David Adejo Olofu (INEC name: Olofu David Adejo; styled "Dr.") is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Benue South Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). He is from Apa LGA and has said he studied at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi; INEC lists his qualifications as the FSLC, WAEC and a B.Agric in Agricultural Economics.
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David Adejo Olofu (INEC name: Olofu David Adejo; styled "Dr.") is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Benue South Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). He is from Apa LGA and has said he studied at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi; INEC lists his qualifications as the FSLC, WAEC and a B.Agric in Agricultural Economics.
He was on Governor Samuel Ortom's first list of commissioner nominees (reported 24 June 2015), and was Benue State Commissioner for Finance by November 2015. After the cabinet was dissolved on 27 May 2019 he was re-nominated, confirmed by the House of Assembly on 18 July 2019 and sworn in again as Commissioner for Finance on 22 July 2019. He kept the post in the January 2022 cabinet reshuffle and served until the administration ended in May 2023. On 19 November 2019 he was elected chairman of the forum of state finance commissioners at the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), a post reported as two tenures to 2023. In May 2022 PDP delegates in the Apa/Agatu federal constituency primary accused him of intimidating delegates; he said he was at the venue but denied influencing anyone. He was then a senior technical adviser to the Nigeria Governors' Forum (2023-2024).
In June 2024 he was removed, less than 48 hours before the ceremony, from the Idoma Area Traditional Council's list of people to receive chieftaincy titles. Reports said Governor Hyacinth Alia had ordered the removal, but no official reason was given. He said he had put it behind him. With the money raised for his reception, he launched a N50 million education fund for Idoma students through his Apa Legacy and Sustainability Initiative. In June 2026 a state commission of inquiry set up by Governor Alia reported about N139.8 billion unaccounted for under the Ortom administration (2015-2023). It recommended recovery from the persons responsible. The reports reviewed do not name Olofu, and Ortom rejected the report as a political witch-hunt.
He resigned from the PDP with effect from 30 June 2025, through Edikwu Ward 2 in Apa LGA, and led the ADC coalition in Apa. He declared for the Senate at Ugbokpo and Obagaji in October 2025, where the Apa traditional ruler gave him the title Ojimeli K'Apa. He picked the ADC nomination forms in Abuja on 7 May 2026. On 24 May 2026 he was affirmed in Otukpo as the party's consensus (sole) candidate for Benue South.
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2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2015
Working lifeReviewed record
Commissioner for Finance
Benue State Government
Industry
Government
Benue State Commissioner for Finance under Governor Samuel Ortom, 2015-2023. Nominated from Apa LGA on Ortom's first list of 13 commissioner nominees (reported 24 Jun 2015); Ortom inaugurated his first 15 commissioners on Tuesday 21 Jul 2015 (the report does not list names); he was Commissioner for Finance by 11 Nov 2015. The executive council was dissolved on 27 May 2019; he…
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Benue State Commissioner for Finance under Governor Samuel Ortom, 2015-2023. Nominated from Apa LGA on Ortom's first list of 13 commissioner nominees (reported 24 Jun 2015); Ortom inaugurated his first 15 commissioners on Tuesday 21 Jul 2015 (the report does not list names); he was Commissioner for Finance by 11 Nov 2015. The executive council was dissolved on 27 May 2019; he was re-nominated (list announced in the Assembly on Tuesday 16 Jul 2019), confirmed on Thursday 18 Jul 2019 and sworn in as Commissioner for Finance on Monday 22 Jul 2019; retained in the partial dissolution of Tuesday 4 Jan 2022; served to the end of the administration in May 2023. The portfolio is also styled Finance and Economic Development (2020), Finance and Economic Planning (2022) and Finance and Budget.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2019
Working lifeReviewed record
Chairman
Forum of State Commissioners for Finance (FAAC)
Industry
Government
Elected chairman of the forum of state finance commissioners at the Federation Account Allocation Committee on Tuesday night, 19 November 2019, in Abuja (Punch, 20 Nov 2019); still chairman in May-June 2022; Leadership (June 2024) says he served two tenures; Daily Post dates the chairmanship 2019-2023. Second-term election date not found.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2023
Working lifeReviewed record
Senior Technical Adviser
Nigeria Governors' Forum
Industry
Government
Employment
Consultant
Senior Technical Adviser to the Nigeria Governors' Forum, 2023-2024 (Daily Post, 3 Jul 2025); still described as NGF Technical Adviser on 28 Jun 2024.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2025
Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Ojimeli K'Apa (chieftaincy title)
Honorific chieftaincy title conferred at his Senate declaration at the Apa council hall, Ugbokpo (reported by The Sun on 6 Oct 2025; exact day not stated).
Awarded by
Odejo K'Apa, Chief John Antenyi (Apa traditional council)
Category
traditional title
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Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2026
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
African Democratic Congress · Benue South · Benue
Primary result
Won
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A party-stage result, not election to public office
Recorded winner
David Olofu
constituency: Benue South Senatorial District · also listed as: Olofu David Adejo · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 29, p.26; INEC name: OLOFU DAVID ADEJO; age 57; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WAEC B.AGRIC AGRIC ECONOMICS · Primary: ADC consensus candidate for Benue South after primaries across the district's nine LGAs;…
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constituency: Benue South Senatorial District · also listed as: Olofu David Adejo · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 29, p.26; INEC name: OLOFU DAVID ADEJO; age 57; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WAEC B.AGRIC AGRIC ECONOMICS · Primary: ADC consensus candidate for Benue South after primaries across the district's nine LGAs; affirmed in Otukpo on Sunday 24 May 2026 as sole candidate (returning officer Barr. Ogah Ekwu); no votes published. He picked the nomination forms at the ADC national secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday 7 May 2026 (Daily Post 8 and 24 May 2026).
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
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Party membershipReviewed record
African Democratic Congress (ADC)
African Democratic Congress candidate for Benue South on INEC's final list (12 September 2026); joined the ADC coalition after leaving the PDP with effect from 30 June 2025 (leader of the coalition in Apa LGA by 3 July 2025); exact joining date not found
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Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
PDP member while Benue finance commissioner under Governor Ortom (2015-2023); resigned by letter to the Edikwu Ward 2 chairman, Apa LGA, with effect from 30 June 2025. Joining date not found.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Working lifeReviewed record
President
Apa Legacy and Sustainability Initiative
Industry
Non-profit
President of the Apa Legacy and Sustainability Initiative(s) (The Sun, 6 Oct 2025). On Friday 28 June 2024 he launched a N50 million Education Support Fund for Idoma tertiary students under its umbrella, from money friends had contributed for his cancelled chieftaincy reception. Founding date not found.
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