Dapo Abiodun Biography, Career & Lots More

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Prince Dapo Abiodun is a Nigerian businessman and a politician. He is

the Governor of Ogun State. He won the 2019 general elections when he

went for the governor position on the platform of the All Progressive

Congress (APC). On the 10th of March 2019, he was declared

Governor-Elect of Ogun State by the Independent National Electoral

Commission and was sworn in as Governor on the 29th of May 2019.









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Dapo Abiodun- Biography





Dapo Abiodun was born on the 29th of May 1960 in Iperu Remo, Ogun

State. Dapo Abiodun was born to the royal family of Iperu, this makes

him a prince. He was born into the family of Dr. Emmanuel Abiodun and

Mrs. Victoria Abiodun from Iperu Remo, in Ogun East senatorial

district.



Abiodun studied civil engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University

Ife in Osun state although it is reported he did not graduate from the

school. He then went on to study accounting at Kennesaw State

University, Atlanta Georgia. He also holds honours and doctorate

degree in finance from Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State,

and another in business administration from Adeleke University, Ede,

Osun State.







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Dapo Abiodun- Career



Dapo Abiodun used to be the board Chairman of the Corporate Affairs

Commission. Dapo Abiodun is the managing director of Heyden Petroleum.

He is also the founder of First Power Limited, a company in the

business of power generation in Nigeria.



Dapo Abiodun- Politics



In 1998, he was elected a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

on the platform of the defunct United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP).

Dapo Abiodun is also a founding member of Peoples Democratic Party

(PDP) in Ogun State. However, he defected to the All Progressive

Congress (APC) after the 2015 general elections and is still a member

of the party. He contested the Ogun East senatorial seat on the

platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2015 Nigerian

general elections but lost to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

candidate. He has served as a member of various presidential

committees and organisations. In 2019, he contested in the

gubernatorial elections in Ogun state and won, on the platform of the

All Progressive Congress (APC).



Dapo Abiodun- Religion



Dapo Abiodun is a Christian and worships with the Mountain of Fire and

Miracle Ministry.







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Dapo Abiodun- Relationship



Governor Dapo Abiodun is married to Bamidele Abiodun and they have had

five children.



Achievements of Dapo Abiodun



Dapo Abiodun is reported to be a man of integrity and values. At a

time in Nigerian politics when it is generally believed that one had

to be a liar and be willing to steal and kill, the successful

businessman ventured into politics. After about a year in office, Dapo

Abiodun has some achievements to his credit:

Free education: As a governor, he has made free education mandatory

for pupils in primary and secondary schools. Before his tenure, pupils

in primary and secondary schools were made to pay N3,700.



Construction and rehabilitation of schools: Governor Abiodun’s

administration embarked on the construction and rehabilitation of

about 94 blocks of classrooms in both public primary and junior

secondary schools across the 236 wards of Ogun state. The governor

also included a higher reward system for teachers in both private and

public schools.







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The governor created the Ogun Tech Hub and Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics (Stem) Centre for information and

communications technology-savvy youths in the state. The centre is

located along Kobape Road, Abeokuta Expressway. The governor said he

aims to make the state a one-stop-shop for technological innovations

across Africa.



Agriculture and Employment: The governor also launched the Anchor

Borrowers Programme in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria

(CBN). The program is a poverty-eradicating initiative that will

provide service support and training for farmers. The scheme also

affords farmers a single-digit loan with guaranteed off-taker. The

Anchor Borrowers Programme is in fulfillment of the governor’s

promise to increase food production and create employment

opportunities in the agricultural sector for the indigenes of Ogun

state, especially youth and women. This was also in a bid to increase

the state’s food production.



The governor also launched an empowerment initiative that aims at

providing funds to women involved in businesses across the state.



Affordable Health care systems: Governor Abiodun instituted a health

insurance scheme to provide accessible, affordable, and qualitative

healthcare services to the citizens.



Security: The governor signed into law the State Security Trust Fund

Bill. He also procured 100 Patrol Vehicles and 200 Bikes to aid the

activities of law enforcement agents in the state. This is asides the

creation of the Western Nigeria Security outfit, Operation Amotekun.



Employment opportunities: In a bid to reduce the unemployment rate in

the state, Governor Abiodun created the Ogun Job Portal. The aim of

this initiative is to link the state’s unemployed youths with

matching job opportunities in the labour market.







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During the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, Governor

Dapo Abiodun was the first to establish a first-ever drive-through

testing laboratory in Nigeria. The laboratory was to perform tests for

possible coronavirus cases in Ogun state. The laboratory is located in

Ijamido Townhall, Ota. The centre is equipped with a protective glass

box that allows health personnel to collect samples of suspected

patients without being exposed to infections.



Controversies



In a build-up to the 2019 elections, Dapo Abiodun was involved in a

certificate scandal. During the 2015 senatorial election form for Ogun

East, he claimed to have graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University.

However, in the 2019 governorship form, he claimed to possess only a

secondary school certificate of education as his highest academic

qualification. His failure to clarify aspects of his academic

qualifications came under intense public suspicion



Mr. Abiodun was sued for perjury, a criminal offense that attracts

jail term. According to calculations, he was 29 at the time he

graduated in 1989 and was still eligible for the National Youth

Service Corps or an exemption letter. Dapo Abiodun’s candidacy was

later upheld as the governorship candidate for the All Progressives

Congress for Ogun state.





















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