Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi
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Akin Babalola Kamar Odunsi is a Nigerian businessman who was elected Senator for the Ogun West constituency of Ogun State
, Nigeria
in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
where he obtained a BA degree in 1972. He went on to the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
, USA, graduating with an MS in Advertising in July 1973. He worked with Vince Cullers Advertising in Chicago
before returning to Nigeria in 1974 to join Grant Advertising, later moving to Admark Advertising where he became the first Nigerian Chief Executive in 1976.
In 1978 Odunsi co-founded Rosabel Advertising and was the agency’s Managing Director until 1997 when he became the Executive Chairman.
He held various positions with the Association of Advertising Practitioners of Nigeria, becoming President of the association from 1989 to 1992.
Odunsi retired as Executive Chairman of Rosabel Leo Burnett in 2003.
He was aged about 60 when he ran for election.
He promised to revive projects to improve primary health care when elected, and to establish programs to encourage start-up businesses.
Odunsi polled 61,382 votes in the April 2011 elections, and was declared the winner. Runners up were Babatunde Fadun of the PDP with 59,949 votes and Waliu O. Taiwo of the PPN with 45,246 votes.
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
Background
Chief Kamardeen Akinola Babalola Odunsi (KABO) attended the CMS Grammar School, Bariga, then the University of LagosUniversity of Lagos
The University of Lagos - popularly known as Unilag - is a federal government university with a main campus located at Akoka, Yaba and a college of medicine located at Idi-Araba, all in Lagos, Lagos State, southern Nigeria...
where he obtained a BA degree in 1972. He went on to the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
, USA, graduating with an MS in Advertising in July 1973. He worked with Vince Cullers Advertising in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
before returning to Nigeria in 1974 to join Grant Advertising, later moving to Admark Advertising where he became the first Nigerian Chief Executive in 1976.
In 1978 Odunsi co-founded Rosabel Advertising and was the agency’s Managing Director until 1997 when he became the Executive Chairman.
He held various positions with the Association of Advertising Practitioners of Nigeria, becoming President of the association from 1989 to 1992.
Odunsi retired as Executive Chairman of Rosabel Leo Burnett in 2003.
Political career
Odunsi was selected as the 2011 Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate for Ogun West Senatorial District.He was aged about 60 when he ran for election.
He promised to revive projects to improve primary health care when elected, and to establish programs to encourage start-up businesses.
Odunsi polled 61,382 votes in the April 2011 elections, and was declared the winner. Runners up were Babatunde Fadun of the PDP with 59,949 votes and Waliu O. Taiwo of the PPN with 45,246 votes.