Tokunbo Afikuyomi
Tokunbo Afikuyomi was elected Senator for the Lagos Central constituency of Lagos State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1] He was reelected in April 2003, again running on the AD platform.[2]
Tokunbo Afikuyomi | |
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| Senator for Lagos Central | |
| In office May 1999 – May 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Munirudeen Adekunle Muse |
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| Born | Lagos State, Nigeria |
Afikuyomi was born in 1962, and obtained a B.Sc degree. He was a member of the House of Representatives and Special Assistant to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) National Chairman during the aborted Nigerian Third Republic.[3][4] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Afikuyomi was appointed to committees on Aviation, Foreign Affairs, Women Affairs, Public Accounts and Federal Character.[5] Afikuyomi was appointed Commissioner for Tourism in Lagos State by Babatunde Fashola during his first term as governor[6]
In 2017, Senator Afikuyomi was the Chairman, State Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC)[7]
References
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- "Senators". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Tokunbo Afikuyomi". AfDevInfo. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Afikuyomi: in the Eye of a Storm". ThisDay. 3 February 2003. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- "Afikuyomi's loud comeback". TheCable. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- News, The Light. ""Why Lagos APC Adopted Indirect Elections For Primaries"-Afikuyomi | The Light News". Retrieved 2019-08-26.