The Incumbent Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State, Rt. Hon. Hakeem Jamiu, a highly distinguished man, and mylawmakers MAN OF THE MONTH of August, 2019 is 54.
Let’s Celebrate Hakeem Jamiu, otherwise known as Kimoo, a promise keeper, and one of the few politicians who don’t tell lies, but prioritize his People’s welfare and so, he deserves to be celebrated for many reasons as he added a year today.
He is a man with love of his people at heart and always ready to render assistance to people in need of one help or the other, irrespective of where they are from, religion, or relationship.
Brilliant, cerebral, cool headed, acomodating, handsome and complete gentleman, Hakeem will always listen to you even when he is going through some difficult situation in which he ought not to listen.
Hon. Jamiu, journalist turned politician who does not joke with the welfare of the people of his constituency declared in an interview with mylawmakers.com that he has avowed commitment to the welfare of his People with a promise to bring development and much government presence to their communities.
Representing Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State in the State House of Assembly, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon.Jamiu made this declaration recently while going round on inspection of the projects he did for his people which scattered across communities in his Irepodun/Ifelodun Constituency 2.
The Lawmaker who despite not yet sworn in as an Honourable member of the State House of Assembly as at the time he was using his money to do all these for the benefit of his Constituents said, “My philosophy is to do all the good I can, at all the time I can and in whatever way I can”.
He disclosed that he has nominated over 100 youths across the state for the Industrial Training Fund Programme since 2014 and the recent set of trainees were nominated in October 2018 when he had not even won election to the House of Assembly.
Said he: “I nominated about 15 candidates who participated in the programme for three months between October and December 2018. It was the ceremony where they got their tools that was held.
“I have embarked on the repair of faulty boreholes in the 11 communities that make up my constituency. Four have been repaired in Igbemo, three in Afao, one in Are but the remaining borehole across the constituency shall also be fixed as this is an ongoing project.
“I have also been able to facilitate the repair of two damaged bridges in Igbemo Ekiti. One of the bridges linked Afao with Igbemo but it collapsed and the Fayose administration abandoned the people of the two communities to their fate and didn’t fix the bridge.
“The second one was in the middle of Igbemo town. The two bridges were fixed by Governor Fayemi after barely four months in office!
“I am doing all these to make life better for the people of my constituency and I will do more because that is my promise to them. I will attract many more projects to my constituency since it is not the duty of a lawmaker to execute projects.
“The water repair project is an exception because I am doing that from my own purse as I cannot bear the pains of my people looking up and down for water. Many of the boreholes have stopped working since 5 – 8 years ago.
“They should expect quality representation and happiness for the greatest number. God will help me”, he said.
Born on August 30, 1965 into the family of Alhaji R.A Jamiu of Igbemo-Ekiti and Alhaja Sidikat Jamiu of Iyin-Ekiti in the Irepodun-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Hakeem attended A.U.D Primary School, Igbemo-Ekiti and A.U.D Primary School, Oke-Ila Ado-Ekiti where he obtained his primary six School leaving certificate in 1976, Awo Community Comprehensive High School from 1976-1979 and completed his secondary School Education at Ola-Oluwa Muslim Grammar School Ado-Ekiti in 1983 where he obtained his West African School Leaving Certificate (WASC).
He also attended Ondo-State College of Arts and Sciences, Ikare-Akoko where he obtained his Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 1984, University of Lagos
where he obtained B.SC in Pol. Science in 1987 and M.Sc in Pol. Science in 2004.
He taught as a Youth Corp member in Mbaise Secondary School,
Aboh-Mbaise, Imo State in 1987/88; taught at Aisegba Community Grammar School Aisegba Ekiti between 1990 and 1991; member of Board of Governors of his alma mater Ola-Oluwa Muslim Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti between 1988-1990.
He resigned as a teacher in 1991 and was employed at the Akure campaign office of SDP Presidential Aspirant, Major-General (Rtd) Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Campaign Organisation as Research and Planning Officer between 1991 and 1992.
Between 1992 and 1998 when he founded his own company, Kimoo Int’l Nigeria Ltd; he worked in many private organisations like Top Industrial & Office Cleaning Services Ltd and Buono Nigeria Ltd, as administrative and operations manager.
In 1998, he founded Kimoo International Nigeria Ltd, a
registered limited liability company which engages in Research,
Media Consultancy,Documentation, Reputation Management and other businesses.
He is a teacher, an author, a media consultant, researcher and
columnist who has written well over 250 published articles on many issues in Nigerian newspapers some of which have been quoted in academic articles.
He became active in the struggle to restore the
mandate of Dr. Kayode Fayemi in early 2007. He was the Deputy Director of Communications in the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organization between 2007 and 2010.
He was appointed Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on
Research and Documentation in November 2010 after Dr.
Fayemi reclaimed his mandate and occupied that position till the end of the tenure of the Fayemi administration in 2014.
As SSA Research and Documentation, his department published three
editions of Compendium of Activities and Achievement of the Kayode
Fayemi Administration from October 2010-October 2014; coordinated the publication of the Ekiti Coffee table detailing the History, Culture,
Environment and Politics of Ekiti people; Coordinated the publication
of Six other books; co-authored a book in 2011 with Yemi Adaramodu titled, “Long Walk to A New Dawn: An Account of the Struggle and Liberation of Ekiti People”; Co-coordinated and edited the 779-page Handover notes of Ekiti State Ministries, Departments and Agencies, marking the end of the Administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
Hakeem’s department of Research and Documentation, unveiled the solid mineral deposits and economic potentials in the state and exposed the activities of illegal miners; conducted detailed research on the viability and value of Road Materials Company, (ROMACO) precious stone in Igbemo–Ekiti; conducted research on security situation in
the state; conducted research on the Free Health programme of the
Governor in conjunction with Dr. Dolapo Fasawe; conducted research on the 8-point agenda and the acceptability of the Fayemi administration vis-a-vis its chances in the Governorship elections of 2014.
At the expiration of the tenure of Fayemi’s administration in October 2014, Hakeem returned to his business as C.E.O of Kimoo Int’l Nigeria
Limited, during which as a research consultant, co-authored a compendium of activities of the administration of Governor Akinwumi
Ambode of Lagos State, 2015-2017. He again in 2017 became active in
the re-election bid of Governor Kayode Fayemi and was appointed
Director of Research, Planning and Statistics in the Fayemi Campaign
Organisation.
He threw his hat into the ring in October 2018 when he contested for the primaries of the APC to represent Irepodun-Ifelodun Constituency 2 in the Ekiti State House of Assembly. 15 other aspirants stepped down for him and he emerged unopposed.
In the State House of Assembly elections that followed in March 2019, his main opponent, the PDP Candidate withdrew from the race 10 days to the Election thus paving the way for him, even as he emerged unopposed with 99.8% of the votes cast as House of Assembly member-elect representing Irepodun-Ifelodun Constituency 2.
Hakeem is an extrovert but very unassuming. He cherishes friendship a lot and he is a team player and a bridge builder. He is very accommodating and tolerant but can be unpleasant to those who may take his simplicity for granted. He is an advocate of Ekiti core values of honesty, integrity, hard work, modesty, love for the books and other age long virtues which Ekiti is known for.
He is humane with a special
affection for children. He hates to see any child suffer. Hakeem is
married to Modupe Aisha Jamiu and they are blessed with beautiful children.
We wish him a happy birthday and many more to come.
Congratulations to Hon. Kimooo
