17 Facts About Ibikunle Amosun

Ibikunle Amosun is a Nigerian politician, former governor of Ogun State and two-term senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Ibikunle Amosun first served as an elected senator for Ogun Central district of Ogun State, Nigeria from June 2003 to June 2007, and reelected in 2019.

Ibikunle Amosun contested again for a second term as governor under the All Progressives Congress and after winning the election, was sworn into office on 29 May 2015.

Ibikunle Amosun then went to Ogun State Polytechnic, graduating with a Higher National Diploma in 1983.

Ibikunle Amosun gained an Associate membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 1990.

Ibikunle Amosun became a fellow of the Institute in 1996.

Ibikunle Amosun became an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.

Ibikunle Amosun went to the University of Westminster in London, where he acquired a Master of Arts in International Finance in 2000.

Ibikunle Amosun was an unsuccessful candidate to become Governor of Ogun State in April 2007, running on the All Nigeria People's Party platform, but was defeated by Gbenga Daniel.

Ibikunle Amosun disputed the result, but in August 2009 the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed the petition.

Ibikunle Amosun was the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria for April 2011 Ogun State gubernatorial election.

In 2015, Ibikunle Amosun contested for a second term as governor.

Ibikunle Amosun chose, Yetunde Onanuga, as his deputy governor of the state governor.

Ibikunle Amosun had to find a new running mate as his previous deputy governor had defected to an opposition party.

Ibikunle Amosun chose Onanuga who had been working in the Lagos State Ministry of Environment over three other possible candidates.

On 29 May 2019 Ibikunle Amosun handed over to another member from his political party who is perceived to be his successor, Dapo Abiodun after completing the constitutional maximum two terms of eight years as a governor.

On 24 June 2019 Premium Times reported in an exclusive story that Ibikunle Amosun illegally purchased and imported four million rounds of ammunition, 1,000 units of AK47 assault rifles, 1,000 units of bulletproof vests and an armoured personnel carrier into Nigeria as the Governor of Ogun State without obtaining necessary approvals from the Office of the National Security Adviser and in violation of the Nigeria Firearms Act.