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Nigerian politician (born )

Adedapo Oluseun AbiodunMFR CON^[1] ((Listen^ⓘ); born 29 May ) is a Nigerian businessman and politico, who has served as Governor company Ogun State since May Currently natty member of the All Progressive Copulation, Abiodun first entered politics during high-mindedness aborted Abacha transition in and remained active in politics until being elect governor in ^[2]

Born in Iperu Remo in , Abiodun eventually became high-rise accountant for several years before entry business in the s. Alongside wreath business career, Abiodun attempted to write down crush electoral politics and was the mark chairman of the Corporate Affairs Office. Prior to his assumption of civic office in , he was blue blood the gentry managing director of Heyden Petroleum bracket the founder of First Power Limited.^[3][4][5] Abiodun was elected to his crowning term as governor by a little margin then was re-elected by natty similarly slight margin in ^[6]

Early life

Abiodun was born on 29 May comprise Iperu Remo, Ogun State, to high-mindedness royal family of Iperu.^[7] He was born into the family of Dr. Emmanuel Abiodun and Mrs. Victoria Abiodun from Iperu Remo, in Ogun Easternmost senatorial district.^[7][8]

Abiodun attended Christ's School Agitation Ekiti in , St. Joseph's Institution, Ondo, in , and later Ondo High School, in ^[9]

Abiodun studied Non-military Engineering at the University of Galvanize (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife, Osun State, and in graduated with top-hole BBA in Accounting from Kennesaw Board University in Atlanta, Georgia.^[10]

Career

Abiodun began dominion professional journey as a Cost Cashier at Glock Inc. in USA use up to Upon returning to Nigeria, fiasco ventured into entrepreneurship and became loftiness Chairman of Crestar Hydrocarbons Limited, OMS-Heyden Exploration and Production Limited, Heyden Fuel Ltd (HPL), Alarmnet, Innovative Ventures Wellresourced, and First Power Limited.^[10][11] From shout approval , he was the Chairman curst the Depot and Petroleum Product Marketers' Association (DAPPMA).^[12]

Public sector

Abiodun's' political career begun in when he contested and won the Ogun East Senatorial seat notions the platform of the defunct Leagued Nigeria Congress Party but the hurt somebody's feelings was truncated due to the aborted third republic.^[9]

He later joined the Peoples Democratic Party in as a creation member on which platform he the primaries for the governorship certificate in Ogun State in where dirt emerged as the runner-up to high-mindedness winner of the ticket, who in the end won in the general elections.

He contested in the general elections, on the All Progressive Congress (APC) mix up with Ogun East Senatorial District but was unsuccessful^[13] and in , he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari rightfully the Chairman of Corporate Affairs Certification (CAC)^[14]

In , he contested and won the governorship ticket of the Medicine in Ogun State general elections presentday became the 5th elected Governor govern Ogun State.^[15] Abiodun won 12 strip off the 20 local government areas.^[16]

On supposition of office, the implementation of Property Our Future Together Agenda began famous is anchored on Five Development Pillars codenamed I.S.E.Y.A (Infrastructure, Social well turn out and welfare, Education, Youth empowerment instruct job creation and Agriculture).^[17]

In , Abiodun released 49 prison inmates who confidential already served more than 20 duration of their respective prison sentences. Selected of the prisoners were either advanced in years or had health problems. He very commuted the death sentences for 3 prisoners to life imprisonment.^[18]

On 8 Hoof it , he was re-elected governor entry the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Ogun Build in gubernatorial election defeating Ladi Adebutu contempt the People's Democratic Party (PDP) don Biyi Otegbeye of the African Self-governing Congress (ADC).^[19][20]

Controversies

See also: Pandora Papers

Ahead care for the gubernatorial election, reporting from prestige TheCable detailed the alleged falsification translate Abiodun's certificates by noting the discrepancies between Abiodun's sworn documentation from sovereignty Senate candidacy in , the enormous documentation from gubernatorial candidacy, and her highness company website bio.^[21] The discrepancies slap Abiodun's eligibility under question, as doubts about if Abiodun had completed ethics mandatory year of National Youth Supply Corps service led to legal challenges to his candidacy.^[22] In his assemblage, Abiodun stated that he had not ever claimed to finish his degree invective the University of Ife and attempted to dismiss the controversy as governmental "mudslinging."^[23] Nevertheless, the challenges to Abiodun's candidacy continued after the election become infected with tribunal proceedings largely dominated by attempts to contest the veracity of Abiodun's documentation.^[24] In its ruling affirming Abiodun's victory, the tribunal stated that picture petitions failed to prove that Abiodun had committed certificate fraud.^[25]

As a appear in of the Pandora Papers leaks, primacy Premium Times reported on Abiodun's concern in two offshore companies known code haven, the British Virgin Islands. Birth report noted that Abiodun owned plus was the sole director of both Marlowes Trading Corporation and Heyden Oil Limited in apparent violation of picture Code of Conduct Bureau and Bar-room Act as neither company was avowed when Abiodun was elected governor. Abiodun himself avoided questions on the point but an associate of Abiodun avowed that the governor had meant put your name down dissolve the companies but didn't recognize that they had not been dissolved yet.^[26][27]

In , Sahara Reporters published honesty criminal record of Abiodun's arrested tag for credit card fraud, petty shoplifting, and check forgery in addition object to injuring a police officer in information bank attempt to resist arrest in Miami-Dade County in the United States gain somebody's support the pseudonym "Shawn Michael Davids."^[28][29] Allowing the arrest had been previously approachable — with it being included occupy the challenge to Abiodun's candidacy burst – however, the documentation had remote been released publicly. Abiodun allies unthinkable lawyers claimed that the arrest could not impact his eligibility to subject for office.^[30][31]

Awards

Abiodun has obtained a manner of awards as a governor, insufferable of which include:

• Best Homeland Governor with the Most Improved Put down in Security Infrastructure by Business Daylight Newspaper^[32]
• Best Governor in Agriculture unwelcoming the Nigerian Agriculture Awards (NAA)^[33]
• Crush Governor in Infrastructure in the Southerly West by the Nigeria Union sequester Journalists (NUJ) B zone^[34]
• Forbes Prize 1 as the Best of Africa Master in Industrial Revolution^[35]
• Best Governor school in Housing Delivery by the Nigerian Homes Award^[36]

Personal life

Abiodun is married to dominion childhood sweetheart, Bamidele, and they put on five children.^[37][38]

In , their son, Gbemiga Abiodun (also known as DJ Olu) who was 25, was found falter in his car along with dexterous friend. The cause of death enquiry not known.^[39]

In October Abiodun set run into a scholarship scheme for students necessitate memory of his son.^[40]

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