Sunday Fajinmi
Sunday Olawale Fajinmi | |
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| Senator for Osun West | |
| In office May 1999 – May 2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Akinlabi Olasunkanmi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1952 Osun State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Alliance for Democracy |
| Website | [1] |
Sunday Olawale Fajinmi is a Nigerian politician and an entrepreneur.
Education
Fajinmi completed his higher education at Teesside University and went on to provide national services as a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) while employed at Nigeria Airways.[1]
Career
Fajinmi was elected Senator for the Osun West constituency of Osun State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[2]
Political career
Senator Sunday Olawale Fajinmi was elected a Senator in 1998 representing Osun west senatorial district on the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) during General Sani Abacha's military regime. After democracy was restored, in June 1999 he was again elected Senator, Osun west on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy beating Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke of the People's Democratic Party.[3]
While in the senate, he was appointed to the Science & Technology, Transport, State & Local Government (Vice Chairman), Information, Government Affairs and Economic Affairs committees.[4] In December 2005 he moved over to the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).[5]
Fajinmi was the Alliance for Democracy gubernatorial candidate in the 9 August 2014 Osun State election.[6]
References
- ^ Admin. "Sunday Olawale". Blerf. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Senator Isiaka Adeleke: Life and times of 'Serubawon' (1955-2017) » Top News » Tribune Online". Tribune Online. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Admin. "Nigerian Cleared candidates towards 2014 & 2019 Elections!". Nigeria Decide. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Hammed Shittu (03.12.2005). "No Regrets Quiting AD, Says Fajinmi". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
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