Fatai Akinade Akinbade
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Alhaji Fatai Akinade Akinbade (born April 1955) is a Nigerian politician who became Secretary to the State Government in Osun State
. He was a contender to become the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) candidate for governorship of Osun State in the April 2011 elections.
He is an Owu prince.
Fatai's father was a drummer, and he was trained to follow that trade.
He studied at St. James Anglican Primary School, Ogbaagba (1964–1969), then at Catholic Commercial Secondary Modern School, Iwo
(1970–1973).
Between 1973 and 1974 he worked as a pharmaceutical salesman in Lagos, before returning to study at Catholic Technical College, Ile-Ife (1975–1978).
He qualified as a Civil Engineer.
, Delta State
, and was Chairman of the company's Finance and Multipurpose Committee.
Akinbade joined the Osun State government, working for over sixteen years under three military administrators and then under the civilian governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
In 2003 he was appointed Secretary to the state by Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
In 2004 Fatai Akinbade was chosen as the leader of the Party in the Iwo Federal Constituency.
Eventually fourteen others announced their candidacy.
In an interview in March 2010 he rejected the argument that it was the turn of Ife/Ijesha to present the next governor of the state.
In June 2010 his bid was given public support by several traditional rulers in the Ife region of the state, including the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
However, Akinbade's bid was opposed by party leadership.
They directed all the state council chairmen to back Senator Iyiola Omisore
, whose election as Senator for Osun East had been annulled in October 2009.
The April 2011 election did not take place. In November 2010 the Federal Appeal Court, Ibadan declared that the April 2007 election of Olagunsoye Oyinlola was invalid, and in his place declared that Rauf Aregbesola
of the Action Congress of Nigeria was the winner. Aregbesola was to serve for the next four years.
Osun State
Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...
. He was a contender to become the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP) candidate for governorship of Osun State in the April 2011 elections.
Birth and education
Fatai Akinade Akinbade was born in April 1955 in Ogbaagbaa, a town in Ola-Oluwa Local Government Area.He is an Owu prince.
Fatai's father was a drummer, and he was trained to follow that trade.
He studied at St. James Anglican Primary School, Ogbaagba (1964–1969), then at Catholic Commercial Secondary Modern School, Iwo
Iwo, Nigeria
Iwo is a city in Osun State, Nigeria that is the seat of the Iwo Kingdom, a traditional state. The Iwo people, like all other people of Yoruba stock are said to have originally belonged to Ile-Ife from where they migrated sometimes in the 14th century. The earliest settlement initiated by Adekola...
(1970–1973).
Between 1973 and 1974 he worked as a pharmaceutical salesman in Lagos, before returning to study at Catholic Technical College, Ile-Ife (1975–1978).
He qualified as a Civil Engineer.
Early career
Akinbade was appointed a member of the board of Delta Steel Company in AladjaAladja
Aladja is a coastal and the largest town in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria; most of the people living in this area are of the Urhobo tribe. The Delta Steel Company facility is built on the land provided by Aladja and Ovwian communities...
, Delta State
Delta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
, and was Chairman of the company's Finance and Multipurpose Committee.
Akinbade joined the Osun State government, working for over sixteen years under three military administrators and then under the civilian governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
In 2003 he was appointed Secretary to the state by Olagunsoye Oyinlola.
In 2004 Fatai Akinbade was chosen as the leader of the Party in the Iwo Federal Constituency.
Governor candidacy bid
Akinbade announced his plan to run in the PDP primaries for state governor in February 2010.Eventually fourteen others announced their candidacy.
In an interview in March 2010 he rejected the argument that it was the turn of Ife/Ijesha to present the next governor of the state.
In June 2010 his bid was given public support by several traditional rulers in the Ife region of the state, including the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
However, Akinbade's bid was opposed by party leadership.
They directed all the state council chairmen to back Senator Iyiola Omisore
Iyiola Omisore
Iyiola Omisore, alias Otunba, is a Nigerian politician who served as deputy governor of Osun State from 1999–2003, and represented the People's Democratic Party as a member of the Nigerian Senate for Osun East from 2003–2009, when his election was annulled by an electoral appeal...
, whose election as Senator for Osun East had been annulled in October 2009.
The April 2011 election did not take place. In November 2010 the Federal Appeal Court, Ibadan declared that the April 2007 election of Olagunsoye Oyinlola was invalid, and in his place declared that Rauf Aregbesola
Rauf Aregbesola
Engineer Rauf Aregbesola is a Nigerian politician who ran for governor of Osun State in the 2007 elections.Although the People's Democratic Party candidate Olagunsoye Oyinlola was declared the winner, Aregbesola appealed the decision and on 26 November 2010 was declared the winner.Aregbesola was...
of the Action Congress of Nigeria was the winner. Aregbesola was to serve for the next four years.