Yetunde Onanuga Explained

Yetunde Onanuga
Office:Deputy Governor of Ogun State
Governor:Ibikunle Amosun
Term Start:29 May 2015
Term End:29 May 2019
Predecessor:Segun Adesegun
Successor:Noimot Salako-Oyedele
Birth Date:11 September 1960
Birth Place:Ibadan, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria)
Party:All Progressives Congress
Occupation:Politician
Nationality:Nigerian

Yetunde Onanuga (born 11 September 1960) is a Nigerian politician who served as deputy governor of Ogun state from 2015 to 2019.[1]

Life

Yetunde Onanuga was born at Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in Nigeria. Her father was F.T. Fabamwo.[2]

She was educated in Ogun state and then in Lagos where she obtained her teachers certificate. She later completed an MBA at Ogun State University.

She was working in the Lagos State ministry of environment when she was chosen as the running mate of the state governor Ibikunle Amosun in 2015. Amosun was the sitting candidate but his previous deputy governor had defected to an opposition party. Amosun chose Onanuga out of three possible candidates.[3]

Onanuga was elected deputy governor.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yetunde Onanuga Named Governor Amosun's Deputy For 2015 Governorship Election. 2020-06-04. Channels Television.
  2. http://thenationonlineng.net/onanuga-round-peg-round-hole/ Onanuga: Round peg in round hole
  3. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/amosuns-running-mate-emerged/ How Amosun’s running mate emerged
  4. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/the-last-of-the-originals-hid-awolowo-passes-on-at-99/220717/ HID Awolowo passes on at 99