Pelumi Olajengbesi
Pelumi Olajengbesi in a light blue kaftan raising his arm to a dense crowd of supporters in yellow Accord caps

Itura 2027

Pelumi Olajengbesi

AccordObokun/Oriade16 Jan 202767 days to go

Black and white photograph of Pelumi Olajengbesi laughing, his face turned to the side

Who he is

Born in Zaria,
rooted in Ijesa

Pelumi Jacob Olajengbesi was born in Zaria on 12 August 1986 and is an indigene of Ijebu-Jesa in Oriade Local Government. He led the students’ union at the University of Abuja, was called to the Bar in 2016, opened his own practice the same year and co-founded the Abuja firm Law Corridor in 2017.

In 2026 he was spokesperson of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s Imole campaign council. He is now the Accord candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives election of Saturday 16 January 2027.

Born
1986Zaria. An indigene of Ijebu-Jesa, Oriade
Called to the Bar
2016Then his own practice, and Law Corridor in 2017
On the ballot
2027Accord, Obokun/Oriade, 16 January

The public recordINEC’s final list

The road so far

From Zaria to the ballot

  1. Pelumi Olajengbesi in a white T-shirt with a green lanyard standing on a roadside, hands clasped
    1986RootsBorn in Zaria, an indigene of Ijebu-JesaSource ↗
  2. Pelumi Olajengbesi and two men holding a plaque between them in an office
    2014Student leaderPresident of the University of Abuja students' unionSource ↗
  3. Portrait of Pelumi Olajengbesi in a dark suit, white shirt and red tie
    2016Called to the BarCalled to the Bar; opens Pelumi Olajengbesi & Co.Source ↗
  4. Pelumi Olajengbesi in a white T-shirt gesturing as he speaks into a microphone
    2017Law CorridorCo-founds the Abuja firm Law CorridorSource ↗
  5. Pelumi Olajengbesi in light blue stretching an arm towards a crowd under a blue canopy
    2026ImoleSpokesperson of Governor Adeleke's campaign councilSource ↗
  6. Pelumi Olajengbesi leaning over to shake hands with supporters in yellow caps
    2026Accord ticketAccord ticket for Obokun/Oriade, 29 MaySource ↗
  7. Pelumi Olajengbesi in light blue pointing across a street packed with supporters
    2027Election daySaturday 16 January 2027Source ↗

His record in numbers

50+young Nigerians he has sponsored on scholarships abroad, according to the founder of the OGS Foundation, one of them
  1. ₦100mset aside for student support in 2025, according to the National Association of Nigerian Students
  2. 300kVAtransformer donated to Ilo Ijesa with the support of friends, by his own account
  3. 335members of his campaign council, led by Governor Ademola Adeleke, as reported
  4. 10years at the Bar, since he was called in 2016

On the ground

Ward by ward

All the posts
Still from the film: Our votes will make a difference

Community visits

Pelumi Olajengbesi speaking with a microphone under a canopy to seated farmers

With the farmers

A new electricity transformer in the foreground with a crowd of residents behind it

Ilo Ijesa

Pelumi Olajengbesi seen from behind with both arms raised before a crowd holding yellow placards

The rally

Still from the film: A reawakening

Voices from Ijesa North

Latest

From the campaign

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  1. Pelumi Olajengbesi standing and speaking to residents seated under a tree in Ilo Ijesa

    1 November 2026

    Power for Ilo Ijesa

    Residents told him during the governorship campaign that they needed a transformer. He says he raised a 300kVA unit with the support of friends and handed it over.

  2. A whiteboard with a hand-drawn plan headed Oriade/Obokun Constituency, listing farmers, cooperatives, grants and loans

    29 October 2026

    With the farmers

    He meets farmers from Ijesa North through their association, AFAM, and sets out plans for inputs, cooperatives and access to loans.

  3. Pelumi Olajengbesi in light blue pointing across a street packed with supporters

    8 October 2026

    The campaign council

    His campaign organisation, POCO, calls the inauguration of the campaign council for Friday 9 October at the Ijebu-Jesa Town Hall.

The campaign · 29 October 2026

An ewì for the campaign

Kunle Ologundudu, in praise poetry for the Ijesa North campaign.

Pelumi Olajengbesi in light blue stretching an arm towards a crowd under a blue canopy
Accord party logo, a yellow thumbs-up A, beside a thumbprint and the motto Oneness and Progress

Obokun/Oriade decides 2027

Vote Accord.
Vote Pelumi

Pelumi Olajengbesi is Accord’s candidate for the House of Representatives in Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, in the election of Saturday 16 January 2027. On the ballot, look for Accord’s thumbs-up A.

Accord is the party of Osun’s governor, Ademola Adeleke, whom he served as spokesperson of the Imole campaign council.

Send it on WhatsAppThe ticket
  1. The ticket29 May 2026Affirmed as Accord’s candidate for Obokun/Oriade at the party’s consensus primaries in OsunSource ↗
  2. OsunAccordINEC declared Accord’s Ademola Adeleke winner of the 15 August 2026 governorship electionSource ↗
  3. The council335Members of his campaign council, led by Governor Adeleke, as reportedSource ↗

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The real strength belongs to the people.

Pelumi Olajengbesi, 6 September 2026

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