Ali Olanusi
Ali Olanusi | |
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| Born | 28 February 1942 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
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Ali Olanusi (born February 28, 1942) is a Nigerian politician and deputy governor of Ondo State, Nigeria.[1][2]
Early life
Ali was born at 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 foundation member of the People's Democratic Party.[5] On 24 February 2009, he was elected as the deputy governor of Ondo State on the platform of the Labour Party and was re-elected again on the same platform on October 2012.[6] On Thursday October 26, 2015, he defected to the All Progressives Congress[7][8] following the defection of the incumbent governor Olusegun Mimiko, who dumped the Labour Party to the People's Democratic Party on Thursday October 2, 2014.[9][10]
References
- ^ Leadership Newspaper (26 March 2015). "Ondo Deputy Governor, Ali Olanusi Resigns From PDP". Nigerian News from Leadership News. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "'PDP national leaders messed up party'". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Mimiko's Deputy Dumps PDP, Declares for APC!". The Anchor Online. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "My greatest regret is not being a graduate – Ondo dep gov". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Ondo Deputy Governor Leaves PDP for APC, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Ondo Gubernatorial Poll: Mimiko dumps Agunloye, retains Olanusi as deputy, ACN picks Akeredolu as flag bearer". DailyPost Nigeria. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Why I dumped PDP for APC — Ali Olanusi, Ondo Deputy Governor - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Breaking: PDP In Disarray As Ondo Deputy Gov. Decamps To APC". nigeriatell.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Mimiko defection unsettles Ondo PDP, LP". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Governor Mimiko's deputy, Ali Olanusi dumps PDP for APC - DailyPost Nigeria". DailyPost Nigeria. Retrieved 2 April 2015.