Sen. Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi
● Currently in Office📅 Tenure in Office
Sen. Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi has been serving as senator for osun east of Osun State since June 11, 2019, under the APC Party.
👤 About Sen. Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi
Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi was first elected Senator for Osun East Senatorial District in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and was re-elected in the 2023 general elections on the same platform. He serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Industry.
In 2025, Fadahunsi defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) along with four other Osun federal lawmakers, citing the direction of national politics. In May 2026 he won the APC's senatorial primary for Osun East ahead of the 2027 general elections, polling 23,593 votes against two other aspirants.
📋 Personal Information
| Full name | Sen. Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi |
| Title / Role | Senator for Osun East |
| State | Osun State |
| Party | APC |
| In office since | June 11, 2019 |
| Geopolitical zone | SW |
🏆 Key Achievements
Senator for Osun East since 2019; re-elected 2023. Chairman, Senate Committee on Industry. Originally elected on the PDP platform; defected to the APC in 2025 along with four other Osun PDP federal lawmakers, and won the APC's 2027 re-election primary with 23,593 votes.
🏛 Role & Responsibilities
Sen. Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi represents Osun East in the Nigerian Senate — the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Nigeria's Senate has 109 members: three senators per state and one for the FCT Abuja. Senators serve four-year terms, make federal laws, approve the national budget, screen ministerial nominees and oversee the executive branch.
Sen. Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi is a member of the APC.
📜 Former Senators of Osun State
Others who have held the position of senator in Osun State: