KUYE ADEMORIN ALIU

Hon. Ademorin Kuye is a seasoned legislator, lawyer, and public administrator with over three decades of transformative service to Lagos State. Born to the family of Barrister A. Kuye and Alhaja Abike Kuye in Shomolu, Lagos, he is a homegrown leader with deep community roots. He attended Christ Church Cathedral Primary School and completed his secondary education at Oriwu College, Ikorodu. After excelling at A-Level studies in Ibadan Grammar School, he earned his LLB from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1988. Called to the Nigerian Bar in 1989, Kuye began his legal career at the prestigious T.O.S. Benson & Co. and later became principal partner at Adekanola, Kuye & Co. He also served as company secretary to Vigilant Insurance Ltd. In 2003, Kuye became Executive Secretary and later Chairman of Shomolu Local Government, where his tenure was marked by infrastructure renewal, health centre development, youth empowerment, and innovative local revenue generation during a time of federal funding blockade. He was appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in 2011 under Governor Babatunde Fashola, where he chaired the State Joint Allocation Committee and championed local government reform and boundary dispute resolution. At the federal level, he served as Senior Special Adviser to the Minister of Labour on Industrial Arbitration, mediating major disputes between government and trade unions. Elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023, Kuye represents Shomolu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. His legislative focus includes urban development, justice, and labor equity. He has sponsored numerous bills and facilitated major constituency projects, continuing his legacy of grassroots impact.