Professor Muritala Awodun

Professor Muritala Awodun

Professor Muritala Awodun
Full Name:
Muritala Olakitan Awodun
Electoral Intent:
Declared Senatorial Aspirant – Kwara South District (2027)
Current Political Role:
Member, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms (2024–2025)
Date of Birth:
May 5, 1967 (58 years)
State of Origin:
Kwara State
Hometown:
Alla Isin
LGA:
Isin Local Government Area
Ward:
Alla
Political Party:
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
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Biography

Professor Muritala Olakitan Awodun is a renowned Nigerian academic, business economist, entrepreneurship educator, revenue management expert, and public servant. A distinguished scholar-practitioner, he is widely respected for transforming revenue administration in Kwara State and for his contributions to entrepreneurship education and fiscal policy reforms at the national level.

He is the Founder and Chief Executive of Fiftyfifty Institute Limited and the Muritala Awodun Widows and Orphans Foundation (MAWOF), through which he sponsors orphans’ education and empowers widows with business start-up support.

Education

  • St. Anthony’s Primary School, Ilorin

  • Government Secondary School, Ilorin

  • B.Sc. Economics, Lagos State University

  • M.Sc. Economics, University of Calabar

  • Ph.D. International Business, Lagos State University

Professional Career

Professor Awodun has over 26 years of combined experience in academia, public service, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Key highlights include: 

  • Worked at Guaranty Trust Bank and other financial and business institutions (between 1991-1999)

  • Assistant Lecturer → Senior Lecturer, Lagos State University (1999–2009)

  • Pioneer Head, Department of Business and Entrepreneurship, KWASU (2009–2011)

  • Pioneer Director, KWASU Centre for Entrepreneurship (2009–2013)

  • Pioneer Dean, School of Business and Governance, KWASU (2013–2015)

  • Promoted to Associate Professor of International Business and Entrepreneurship (2012)

  • Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) (2015–2019)

  • Director, Centre for Enterprise and Human Capital Development, Crown-Hill University (now Ojaja University), Eiyenkorin (2019–2023)

  • Council Member, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin (2022–date)

  • Founder/CEO, Fifty-Fifty Institute Ltd/Gte (enterprise & employability incubator) (2022–date)

  • Consultant to Ford Foundation, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Commission, and various public/private organizations

  • Member, President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms (contributed to Nigeria Tax Acts of June 2025)

Political Journey

No Political History!!

2027 Political Outlook

Professor Muritala Awodun formally declared his intention to contest the Kwara South Senatorial seat in 2027 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Positioning himself as a competent, experienced, and zoning-compliant candidate, he has called for fairness in the rotation of the seat among the seven LGAs of Kwara South.

With his proven track record in revenue transformation, entrepreneurship development, national tax reforms, and philanthropy, he is seen as a strong contender who combines intellectual depth, administrative experience, and grassroots empathy. His candidacy is expected to focus on economic empowerment, youth entrepreneurship, and effective legislative representation for Kwara South.

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