Hameed Adewale

Hameed Adewale Waheed
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria for Agege constituency
In office
2023–2027
Preceded bySamuel Babatunde Adejare
Personal details
NationalityNigerian
PartyAll Progressives Congress (Nigeria) (APC)

Hameed Adewale is a Nigerian politician who serves in the House of Representatives representing the Agege Federal Constituency of Lagos State. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).[1][2]

Career

Adewale was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2023 Nigerian general election. He won the Agege Federal Constituency seat after receiving 27,445 votes, defeating his closest opponent, Sola Osolana of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who received 13,379 votes.[3]

In the House, he has supported legislation related to public sector reform and national orientation initiatives. He has also been involved in discussions on workforce development and the improvement of administrative structures within federal institutions.[4]

Political positions

Adewale has supported proposals to extend the retirement age of health workers to address workforce shortages in the sector.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ogunseyin, Oluyemi (2024-10-31). "House of Reps passes bill to increase retirement age of health workers to 65". The Guardian Nigeria. Archived from the original on 31 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ^ Yakubu, Dirisu (2024-10-08). "Lawmakers move to boost NOA's budget for effective re-orientation". Punch Newspapers. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ^ Nwafor (2023-02-26). "APC wins Agege Federal Constituency seat in Lagos". Vanguard News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ^ Yakubu, Dirisu (2024-10-08). "Lawmakers move to boost NOA's budget for effective re-orientation". Punch Newspapers. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  5. ^ Ogunseyin, Oluyemi (2024-10-31). "House of Reps passes bill to increase retirement age of health workers to 65". The Guardian Nigeria. Archived from the original on 31 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.