Ogun women affairs commissioner, Adijat Adeleye-Oladapo, opens up on her rise to prominence in politics

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Hon Adeleye-Oladapo

In Nigeria’s present political circle, you’re not likely to find too many female politicians who come much better than the pretty, trendy and curvy former Ogun Lawmaker and current Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Ogun State, Honourable Adijat Adeleye-Oladapo. 

Apart from her remarkable performance in her constituency during her time, a feat she insists no one is yet to match, this two- term former member of the Ogun State House of Assembly brought immense glamour and panache to the state’s politics. Reputed as possibly the trendiest and most attractive female politician in the state, Hon. Adijat is a perfect mix of beauty, brain and political savvy, as demonstrated by the enormous influence she wields within the state’s political arena. 

Despite her fun loving and amiable nature, those who know her closely will tell you she’s also a no nonsense lady who does not joke with her work. She believes when it’s time to work, give it your 110 percent, and when it’s time to play, enjoy yourself to the fullest, hence her philosophy, ‘work hard, play hard.’ One of her personality traits that have endeared her to many is her warmth and humility. 

You are not likely to find the charming Adijat Motunrayo going around with chips on her shoulders. Not long ago, this very candid ebony beauty and shapely politician revealed a lot about her humble beginnings and how she has fared in her almost 30 years of political experience in Ogun State.

If you weren’t into politics, what would you have been doing?

I’ve been asked this same question over and over again, and my answer remains the same. If you have been following me lately, you would see that I’ve been moving towards that side. If I wasn’t in politics, I would have been in the media. Media is like an umbrella for acting, communication, broadcasting and all that.

I asked that question because knowing you, and from the many different pretty pictures of you that we get to see all the time, anyone would see that you possibly could’ve fitted easily into any part of the glamorous line. You could’ve been a beautician, a showbiz person, a fashion stylist, or anything along those lines because you have the carriage and whatever you wear suits you perfectly..

Well, in a way you’re actually not far from it. The fashion world, the media world and showbiz just like you said, if I wasn’t doing politics, I certainly would’ve been somewhere around those sectors.

-Wale Lawal