Daniel Olugbenga Aluko was a Nigerian politician.
16 Facts About Gbenga Aluko
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Gbenga Aluko was elected Senator for the Ekiti South constituency of Ekiti State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party platform.
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Daniel Olugbenga Aluko was born on 20 July 1963 in Ibadan, to Professor Sam Aluko, a prominent Nigerian Economist from Ekiti State of Nigeria.
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Gbenga Aluko attended Federal Government College, Ilorin, and then was admitted to the University of Benin, graduating in 1982 with a degree in Geography and Regional Planning.
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Gbenga Aluko went on to the College of Energy and Petroleum Studies, Oxford, England for a Post Graduate Course in International Oil Trading and Pricing.
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Gbenga Aluko was appointed Special Assistant to the Minister of Transport and Aviation and General Manager of Nigeria Shippers' Council from 1993 to 1995.
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Gbenga Aluko was appointed Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate.
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Gbenga Aluko was opposed to plans to privatize the Nigerian Mint.
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Gbenga Aluko was appointed Chairman of an ad hoc committee to investigate the controversial closure of Savannah Bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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In October 2002, Gbenga Aluko replaced Oserheimen Osunbor as Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission.
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Gbenga Aluko was involved in controversy when he was among those indicted by a panel chaired by Senator Idris Kuta that investigated financial improprieties by senators.
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The panel and a subsequent ad hoc committee chaired by Senator Victor Oyofo issued reports that found Gbenga Aluko had overcharged for repairs to senators' quarters and overpriced computers and office equipment supplied to senate members, and recommended that he refund the excess.
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Gbenga Aluko left the PDP for the Labour Party, on which platform he unsuccessfully contested the Ekiti State governorship election in 2007.
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Gbenga Aluko was married to Sileola Aluko and Adebola Aluko.
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Gbenga Aluko had seven children, the eldest being footballers Eniola and Sone Aluko.
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On 20 November 2021, Gbenga Aluko collapsed in his Abuja office and was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead.