{"id":1361,"date":"2022-01-17T13:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T13:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/nigeria-5-things-to-know-about-dapo-abiodun-ogun-state-governor"},"modified":"2022-01-17T15:21:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:21:19","slug":"nigeria-5-things-to-know-about-dapo-abiodun-ogun-state-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/nigeria-5-things-to-know-about-dapo-abiodun-ogun-state-governor","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: 5 things to know about Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>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\u2019s Congress in 2019 and is rarely out of the headlines.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former managing director of Heyden Petroleum and Chairman of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abiodun\u2019s 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\u2019s code of conduct for elected office holders.<\/p>\n<p>None of that has stopped Abiodun from voicing strong opinions about increasing judges\u2019 salaries and initial support for the #EndSARS protests. He is set to run for a second term as governor next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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\u2019s Congress in 2019 and is rarely out of the headlines. 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