2023-03-01: "In the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission and returning officer of the 2023 presidential election, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, declared the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the keenly contested election which was held on Saturday, February 25."
  45. 45Vanguard2023-03-03: "the party also submitted that notwithstanding the obvious challenges that were associated with the election and the concerns expressed by aggrieved stakeholders, the party stood by the outcome of the electoral process."
  46. 46Daily Trust2022-06-09: "In a keenly contested election which lasted several hours, till early Thursday morning in Abuja, Adebayo scored 1,546 votes to beat Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi who polled 83 votes."
  47. 47Vanguard2022-06-08: "In a keenly contested election that drew delegates to the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Adebayo scored 1, 546 votes to heat Kadijah Okunnu-Lamidi who managed a total of 83 votes."
  48. 48Punch (NAN)2022-06-09: "Adebayo scored 1,526 votes at the party’s National Convention on Wednesday in Abuja to emerge as the party standard bearer, defeating the only co-contestant, Ms. Khadija Lamidi, who polled 83 votes."
  49. 49adewoleadebayo.com - 'PAA Profile Background' PDF (campaign biography, pdftotext)"He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators."
  50. 50newsnowonline.com.ng
  51. 51nationalupdate.ng
  52. 52democracynewsline.com
  53. 53thesun.ng
  54. 54guardian.ng
  55. 55independent.ng
  56. 56guardian.ng
  57. 57thecable.ng
  58. 58ThisDay2026-09-09: "Adebayo, who spoke in Abuja at the unveiling of his 2027–2031 presidential policy document titled “Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity,”"
  59. 59Daily Trust2026-09-07: "In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the Presidential candidate said the document which will be presented to the people on Tuesday"
  60. 60officialsdp.org.ngp.3
  61. 61officialsdp.org.ng
  62. 62leadership.ng
  63. 63punchng.com
  64. 64vanguardngr.com
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