Seun Fakorede

Seun Fakorede (born May 22, 1992) is a Nigerian entrepreneur, speaker and politician. At 27, he became the youngest commissioner[3][4] in Nigeria's history when he was appointed Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Oyo State in August 2019 to July 2021.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Seun was reappointed on October 11, 2021.[13] He is the founder and director of non-profit Home Advantage Africa where he advocates for African patriotism among youths.[14][15][4]

Seun Fakorede
Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Oyo State
Assumed office
August 26, 2019
Preceded byAbayomi Oke [1][2]
Personal details
Born
Oluwaseun Temidayo Fakorede

(1992-05-22) May 22, 1992
CitizenshipNigerian
NationalityNigerian
EducationObafemi Awolowo University
Alma materGovernment College Ibadan 2003-2006, Oladipo Alayande School of Science Oke-Bola, Ibadan 2006-2009.
OccupationPolitician, Engineer

Education

Fakorede attended Government College Apata, Ibadan.[16][17] In 2016, he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.[18][19] He is an indigene of Idere area of Ibarapa Central Local Government Area, Oyo State.[20][21]

Awards

He won The Future Awards Africa Prize for Governance in 2020.[22]

Fakorede was named a 2022 Politician of Year by One Young World, receiving his award in Manchester, England in September 2022 alongside four other young politicians from around the world.[23]

See also

References
  1. "Oyo Sports Commissioner says efforts underway to rebrand club". www.pulse.ng. 1 December 2016.
  2. Online, Tribune (19 June 2016). "Oyo SWAN congratulates new sports commissioner". Tribune Online.
  3. "How I'll relate with my perm sec, directors —Fakorede, 27-year-old Oyo commissioner". Punch Newspapers. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  4. Oke, Jeremiah; Ibadan (2019-08-24). "Meet Fakorede, 27-year-old Oyo commissioner". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  5. "Makinde to swear-in 27-yr old commissioner-nominee, 2 others today". Vanguard Nigeria. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  6. "Governor Seyi Makinde nominates 27-year-old as Oyo commissioner". www.pulse.ng. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  7. "Oyo SWAN hails Makinde over appointment of 27-year-old as commissioner". The Eagle Online. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  8. "27-year-old Commissioner-nominee Seun Fakorede breaks silence". P.M. News. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  9. "Independence: Oyo organises essay competition". Punch Newspapers. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  10. "Age has nothing to do with good governance, says 27-year-old commissioner". TheCable. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  11. "Makinde swears in 27-year-old Fakorede, 2 others as commissioners". Tribune Online. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  12. Jannah, Chijioke (2019-08-23). "27-year-old Oyo commissioner nominee, Fakorede reveals what happened to him during screening". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  13. "Makinde swears-in 10 commissioners". PM news.
  14. Itie, Harry (2019-08-20). "Who be di 27-year-old Oyo state wan make commissioner?". Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  15. "TEDxUI | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  16. "Met Seyi Makinde on LinkedIn, Soyinka's schoolboy... meet Seun Fakorede, Nigeria's youngest commissioner". TheCable. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  17. "Who is Makinde's 27-year-old commissioner?". The ICIR. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  18. Ukoh, Emmanuel (2019-08-20). "Governor Makinde nominates 27-year-old as Commissioner". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  19. "Makinde nominates 27-year-old OAU graduate as commissioner". Tribune Online. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  20. "ICYMI: Makinde picks 27-year-old as commissioner". Punch Newspapers. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  21. editor (2019-08-25). "Record Breaker: Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Nominates 27-Year-Old as Commissioner". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-10-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  22. "Rema, Jemima Osunde, Mr Macaroni, Odunayo Eweniyi, others make The Future Awards Africa nominees list… all nominees are under the age of 28". The Future Project. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  23. "Fakorede Clinches One Young World Politician Award". Tribune. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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