Moji Akinfenwa
Moji Akinfenwa | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Osun East | |
| In office May 1999 – May 2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Iyiola Omisore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 Ilesa, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 10 October 2019 (aged 88–89) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
Mojisoluwa O Akinfenwa // (1930 – 10 October 2019) was a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Osun East constituency of Osun State, Nigeria at the start of the Fourth Nigerian Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]
Upon his arrival at the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Selection, Senate Services, Solid Minerals, Banking & Currency and Education.[2]
Biography
[edit]In December 2003 Alhaji Ahmed Abdulkadir, outgoing national chairman of Alliance for Democracy party wrote to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) naming Akinfenwa as the new national chairman.[3]
The party had split into two rival factions, with the other led by Chief Bisi Akande.
In February 2004 the INEC summoned a meeting of AD leaders that excluded the two rival chairmen in an effort to resolve the situation.[4]
Continued efforts to resolve the split were ineffective.[5]
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, threw its weight behind Akinfenwa, a move criticized at a meeting of former AD Governors of South-West states in August 2004.[6]
In a February 2006 interview Akinfenwa continued to insist that he was the AD chairman, not Akande.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Federal Republic of Nigeria Legislative Election of 20 February and 7 March 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Okocha, Chuks (18 December 2003). "AD: Abdulkadir Writes INEC, Says Akinfenwa is New Chairman". This Day. Retrieved 2024-09-13 – via allAfrica.
- ^ Ajayi, Ola (6 July 2006). "AD Crisis: INEC Wades in, Summons Koleosho's Exco - Disowns Akinfenwa, Akande factions". This Day. Retrieved 2024-09-13 – via allAfrica.
- ^ Okocha, Chuks (27 August 2004). "AD: Akinfenwa Faction Waves Olive Branch". This Day. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2010-06-24 – via allAfrica.
- ^ Folarin, Wale; Egunyanga, Vincent (27 August 2004). "3 ex-AD govs back fresh convention". Daily Champion. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Faturoti, Gbenga (4 February 2006). "I have never received a kobo from OBJ". Daily Independent. Retrieved 2010-06-24. [dead link]
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