Adekunle Akinlade
Adekunle Akinlade | |
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| Born | 9 October 1969[1] Ipokia, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Politician |
Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade ⓘ Triple A (born 9 October 1969) is a Nigerian politician. He represented Egbado South and Ipokia federal constituency in the House of Representatives.[2] He left the All Progressive Congress and joined the Allied Peoples Movement to run for Governor of Ogun State in the 2019 election.[3]
Early life
Akinlade was born in Ipadilpopo Compound at Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. He spent his early years travelling across the country with his father.[4][5]
Education
Akinlade attended Children House School and St. Anne's Primary School in Ibara, Abeokuta, before completing his primary education at Army Children Primary School in Akure, Ondo State. He attended Emmanuel Comprehensive High School, Ilaro, and later Yewa High School, Ajilete, where he obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1988. He later studied at the College of Preliminary Studies, Yola, before earning a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Lagos State University in 1995. After graduating, he completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).[6][7]
Politics
He was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Taxation and Revenue in July 2011. In this capacity, he oversaw the state Directorate of other Taxes at the Board of Internal Revenue Services (IRS). He joined the All Progressive Congress in the 2015 general elections to represent Egbado south and Ipokia at the federal house of representatives.[8] He defected to the Allied Peoples Movement to run in the 2019 governorship election, after failing to secure the APC nomination, which he lost to Dapo Abiodun.[9]
Personal life
Akinlade married Chinenye Ochuba, a former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria and Miss World Africa, in 2008.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "-The story of Hon. Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade". 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Adekunle Akinlade". Nigeria National Assembly. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ↑ "Amosun's Candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, Dumps APC For APM". Sahara Reporters. New York City, United States.
- ↑ "WHO IS OGUN APC CONSENSUS CANDIDATE? [THE STORY OF HON. ADEKUNLE ABDULKABIR AKINLADE". 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hon. Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade".
- ↑ "How Gov. Amosun Plans To Make Akinlade Governor". City People Magazine. 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hon. Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade: A Yewa Man Like No Other". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Biography of Adekunle Akinlade". 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "God'll not forgive me if I stop Akinlade, others from moving to APM — Amosun". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 4 December 2018.
- ↑ "Kunle Akinlade, wife step out in style". The Punch. 8 October 2017.
- ↑ "That Amosun/Akinlade deal". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 26 January 2019.