Anthony Olufunsho Williams was an influential Nigerian politician from Lagos State and former Commissioner under Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola's Military Administration in Lagos.
13 Facts About Funsho Williams
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Funsho Williams attended the St Paul's Catholic school at Ebute Metta and later St Gregory's College, Lagos.
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Funsho Williams then went on to attend the New Jersey Institute of Technology for his Master's degree.
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In 1974, Williams returned to Nigeria and joined the Lagos State civil service.
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Funsho Williams spent the next 17 years working on construction projects in Lagos State.
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Funsho Williams was a Permanent Secretary by the time he left the civil service in 1991.
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Funsho Williams went into business, but he shortly returned to public service, as a Lagos state Commissioner under Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola's Military Administratorship.
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Funsho Williams first joined the United Nigeria Congress Party, but after the suspicious death of its leader, General Sani Abacha he moved to the Alliance for Democracy.
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Funsho Williams had stood twice before in the Lagos State Governorship election.
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Funsho Williams had vowed to wrest control of the wealthy state from the Alliance for Democracy Party.
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On July 27,2006, Funsho Williams was found bound, strangled, and stabbed at his home in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, an exclusive and wealthy neighborhood in Lagos.
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Funsho Williams was laid to rest at the Victoria Court Cemetery, Lagos.
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Funsho Williams was survived by his wife, Hilda, and four children.