Kayode Otitoju
Kayode Otitoju | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner for Information, Culture, Sports and Social Development, Ekiti State | |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| Governor | Ayo Fayose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1955 (age 71) |
| Party | People's Democratic Party |
| Education | B.A. in Geography |
| Occupation | Technocrat, politician |
Known for | Former Ekiti State Commissioner |
Kayode Otitoju (born May 1955) is a Nigerian technocrat, politician and former commissioner for Information, Culture, Sports, and Social Development in Ekiti State, southwestern Nigeria.[1][2]
Education and career
Otitoju obtained a bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of Ibadan in 1980 and later became a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.[3] He worked at the Nigerian Ports Authority for 10 years, between 1981 and 1991 and rose to the position of a Senior Traffic Officer and in 2004, he was appointed as Ekiti State Commissioner for Information, Culture, Sports, and Social Development. He served in that capacity for 1 year, between 2004 and 2005.[4]
He contested the seat of a senator representing Ekiti North twice, in 2003 and 2011 but lost the election and in 2004, he was appointed as the Commissioner for Information, Culture, Sports, and Social Development. He served on the board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Nigeria from 2005 to 2007.[5] In 2009, he was one of 24 experts in the National Technical Working Group on Transport for Vision 2020 and in 2013, he was a member of the Technical Working Group of the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP). In 2014, he was appointed as the chairman, Transportation Committee of the Lekki Peninsula Scheme, Lagos.[6][7] In 2018, he was elected Lekki Estate Residents' Association (LERA) Chairman.[8]
References
- ↑ "Rep petitions against Ekiti North senatorial primary". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Otitoju: I'm Still a Bonafide PDP Member". This Day. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kayode Otitoju: My Last Child Finished His Master Degree the". This Day. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kayode Otitoju gives out daughter in marriage". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "It's time to recall Arunma Oteh as SEC DG". YNaija. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "Lekki residents to tackle traffic gridlock". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "Build Roads First Before Imposing Toll, Expert Tells FG". Silverbird TV. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "LERA recognises senior citizens, corporate organisations, others at award night". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.