Ali Olanusi Explained
Ali Olanusi (born 28 February 1942) is a Nigerian politician, he was deputy governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from February 2009 till his impeachment in April 2015.[1] [2]
Early life
Ali Olanusi was born in Supare Akoko, a town in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria.[3] He attended Ansarudeen College, Ikare where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate. On completion of his secondary education, he was employed as a teacher at modern school in Ogbagi, Ondo State but left the school to join the services of Lagos State Ministry of Transport.Although he had no degree certificate, according to him “My greatest regret in life is that I am not a graduate. It is the fact that I did not have a degree certificate from any university within or outside Nigeria. However, I don’t have inferiority complex”.[4]
Political life
He began his political career as a member of the Unity Party of Nigeria before he joined the Social Democratic Party and was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5] On 24 February 2009, he was sworn in as the deputy governor of Ondo State on the platform of the Labour Party after the previous deputy governor Omolade Oluwateru's reelection was notified by a Court of Appeal. He was re-elected again on the same platform in October 2012.[6] On Thursday 26 March 2015, he defected to the All Progressives Congress[7] [8] having previously defected with governor Olusegun Mimiko from the Labour Party to the Peoples Democratic Party in October 2014.[9] [10] He was impeached by the Ondo State House of Assembly on 27 April 2015, following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress a month earlier.[11] [12] His impeachment was nullified by a Court of Appeal on 24 March 2017.[13] [14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ondo Deputy Governor, Ali Olanusi Resigns From PDP. Leadership Newspaper. 26 March 2015. Nigerian News from Leadership News. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150354/http://leadership.ng/news/politics/420334/ondo-deputy-governor-ali-olanusi-resigns-from-pdp. 2 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: 'PDP national leaders messed up party'. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163134/http://www.punchng.com/politics/pdp-national-leaders-messed-up-party/. 2015-04-02. dead.
- Web site: Mimiko's Deputy Dumps PDP, Declares for APC!. The Anchor Online. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404172509/http://theanchoronline.com.ng/mimikos-deputy-dumps-pdp-declares-for-apc/. 4 April 2015. dead.
- Web site: My greatest regret is not being a graduate – Ondo dep gov. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163654/http://www.punchng.com/politics/my-greatest-regret-is-not-being-a-graduate-ondo-dep-gov/. 2 April 2015. dead.
- Web site: Ondo Deputy Governor Leaves PDP for APC, Articles - THISDAY LIVE. thisdaylive.com. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402193701/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ondo-deputy-governor-leaves-pdp-for-apc/205208/. 2 April 2015. dead.
- Web site: Ondo Gubernatorial Poll: Mimiko dumps Agunloye, retains Olanusi as deputy, ACN picks Akeredolu as flag bearer. DailyPost Nigeria. 28 July 2012 . 2 April 2015.
- Web site: Why I dumped PDP for APC — Ali Olanusi, Ondo Deputy Governor - Premium Times Nigeria. Premium Times Nigeria. 2 April 2015.
- Web site: Breaking: PDP In Disarray As Ondo Deputy Gov. Decamps To APC. nigeriatell.com. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402212644/http://www.nigeriatell.com/news/breaking-pdp-in-disarray-as-ondo-deputy-gov-decamps-to-apc. 2 April 2015. dead.
- Web site: Mimiko defection unsettles Ondo PDP, LP. Vanguard News. 2 April 2015.
- Web site: Governor Mimiko's deputy, Ali Olanusi dumps PDP for APC - DailyPost Nigeria. DailyPost Nigeria. 26 March 2015 . 2 April 2015.
- Web site: Abimboye . Micheal . Ondo deputy governor, Ali Olanusi, impeached. . 27 April 2015 . 9 March 2023.
- Web site: George . Taiwo . Ondo deputy governor, Olanusi, impeached. The Cable . 27 April 2015 . 9 March 2023.
- Web site: Appeal Court reverses impeachment of former Ondo deputy governor. . 24 March 2017 . 9 March 2023.
- Web site: Olanusi: Former d-gov impeached by Assembly, restored by court. . 30 March 2017 . 9 March 2023.