Tokunbo Afikuyomi

Tokunbo Afikuyomi ((Listenⓘ); born 1962) is a Nigerian politician, he who was elected Senator for the Lagos Central constituency at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office in June 1999.[1] He changed constituency in April 2002 and ran on the AD platform for the Lagos West constituency instead, after senator Wahab Dosunmu defected to the PDP.[2]

Tokunbo Afikuyomi
Senator for Lagos West
In office
3 June 2003 – 5 June 2007
Preceded byWahab Dosunmu
Succeeded byGaniyu Solomon
Senator for Lagos Central
In office
3 June 1999 – 3 June 2003
Preceded byKofoworola Bucknor (1993)
Succeeded byMusiliu Obanikoro
Personal details
Born1962 (age 60–61)
Lagos State, Nigeria

Afikuyomi was born in 1962, and obtained a B.Sc degree. He was a member of the House of Representatives and Special Assistant to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) National Chairman during the aborted Nigerian Third Republic.[3][4] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, Afikuyomi was appointed to committees on Aviation, Foreign Affairs, Women Affairs, Public Accounts and Federal Character.[5] Afikuyomi was appointed Commissioner for Tourism in Lagos State by Babatunde Fashola during his first term as governor[6]

In 2017, Senator Afikuyomi was the Chairman, State Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC)[7]

References
  1. "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. "Senators". Dawodu. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. "Tokunbo Afikuyomi". AfDevInfo. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  4. "Afikuyomi: in the Eye of a Storm". ThisDay. 3 February 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  5. "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  6. "Afikuyomi's loud comeback". TheCable. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ""Why Lagos APC Adopted Indirect Elections For Primaries"-Afikuyomi | The Light News". Retrieved 26 August 2019.


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