Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole CON (born 4 April 1952) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing the Edo North senatorial district since 2023.

[8] Oshiomhole decided that he needed to further his education and so in 1975 he proceeded to Ruskin College at Oxford, United Kingdom, to study industrial relations, majoring in labour economics.

After democracy was restored in 1999, he became president of the Nigerian Labour Congress and was prominent as the leader of a campaign of industrial action against high oil prices in Nigeria.

[12] His relationship with Obasanjo turned sour as neglect of local oil refineries led to the reliance on imported gasoline, followed by rises in the price of fuel.

He faced arrests, tear gas and temporary blockades of union offices, and Obasanjo introduced legislation to make it more difficult for the NLC to strike.

[11] The NLC alleged that on 9 October 2004, Oshiomhole was abducted by State Security Services during a protest, but the Nigerian government said he submitted to voluntary custody.

[4][18] On 12 November 2019, Oshiomhole was suspended from the APC after 18 local government chairmen of the party in his native state of Edo passed a vote of no confidence on him.

[24][25][26] Armed security agents, including the Police, Department of State Service (DSS) and Civil Defence were heavily deployed to the secretariat to prevent Oshiomhole from entering.

[35] However, almost a year and a half later, the award was disputed by the Peoples Democratic Party's chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, who accused Oshiomhole of age falsification.