Olusegun Osoba
Governor of Ogun State (29 May 1999 - 29 May 2003)
3
Offices
2
Achievements
3
Elections
0
Court cases
1
Sources
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- 1Profession
Veteran journalist (former MD Daily Times)
- 2Previous Party Affiliations
SDP (3rd Republic); AD (1999-2003); AC (2006-2013); APC (2013-present)
- 3Political Ideology
Progressive; Yoruba Awoist tradition
- 4Spouse
Aderinsola Osoba
- 5Children
Multiple children
- 6Family Background
Yoruba Christian Egba family from Abeokuta
- 7Key Accountability Finding
No criminal conviction. Veteran Yoruba political and media elder.
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Olusegun Osoba
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About
Veteran journalist (former MD Daily Times)
Ideology: Progressive; Yoruba Awoist tradition
Key Information
Years in Public Office—
Offices Held3
Political PartyAPC
Current OfficeGovernor of Ogun State (4th Republic)
Personal
Age
87 years
Born
Jul 15, 1939
Place of Birth
Abeokuta South, Ogun State
Education
Abeokuta Grammar School (1950s)
Ethnicity
Yoruba (Egba)
Religion
Christianity
Offices Held
- 1999 – 2003Governor of Ogun State (4th Republic)
- 1992 – 1993Governor of Ogun State (3rd Republic)
- — – —Managing Director, Daily Times of Nigeria
Recent Achievements
- Ogun governance (1999-2003)1999Education and infrastructure investment; Awoist welfare programmes [src:profiles:details:v1]
- Veteran journalist legacyHelped build Daily Times into Nigeria's leading newspaper in 1970s-80s [src:profiles:details:v1]