Kofoworola Bucknor

Kofoworola Bucknor
Deputy Governor of Lagos State
In office
29 May 1999 – 16 December 2002
GovernorBola Tinubu
Preceded bySinatu Ojikutu
Succeeded byFemi Pedro
Senator for Lagos Central
In office
5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993
Succeeded byTokunbo Afikuyomi (1999)
Personal details
BornKofoworola Akerele
(1939-04-30) 30 April 1939
Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
PartyPeoples Democratic Party
ParentOni Akerele (Father)
    Dorothy Akerele (Mother)
    Alma materUniversity of Surrey

    Kofoworola Bucknor (née Akerele) (born 30 April 1939) is a Nigerian politician and a former deputy governor of Lagos State.[1] She was the deputy governor to Bola Tinubu from 1999 to 2002.[2]

    Early life

    Kofoworola Akerele was born on 30 April 1939, to Oni Akerele, a prominent Nigerian activists and the first indigenous surgeon in Nigeria. She attended CMS Girls School Lagos before she travelled in 1949 to Surrey England for her Degree in Law.[3] Kofoworola attendded St. Teresa's College, Ibadan, and later Cheltenham Ladies, College in England.[4]

    Career

    She got a diploma in Journalism in 1962, and worked as a freelance journalist for BBC and VON Magazine.[5] She became the deputy governor of Lagos State when Bola Tinubu became governor on 29 May 1999.

    Akerele served as a member of the Nigerian Constituent Assembly from 1977 to 1978 where she contributed to shaping the country's governance framework.[6] She was also elected Senator representing Lagos Central, earning a reputation as a fearless voice of justice, accountability and democratic values in the Third Republic.[7]

    References

    1. ↑ "'The greatest lesson life has taught me at 70' -Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele". Encomium. 28 December 2015.
    2. ↑ "PAST DEPUTY GOVERNORS OF LAGOS STATE". DEPUTY GOVERNOR, LAGOS STATE|DR KADRI OBAFEMI HAMZAT - Lagos State Government. Lagos State Government of Nigeria. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
    3. ↑ S. J. Timothy-Asobele (2004). The Producer of Our Time. Upper Standard Publications. ISBN 978-978-36946-6-8.
    4. ↑ olufemiajasa (2 March 2026). "Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele: A lifetime of courage, service, unwavering integrity". Vanguard News. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
    5. ↑ "They labelled me military mole in NADECO for nothing Bucknor Akerele". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
    6. ↑ olufemiajasa (2 March 2026). "Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele: A lifetime of courage, service, unwavering integrity". Vanguard News. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
    7. ↑ olufemiajasa (2 March 2026). "Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele: A lifetime of courage, service, unwavering integrity". Vanguard News. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
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