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Rilwan Akanbi

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Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi
Senator
In office
May 2015 – May 2019
Preceded byOlufemi Lanlehin
Succeeded byMohammed Kola Balogun
ConstituencyOyo South
Personal details
BornMay 6 1962
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
ProfessionPolitician

Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi (born May 6 1962) is a Nigerian politician and former senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly.[1][2][3] He first served as a Member of the Federal House of Representatives from 1992 to 1993 and was a Special Adviser Industrial and Economic Matters to the Governor of Oyo State Lam Adesina from 1999 to 2003[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Okanlomo of Ibadanland, Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi turned 57 - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. ^ "APC wins all the senatorial seats in Oyo - P.M. News". Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  3. ^ Bilau, Olaolu (2015-03-29). "APC Sweeps Senate, Reps Seats in Oyo". Western Post News. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. ^ "Senator Adesoji Akanbi: The Oyo State Nationalist". Vanguard News. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. ^ "Adesoji Akanbi At Fifty-five: 55 Things You Didn't Know About The Senator". InsideOyo.com. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2022-04-15.