Oladimeji Sabur Bankole (born November 14, 1969) is a Nigerian politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The son of Abeokuta chief, Alani Bankole, he was a businessman before being elected to the House. Elected at age 37, Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House.
A Muslim Egba, Bankole was born in Abeokuta in what is now Ogun State on November 14, 1969. His parents are Alani Bankole, a businessman, former ...
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Oladimeji Sabur Bankole (born November 14, 1969) is a Nigerian politician and former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The son of Abeokuta chief, Alani Bankole, he was a businessman before being elected to the House. Elected at age 37, Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House.
A Muslim Egba, Bankole was born in Abeokuta in what is now Ogun State on November 14, 1969. His parents are Alani Bankole, a businessman, former National Vice Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and Seriki Jagunmolu of Egbaland, and his wife, Atinuke Bankole, Ekerin Iyalode of Egbaland.
Newspaper Thisday identifies Bankole's education as such: Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta starting 1979; Albany College, London, England starting 1985; University of Reading, Reading, England starting 1989; University of Oxford's Officer Training College, Oxford, England in 1991; and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US in 2005.
All Africa.com reports that he holds a...
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