Akinola Alabi

Akinola Adekunle Alabi is a Nigerian politician, businessman and a two-term serving representative, representing Egbeda Federal Constituency since 2019. He was a member of the 9th National Assembly, and currently a member of the 10th National Assembly. Since assuming office in the 10th National Assembly in June 2023, Alabi has sponsored over 10 bills, co-sponsored several others, and introduced motions in the House of Representatives. He is credited with founding NairaBET, Nigeria's first online sports betting company. He is also the founder and owner of Lekki United F.C., a football club based in Lagos, Nigeria. Alabi was the chairman at Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee until May 2023. Presently, Akin Alabi is the Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on works.

Quotes

• Winners don’t quit is a quote that has been misunderstood. Some people think just by sticking with something is enough for it to turn right eventually. Some things (business, marriages etc) will never turn right no matter how long you stick with it. Sometimes it’s better to quit.

• People mostly have so much to say to a woman for her inability to keep a man. This same people will have nothing to say to a man for the same reasons. This simply goes to say that so many things are said of a woman for either having a broken relationship, not having a child after a certain time in her marriage, for cheating in a relationship and so many other things, but the man is completely left out in the blame games. This simply means we live in a man’s world, where they can walk out of same offense a woman would be dragged of. Are women really disadvantaged?