Yetunde Onanuga
| Yetunde Onanuga | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Governor of Ogun State | |
|
Assumed office 2015 | |
| Governor | Ibikunle Amosun |
| Preceded by | Segun Adesegun |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 September 1960 Ibadan |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
Yetunde Onanuga (born 11 September 1960) is a Nigerian politician who is the deputy governor of Ogun state.
Life
Onanuga was born at Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in Nigeria. Her father was F.T. Fabamwo.[1]
She was educated in Ogun state and then in Lagos where she obtained her teachers certificate. She later completed an MBA at Ogun State University.
She was working in the Lagos State ministry of environment when she was chosen as the running mate of the state governor Ibikunle Amosun in 2015. Amosun was the sitting candidate but his previous deputy governor had defected to an opposition party. Amosun chose Onanuga out of three possible candidates.[2]
Onanuga was elected deputy governor.[3]
References
- ↑ Onanuga: Round peg in round hole, 7 January 2015, The Nation Online NG, Retrieved 17 February 2016
- ↑ How Amosun’s running mate emerged, 19 December 2014, VanguardNGR, Retrieved 17 February 2016
- ↑ HID Awolowo passes on at 99, 2015, ThisDayLive, Retrieved 18 February 2016
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