Yoruba Businessman Dimeji Bankole Celebrates His 51st Birthday Today

 

Dimeji Bankole Turns 51 Today

Sabur Oladimeji "Dimeji" Bankole (born 14 November 1969) is a Nigerian politician who served because the 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Elected on the age of 37, Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House and 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election candidate beneath the platform of Action Democratic Party.

Early life, Education and Career

A Yoruba of aristocratic heritage, he turned into a businessman before being elected to the House. A Muslim Egba, Bankole changed into born in Abeokuta in what is now Ogun State on 14 November 1969. His dad and mom are Alani Bankole, a businessman, former National Vice-Chairman and acting Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and holder of the chieftaincy titles of the Oluwo of Iporo Ake and the Seriki Jagunmolu of Egbaland, and one in every of his better halves, Atinuke Bankole, who became herself the Ekerin Iyalode of Egbaland.

Newspaper Thisday identifies Bankole's education as such: Baptist Boys' High School, Abeokuta starting 1979; Albany College, London, England, beginning 1985; University of Reading, Reading, England, beginning 1989; brief direction at University of Oxford's Officer Training College, Oxford, England, in 1991; and Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, in 2005.

Bankole received a Master of Public Administration diploma from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA in 2005. In 2014, he became a Mason Fellow in Public Policy and Management at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA.

In 1991, Bankole handed D.A.B selection into Royal Military Academy Sandhurst whilst taking guides for navy officials at Oxford University wherein he become in the Artillery Corps.

Bankole is a polo participant, and is a member of the Lagos Polo Club and the Guards Polo Club, Abuja with defence as his preferred role. He additionally enjoys soccer.

Public Sector - House of Representatives of Nigeria
In 2002, Bankole turned into elected to the House of Representatives at the People's Democratic Party (PDP) price ticket to represent the Abeokuta South Federal Constituency of Ogun State. He became Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Finance whilst Aminu Bello Masari was Speaker, (Farouk Lawan turned into Chairman of the committee) and became also formerly Chairman of the House Committee on Land Transport. Other committees he has sat on are the panels on Defence, Internal Affairs and Banking, and Currency.

Bankole became re-elected in April 2007. He considers his legislative pursuits to be those associated with defence and finance.

Speaker of the House
In September 2007, a committee wondered Speaker Patricia Etteh approximately spending the sum of ₦628 million ($4.8m) on home renovation and vehicles. She denied wrongdoing, however many representatives were unhappy together with her tries to defend herself, blows had been traded at the floor of the House, and Etteh had to be escorted from the chamber. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and lots of pinnacle PDP members persevered to returned her, but a large phase of the birthday party, led through Lawan and including Bankole, referred to as for her resignation. It became pronounced that Bankole, amongst more than one different contenders, was hoping to prevail her as early as five October 2007.

After Etteh's resignation from the submit on 30 October (in conjunction with her deputy, who became also stuck up in the scandal), Integrity Group (anti-Etteh) member Terngu Tsegba have become interim speaker.

Nomination
On 1 November, he was elected to be triumphant Etteh. The election started at 10.30am. The House became quick of the statutory 360 participants because three (Moses Segun Oladimeji, Joe Anota and Aminu Shuaibu Safana) died. Two constituencies had been but to go with their representatives. 328 of the 355 participants voted. Samson Osagie of Edo State nominated Bankole for the put up of Speaker, and Lynda Ikpeazu of Anambra State seconded the proposal. His challenger became Osun State Representative George Jolaoye, whom he beat via 304 votes to twenty (and 4 abstentions). Etteh became amongst individuals who voted towards Bankole. The new deputy speaker become Usman Bayero Nafada. Bankole become declared speaker at 1.30pm.

In his recognition speech, entitled "We Stand Upon The Threshold of History", Bankole said "I am taking up the mantle of management at a completely tough time. But those are hard times, we need to build confidence once more and assure the population that we're nonetheless their representatives. I want an unbiased residence that Nigerians can be pleased with, this is my first assignment."

Tenure
One week after his election, political warring parties claimed that Bankole had no longer finished his National Youth Service Corps (N.Y.S.C) service, which is obligatory for all Nigerian university graduates underneath thirty years of age after they graduate, and called for his resignation over the issue. Bankole supplied his N.Y.S.C discharge certificate, finishing the rumour. On 22 June 2010 Bankole suspended eleven participants of parliament indefinitely for disorderliness and preventing in the house.