Akin Osuntokun

Akin Osuntokun
Obi-Datti 2023 Presidential Campaign Council Director-General
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 December 2022
Preceded byDoyin Okupe
Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria
In office
2011–2015
Succeeded byBayo Onanuga
Political Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo
In office
1999–2007
Personal details
Born24 November 1961 (1961-11-24) (age 63)
Okemesi, Ekiti, Nigeria
EducationUniversity of Lagos
OccupationPolitical strategist

Akin Osuntokun (born 24 November 1961) is a Nigerian political scientist, strategist, researcher, administrator, journalist and writer, with experience in media advocacy, policy research and implementation and political analysis.[1] Akin Osuntokun was appointed as a Political Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.[2] In 2011, Mr Akin Osuntokun became the Director of the Presidential Campaign of the People's Democratic Party in the 2011 general elections. On 27 December 2022, he was announced by the Nigerian Labor Party as the Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, to lead the 2023 presidential election campaign of a former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi[3] after the resignation of Doyin Okupe [4]

Akin Osuntokun has served as chairman of Odua Printing and publishing corporation, News Agency of Nigeria, sat on the board of several public corporations and also contributes to newspaper columns.[5] Akin Osuntokun is the current Balogun of Okemesi - which translates to the war commander of Okemesi Ekiti where he hails from. This title was once held by Fabunmi of Okemesi, who led the Kiriji War between 1877 and 1893.[6] In July 2021, Balogun Akin Osuntokun was named by the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as the chairman of the Ooni caucus alongside 27 other members some of which include the Olugbon of Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao; Senator Biodun Olujimi, Toyin Saraki, Segun Awolowo, Doyin Okupe, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Prince Oye Oyewumi, Muyiwa Ige, General Olu Okunnowo, DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd), General Secretary, Afenifere, Mr Sola Ebiseni; Jimi Agbaje, Sola Lawal, Debola Oluwagbayi, Dupe Adelaja, Dele Momodu, Senator Tolu Odebiyi, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, Dr Seun Obasanjo, Makin Soyinka, Dele Adesina (SAN), AIG Tunji Alapinni (retd.), Dr Reuben Abati, Eniola Bello, Bimbo Ashiru, Senator Tokunbo Ogunbanjo and Dapo Adelegan.[7][8] Osuntokun is a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, FNAL. He is equally a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, FNIIA. He was academic visiting fellow at the school of global and area studies, University of Oxford, 2019-2020

References

  1. ^ "Nigeria's problems not reducible to... — Akin Osuntokun". Vanguard News. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ "Osuntokun lists reasons Obasanjo was better than Buhari as President". Daily Post. February 15, 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Labour Party Announces Osuntokun As Obi's Campaign DG". Channels TV. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Okupe resigns as LP presidential campaign DG — hours after money laundering conviction". TheCable News. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ Balogun Akin, Osuntokun. "THE AKIN OSUNTOKUN STORY AT 60: I was an innocent, unwitting participant in defunct Western Region crisis". Vanguard News. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ Reuben, Abati. "Akin Osuntokun at 60". Premium Times. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ "FULL LIST: Ooni inaugurates 28-member Yoruba think-tank". Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Ooni Caucus not for Yoruba self-determination, says Osuntokun". TheNicheng. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

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