Adams Aliyu Eric Oshiomhole (born 4 April 1953) is a labor leader who ran for Governor of Edo State

Edo State

Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. Its capital is Benin City. It is bounded in the north and east by Kogi State, in the south by Delta State and in the west by Ondo State.-History:...

 in Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 in April 2007 on the Action Congress

Action Congress

The Action Congress of Nigeria , formerly known as Action Congress , is a classical liberal Nigerian political party formed via the merger of the Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several other minor political parties in September 2006. The party...

 (AC) platform. The election was flawed. Oserheimen Osunbor

Oserheimen Osunbor

Professor Oserheimen Osunbor was elected Senator for the Edo Central constituency of Edo State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party platform...

 of the People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...

 (PDP) was initially declared the winner, but after appeals Oshiomhole assumed office on 12 November 2008.

Oshiomhole was formerly president of the Nigeria Labour Congress

Nigeria Labour Congress

Nigeria Labour Congress is an umbrella organisation for trade unions in Nigeria. It was founded in 1978 following a merger of four different organisations: Nigeria Trade Union Congress , Labour Unity Front , United Labour Congress and Nigeria Workers Council . The numerous affiliated unions were...

 (NLC), and was prominent as the leader of a campaign of industrial action against high oil prices in Nigeria.
Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole was born on 4 April 1953 at Iyanmoh, near Auchi

Auchi

Auchi is a larger town in Edo State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Etsako West Local Government Area.The town has an official Post Office....

 in Edo State.