Adebisi Akande | |
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![]() Akande in 2019 | |
Governor of Osun State | |
In office 29 May 1999 โ 29 May 2003 | |
Deputy | Iyiola Omisore |
Preceded by | Theophilus Bamigboye |
Succeeded by | Olagunsoye Oyinlola |
Deputy Governor of Oyo State | |
In office 1982 โ 1 October 1983 | |
Governor | Bola Ige |
Preceded by | Sunday Afolabi |
Succeeded by | Olatunji Mohammed |
Personal details | |
Born | Ila Orangun, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) | 16 January 1939
Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | bisiakande |
Chief Abdulkareem Adebisi Bamidele Akande CFR (// ; born 16 January 1939) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003, as a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party. He was the first interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.[1]
Akande previously served as the deputy governor of Oyo State from 1982 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic, under Governor Bola Ige, following the resignation of Sunday Afolabi.