Nigeria: 5 things to know about Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor

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Nigeria: 5 things to know about Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor
Nigeria: 5 things to know about Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor

Africa-Press – Angola. Born into the royal family of Iperu on 29 May 1960, Dapo Abiodun was elected governor of Ogun State on the ticket of the ruling All Progressive’s Congress in 2019 and is rarely out of the headlines.

Former managing director of Heyden Petroleum and Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abiodun’s business ethics have come under scrutiny, with the Pandora Papers investigative journalism consortium identifying him as the sole beneficiary of two offshore bank accounts in the British Virgin Islands tax haven, a contravention of Nigeria’s code of conduct for elected office holders.

None of that has stopped Abiodun from voicing strong opinions about increasing judges’ salaries and initial support for the #EndSARS protests. He is set to run for a second term as governor next year.

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