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{{Short description|Nigeria politician}}
{{Short description|Nigeria politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bamidele Salam
| name = Bamidele Salam
| image = Bamidele Salem Image.jpg
| image = Bamidele Salem Image.jpg
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|House of Representatives]]
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|House of Representatives]]
| term_start = 2019 - Date
| term_start = 2019–present
| predecessor = [[Mojeed Alabi]]
| predecessor = [[Mojeed Alabi]]
| constituency = Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ejigbo
| constituency = Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ejigbo
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| nationality = Nigerian
| nationality = Nigerian
| alma_mater = [[Obafemi Awolowo University|Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife]]
| alma_mater = [[Obafemi Awolowo University|Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|Journalist|Lawyer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|journalist|lawyer}}
}}
}}
'''Bamidele Salam''' (born 01 October, 1969) is a lawyer, journalist, and politician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Meet Rep. Bamidele Salam: Journalist, Lawyer, Politician, and Advocate for Progress |url=https://rayopost.com/meet-rep-bamidele-salam-journalist-lawyer-politician-and-advocate-for-progress/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 }}</ref> He served as a Member of the [[House of Representatives]] in the [[List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2019–2023|9th]] and [[List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2023–2027|10th]] [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|Nigeria National Assembly]]. He represents the Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of [[Osun State]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Adejumo |first=Kabir |date= February 25, 2019 |title=PDP’s Bamidele Salam wins Ede federal constituency |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/315947-pdps-bamidele-salam-wins-ede-federal-constituency.html |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Levinus |first=Nwabughiogu |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Salam wins for second term, beats APC’s Atanda Bello in Osun |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/salam-wins-for-second-term-beats-apcs-atanda-bello-in-osun/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref>
'''Bamidele Salam''' (born 1 October 1969) is a lawyer, journalist, and politician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Meet Rep. Bamidele Salam: Journalist, Lawyer, Politician, and Advocate for Progress |url=https://rayopost.com/meet-rep-bamidele-salam-journalist-lawyer-politician-and-advocate-for-progress/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 }}</ref> He served as a Member of the [[House of Representatives]] in the [[List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2019–2023|9th]] and [[List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2023–2027|10th]] [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|Nigeria National Assembly]]. He represents the Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of [[Osun State]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Adejumo |first=Kabir |date= February 25, 2019 |title=PDP’s Bamidele Salam wins Ede federal constituency |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/315947-pdps-bamidele-salam-wins-ede-federal-constituency.html |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Levinus |first=Nwabughiogu |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Salam wins for second term, beats APC’s Atanda Bello in Osun |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/02/salam-wins-for-second-term-beats-apcs-atanda-bello-in-osun/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Bamidele's career started as a Radio & Television News Reporter for the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, Oṣogbo (1994 - 2003). During this period, he served as the Secretary of the [[Nigeria Union of Journalists]] (1997 - 2000) and later became the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (2000 - 2003).<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2018 |title=Journalist Wins PDP House Of Reps Ticket In Osun |url=https://dailytrust.com/journalist-wins-pdp-house-of-reps-ticket-in-osun/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2019 |title=Journalist Wins Rep Seat In Osun |url=https://dailytrust.com/journalist-wins-rep-seat-in-osun/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He was appointed as the media assistant to the then Governor of Osun State, [[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]], and worked directly with the State Chief Executive from 2003 to 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kemi |first=Busari |date=January 25, 2019 |title=I’ll sponsor bill to allow educated youth obtain interest-free loans – Reps aspirant |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/315947-pdps-bamidele-salam-wins-ede-federal-constituency.html |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Media Assistant to Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola |url=https://premiumtimesng.com/tag/media-assistant-to-governor-olagunsoye-oyinlola |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref>
Bamidele's career started as a Radio & Television News Reporter for the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, Oṣogbo (1994–2003). During this period, he served as the Secretary of the [[Nigeria Union of Journalists]] (1997–2000) and later became the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (2000–2003).<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2018 |title=Journalist Wins PDP House Of Reps Ticket In Osun |url=https://dailytrust.com/journalist-wins-pdp-house-of-reps-ticket-in-osun/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2019 |title=Journalist Wins Rep Seat In Osun |url=https://dailytrust.com/journalist-wins-rep-seat-in-osun/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> He was appointed as the media assistant to the then Governor of Osun State, [[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]], and worked directly with the State Chief Executive from 2003 to 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kemi |first=Busari |date=January 25, 2019 |title=I’ll sponsor bill to allow educated youth obtain interest-free loans – Reps aspirant |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/315947-pdps-bamidele-salam-wins-ede-federal-constituency.html |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Media Assistant to Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola |url=https://premiumtimesng.com/tag/media-assistant-to-governor-olagunsoye-oyinlola |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref>


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
Bamidele political career started as a member of the defunct Peoples Solidarity Party. In 2008, he was elected as the Chairman Egbedore Local Government (2008 - 2010) on the platform of the People Democratic Party PDP.<ref name=":0" /> He was appointed Head of Media in the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, [[Doyin Okupe]] (2012 - 2015).<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 9, 2014 |title=New Security Architecture Will Tackle Boko Haram, Kidnapping, Others – Presidency |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2014/01/09/new-security-architecture-will-tackle-boko-haram-kidnapping-others-presidency/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=[[Channels]]}}</ref> In 2015, he founded a nonprofit organization known as Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative (CALDEV); where he is the president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lara |first=Adejoro |date=November 9, 2023 |title=CALDEV: Building leadership qualities among Nigerian children |url=https://punchng.com/caldev-building-leadership-qualities-among-nigerian-children/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=[[The Punch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chinelo |first=Chikelu |date=November 7, 2023 |title=CALDEV to honour exceptional youths at National Children Leadership Conference in Abuja |url=https://sunnewsonline.com/caldev-to-honour-exceptional-youths-at-national-children-leadership-conference-in-abuja/ |access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2023 |title=CALDEV To Honour Exceptional Teenagers At National Children Leadership Conference |url=https://leadership.ng/caldev-to-honour-exceptional-teenagers-at-national-children-leadership-conference/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=[[Leadership]]}}</ref>
Bamidele political career started as a member of the defunct Peoples Solidarity Party. In 2008, he was elected as the Chairman Egbedore Local Government (2008–2010) on the platform of the People Democratic Party PDP.<ref name=":0" /> He was appointed Head of Media in the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, [[Doyin Okupe]] (2012–2015).<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 9, 2014 |title=New Security Architecture Will Tackle Boko Haram, Kidnapping, Others – Presidency |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2014/01/09/new-security-architecture-will-tackle-boko-haram-kidnapping-others-presidency/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=[[Channels]]}}</ref> In 2015, he founded a nonprofit organization known as Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative (CALDEV); where he is the president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lara |first=Adejoro |date=November 9, 2023 |title=CALDEV: Building leadership qualities among Nigerian children |url=https://punchng.com/caldev-building-leadership-qualities-among-nigerian-children/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=[[The Punch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chinelo |first=Chikelu |date=November 7, 2023 |title=CALDEV to honour exceptional youths at National Children Leadership Conference in Abuja |url=https://sunnewsonline.com/caldev-to-honour-exceptional-youths-at-national-children-leadership-conference-in-abuja/ |access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2023 |title=CALDEV To Honour Exceptional Teenagers At National Children Leadership Conference |url=https://leadership.ng/caldev-to-honour-exceptional-teenagers-at-national-children-leadership-conference/ |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=[[Leadership]]}}</ref>


In 2019, Bamidele contested and won the Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency seat on the platform of the [[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party]] (PDP), where he served until 2023.<ref name=":0" /> He then recontested for the same seat in 2023 and won again.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gloria |first=Essien |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Bamidele Salam Re-Elected As Lawmaker In Osun State |url=https://von.gov.ng/bamidele-salam-re-elected-as-lawmaker-in-osun-state/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=VON}}</ref> Among several positions, he held the position of Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts of the [[List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2023–2027|10th National Assembly]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adamu |first=Abuh |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Reps panel chief Salam decry non implementation of Child Rights Act |url=https://guardian.ng/news/reps-panel-chief-salam-decry-non-implementation-of-child-rights-act/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=VON}}</ref> Member of the ECOWAS Parliament since March 2020 and elections observation mission to Niger and The Gambia.
In 2019, Bamidele contested and won the Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency seat on the platform of the [[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party]] (PDP), where he served until 2023.<ref name=":0" /> He then recontested for the same seat in 2023 and won again.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gloria |first=Essien |date=February 27, 2023 |title=Bamidele Salam Re-Elected As Lawmaker In Osun State |url=https://von.gov.ng/bamidele-salam-re-elected-as-lawmaker-in-osun-state/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=VON}}</ref> Among several positions, he held the position of Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts of the [[List of members of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, 2023–2027|10th National Assembly]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adamu |first=Abuh |date=November 20, 2023 |title=Reps panel chief Salam decry non implementation of Child Rights Act |url=https://guardian.ng/news/reps-panel-chief-salam-decry-non-implementation-of-child-rights-act/ |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=VON}}</ref> Member of the ECOWAS Parliament since March 2020 and elections observation mission to Niger and The Gambia.


=== Bills and motions moved ===
=== Bills and motions moved ===
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== References ==
== References ==

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Revision as of 09:13, 12 July 2024

Bamidele Salam
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
2019–present
Preceded byMojeed Alabi
ConstituencyEde North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ejigbo
Personal details
Born (1969-10-01) 1 October 1969 (age 54)
Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria
Alma materObafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife
Occupation
  • Politician
  • journalist
  • lawyer

Bamidele Salam (born 1 October 1969) is a lawyer, journalist, and politician.[1] He served as a Member of the House of Representatives in the 9th and 10th Nigeria National Assembly. He represents the Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State.[2][3]

Career

Bamidele's career started as a Radio & Television News Reporter for the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, Oṣogbo (1994–2003). During this period, he served as the Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (1997–2000) and later became the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (2000–2003).[4][5] He was appointed as the media assistant to the then Governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and worked directly with the State Chief Executive from 2003 to 2007.[6][7]

Politics

Bamidele political career started as a member of the defunct Peoples Solidarity Party. In 2008, he was elected as the Chairman Egbedore Local Government (2008–2010) on the platform of the People Democratic Party PDP.[2] He was appointed Head of Media in the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe (2012–2015).[8] In 2015, he founded a nonprofit organization known as Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative (CALDEV); where he is the president.[9][10][11]

In 2019, Bamidele contested and won the Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency seat on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he served until 2023.[2] He then recontested for the same seat in 2023 and won again.[3][12] Among several positions, he held the position of Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts of the 10th National Assembly,[13] Member of the ECOWAS Parliament since March 2020 and elections observation mission to Niger and The Gambia.

Bills and motions moved

As a Member of the 9th and 10th Nigeria National Assembly, Bamidele has sponsored and moved motions. Some of his bills and moved motions are:

  • (HB.700) National Volunteer Services Agency Bill, 2020[14][15]
  • (HB.708) National Agency for Sickle Cell Disease and other Heritable Blood Disorder (Prevention and Treatment) Bill, 2020[14]
  • (HB.709) National Directorate of Employment Act (Amend-ment) Bill, 2020[14]
  • (HB. 909) Micro-Credit Intervention Tax Fund Bill, 2020[16]
  • (HB. 1221) University Teaching Hospitals (Reconstitution of Boards Etc.) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021[17]
  • (HB. 1222) National Appreciation for Security Agencies Bill, 2021[15]
  • (HB. 1369) Pension Reform Act (Amendment) BIll, 2021[15]
  • (HB. 1370) Civil Service Recruitment (Regulation) Bill, 2021[15]

References

  1. ^ "Meet Rep. Bamidele Salam: Journalist, Lawyer, Politician, and Advocate for Progress". 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Adejumo, Kabir (25 February 2019). "PDP's Bamidele Salam wins Ede federal constituency". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Levinus, Nwabughiogu (27 February 2023). "Salam wins for second term, beats APC's Atanda Bello in Osun". Vanguard. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Journalist Wins PDP House Of Reps Ticket In Osun". Premium Times. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Journalist Wins Rep Seat In Osun". Premium Times. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ Kemi, Busari (25 January 2019). "I'll sponsor bill to allow educated youth obtain interest-free loans – Reps aspirant". Premium Times. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Media Assistant to Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola". Premium Times. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. ^ "New Security Architecture Will Tackle Boko Haram, Kidnapping, Others – Presidency". Channels. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ Lara, Adejoro (9 November 2023). "CALDEV: Building leadership qualities among Nigerian children". The Punch. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ Chinelo, Chikelu (7 November 2023). "CALDEV to honour exceptional youths at National Children Leadership Conference in Abuja". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "CALDEV To Honour Exceptional Teenagers At National Children Leadership Conference". Leadership. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ Gloria, Essien (27 February 2023). "Bamidele Salam Re-Elected As Lawmaker In Osun State". VON. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ Adamu, Abuh (20 November 2023). "Reps panel chief Salam decry non implementation of Child Rights Act". VON. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d "BILL PROGRESSION CHART OF THE 9TH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Plenary proceedings of the House of Representatives for Thursday, July 2, 2020, presided over by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila". 2 June 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Bill For An Act To Amend University Teaching Hospitals Reconstitution Of Board". 30 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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