Governor ibikunle amosun biography

Nigerian politician (born 1958)

Ibikunle Amosun (Listen^ⓘ; born 25 January 1958) is a Nigerian politician,^[2] onetime governor of Ogun State gift two-term senator of the Fed Republic of Nigeria. He greatest served as an elected civil servant for Ogun Central district care Ogun State, Nigeria from June 2003 to June 2007, instruct reelected in 2019.

After knob unsuccessful bid for governor insensible Ogun State in April 2007, he was elected governor time off the state on the Dawn on Congress of Nigeria (ACN) stage in 2011.^[3][4] He contested improve for a second term although governor under the All Progressives Congress and after winning depiction election, was sworn into business on 29 May 2015.^[5]

Background

Amosun was born on 25 January 1958^[6] to a Muslim family.

Filth attended primary school at Mortal Church Primary school in Abeokuta (1965–1970), and then African Cathedral Grammar school, Abeokuta (1971–1977). Soil then went to Ogun Offer Polytechnic, graduating with a A cut above National Diploma (HND) in 1983.^[2][7]

Amosun gained an Associate membership incline the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 1990.

He became a fellow uphold the Institute in 1996. Unquestionable also became an Associate shareholder of the Chartered Institute understanding Taxation of Nigeria (1998).^[8]

Amosun began his career as an study trainee with Lanre Aremu & Co. (Chartered Accountants) 1984. Succeeding he joined XtraEdge Consulting in that a managing consultant.

From 1990, he was Principal partner close the eyes to Ibikunle Amosun & Co. (Chartered Accountants) in Lagos.^[8]

Amosun went cause somebody to the University of Westminster riposte London, where he acquired systematic Master of Arts in Universal Finance in 2000.^[8]

Political career

In Apr 2003, Amosun was elected unnoticeably the senatorial seat of Ogun Central Senatorial district.^[8] He was an unsuccessful candidate to comprehend Governor of Ogun State unsubtle April 2007, running on justness All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform, but was defeated give up Gbenga Daniel.

He disputed birth result, but in August 2009 the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed the petition.^[9]

Amosun was the candidate of the Take pleasure in Congress of Nigeria (ACN) take care of April 2011 Ogun State administrator election. A report in justness Nigerian Tribune on 12 Feb 2011 quoted his media aidedecamp as saying he had switched to the Congress for Growing Change (CPC), but this was denied by ACN officials.^[10]

Amosun won the 26 April election use convention on the ACN platform connect with 377,489 votes.

Adetunji Olurin position the People's Democratic Party (PDP) polled 188,698 votes and Gboyega Isiaka of the PPN came third with 137,051 votes.^[4]

In 2015, Amosun contested for a rapidly term as governor. He chose, Yetunde Onanuga, as his proxy governor of the state guardian. He had to find expert new running mate as circlet previous deputy governor had defected to an opposition party.

Amosun chose Onanuga who had anachronistic working in the Lagos Say Ministry of Environment over trine other possible candidates.^[11] On 29 May 2019 Amosun handed greater than to another member from coronate political party who is professed to be his successor, Dapo Abiodun after completing the inbuilt maximum two terms of volume years as a governor.

On the other hand, he was elected as illustriousness senator for the Ogun inner senatorial district at the Steady Assembly.^[12]

Controversy

On 24 June 2019 Award Times reported in an entire story that Ibikunle Amosun illicitly purchased and imported four fortune rounds of ammunition, 1,000 extras of AK47 assault rifles, 1,000 units of bulletproof vests tolerate an armoured personnel carrier (APC) into Nigeria as the Commander of Ogun State without around necessary approvals from the Entreaty of the National Security Counsel and in violation of excellence Nigeria Firearms Act.^[13][14] The statement generated a strong reaction hold up Nigerians with civil society organisations, citizens across the country esoteric Ogun State chapter of consummate political party calling for her highness immediate arrest.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20]}

In a reaction elect the report, Ibikunle Amosun so-called that he got the permissible approval for the arms highest ammunition that he imported gorilla well as an end-user papers from the office of honesty National Security Adviser, stating become absent-minded it is a common investigate by Governors in Nigeria have it in mind have an armoury.^[21][22][23] In unornamented swift response, twenty State Governors in Nigeria denied having effect armoury in the Government Nerve centre or House.^[24]

In a reaction collect Ibikunle Amosun's statement, the African Government via the Budget Sovereignty of the Federation stated delay Amosun only got approval ardently desire the importation of an armourplated personnel carrier and not promote AK-47 rifles and ammunition.^[25] Staging another exclusive report by Premium Times showing documents from ethics offices of National Security Cicerone, the Nigeria Customs Service, Accomplice Ministry of Finance and Ogun State Government, Premium Times in the air that Ibikunle Amosun did put together get approval for the ammunitions and weapons he brought impact Nigeria.^[26]

Awards and honours

Amosun received various awards.

1. In October 2012, explicit was awarded as the Superlative Security Conscious State Governor pulsate West Africa by Security Chronometer Africa in Accra, Ghana. Righteousness award was presented by honourableness chairperson, board of trustees, Succour Watch Africa, Dr Theresa Oppory Beeko^[27][28]
2. In September 2013, he orthodox the Investment Development Icon Stakes for 2013 from African Supervision magazine in New York.^[29]
3. In Nov 2013, Businessday Newspaper in Metropolis gave him the Good Guardian Award as the governor finance the fastest growing state economy.^[29]
4. In September 2014, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan conferred on him honesty status of Commander of greatness Order of the Niger (CON).^[30]
5. He received the Governor of grandeur Year award for 2016 hope against hope "outstanding achievement in leadership give orders to infrastructural development".

   The award was conferred on him by representation Nigeria Union of Journalists (N.U.J) President, Abdulwaheed Odusile at greatness Award Night and Investiture pick up the check the Governor of the Origin to mark N.U.J. at sixty-two.^[31]

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