 In March 2008, he instituted a scholarship award for about 100 indigent students in tertiary institutions across the country.In July 2009, as chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke praised the work of the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying "so far INEC has performed creditably well".He has supported the rights of Nigerians living abroad to vote in Nigerian elections.