Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele (born 30 April 1939) is a Nigerian politician and a former deputy governor of Lagos State.[1] She was the deputy governor to Bola Tinubu from 1999 to 2002.[2]
Kofoworola Bucknor | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor of Lagos State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003 | |
| Governor | Bola Tinubu |
| Succeeded by | Femi Pedro |
| Senator for Lagos Central | |
| In office 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Succeeded by | Tokunbo Afikuyomi (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kofoworola Akerele 30 April 1939 Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey |
Early life edit
Kofoworola Akerele was born on 30 April 1939, to Oni Akerele a prominent Nigerian activists and the first indigenous surgeon in Nigeria. She attended CMS Girls School Lagos before she travelled in 1949 to Surrey England for her Degree in Law.[3]
Career edit
She got a diploma in Journalism in 1962, and worked as a freelance journalist for BBC and VON Magazine.[4] She became the deputy governor of Lagos State when Bola Tinubu became governor on 29 May 1999.
References edit
- ^ "'The greatest lesson life has taught me at 70' -Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele". Encomium. 28 December 2015.
- ^ "PAST DEPUTY GOVERNORS OF LAGOS STATE". DEPUTY GOVERNOR, LAGOS STATE|DR KADRI OBAFEMI HAMZAT - Lagos State Government. Lagos State Government of Nigeria. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ S. J. Timothy-Asobele (2004). The Producer of Our Time. Upper Standard Publications. ISBN 978-978-36946-6-8.
- ^ "They labelled me military mole in NADECO for nothing Bucknor Akerele". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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