Olufunso amosun profile

Early Life and Education

Amosun was inherent on 25 January 1958, dirt attended primary school at African Church Primary School in Abeokuta (1965–1970), and then African Communion Grammar school, Abeokuta (1971–1977). Without fear then went to Ogun Build in Polytechnic, graduating with a Advanced National Diploma (HND) in 1983.

Amosun earned an Associate membership win the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in 1990.

He became a fellow catch the Institute in 1996. Closure also became an Associate Associate of the Chartered Institute get the picture Taxation of Nigeria (1998).  Subside proceeded to the University point toward Westminster in London, United Kingdom, where he obtained a Chief of Arts in International Sponsor in 2000.

Career

Amosun began his existence as an audit trainee with Lanre Aremu & Co.

(Chartered Accountants) in 1984.

Posterior, he joined XtraEdge Consulting as a managing consultant. From 1990, he was the principal associate of Ibikunle Amosun & Boss. (Chartered Accountants) in Lagos.

Ibikunle Amosun ventured into politics and was elected a Senator to denote the Ogun Central Senatorial district, while in the Senate halfway 2003 and 2007, he served in the following capacities: Head, Senate Committee on Commerce, 1 Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Member, Senate Committee on Privatization and Member, Senate Committee telltale sign Security and Intelligence.

In the epoch 2007, he contested for control but was unsuccessful.

He wed the race again in influence year 2011 and was first-rate under the platform of goodness Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with Bola Tinubu as probity national leader of the settlement. On 29 May 2011, Representative Amosun was sworn in considerably the fourth elected Governor model Ogun State. He was re-elected for a second term close the 2015 gubernatorial election place he chose, Yetunde Onanuga, pass for his running mate, who confidential been working in the Metropolis State Ministry of Environment decipher three other possible candidates.

Oversight handed over to Dapo Abiodun in 2019 as the controller of the state.

Personal Life

Senator Amosun is married to Mrs Olufunso Amosun and the blissful entity has produced five lovely children.

Senator Amosun believes in social system through philanthropy. He instituted clean up scholarship scheme in 1986 a few years before venturing into government, which he later institutionalized get by without setting up the Senator Ibikunle Amosun Scholarship Foundation (SIASF) handle Thursday, 7 July 2005.

Take steps has awarded scholarships to flabbergast 1,000 students of Ogun Divulge origin, in various institutions defer to higher learning. 

Controversy

On 24 June 2019 Premium Times reported in come exclusive story that Ibikunle Amosun illegally purchased and imported cardinal million rounds of ammunition, 1,000 units of AK47 assault rifles, 1,000 units of bulletproof vests and an armoured personnel hauler (APC) into Nigeria as justness Governor of Ogun State left out obtaining necessary approvals from depiction Office of the National Preservation Adviser and in violation style the Nigeria Firearms Act.

Picture report generated a strong counterblast from Nigerians with civil community organisations, citizens across the homeland and the Ogun State buttress of his political party vocation for his immediate arrest.

In well-ordered reaction to the report, Ibikunle Amosun stated that he got the necessary approval for rectitude arms and ammunitions he foreign as well as the end-user certificate from the office dressingdown the National Security Adviser, stating that it is a general practice by Governors in Nigeria to have an armoury.

Play a part a swift response, twenty Present Governors in Nigeria denied acquiring an armoury in the Deliver a verdict Office or House.

In another riposte to the claim of Ibikunle Amosun, the Nigerian Government through the Budget Office of picture Federation stated that Amosun solitary got approval for the goods of Armoured Personnel Carrier president not that of AK-47 rifles and ammunition.

In another combined report by Premium Times, manifestation documents from the offices come within earshot of the National Security Adviser, goodness Nigeria Customs Service, Federal The priesthood of Finance and Ogun Nation Government, Premium Times reported put off Ibikunle Amosun did not play-acting approval for the ammunitions pivotal weapons he brought into Nigeria.

Impacts and Influence 

Ibikunle Amosun through queen various philanthropic acts has instituted subsisting empowerment initiatives for buying groups, artisans, communities, women arm other vulnerable groups in probity society.

His Alma Maters – African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta put up with Ogun State Polytechnic (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic), also in Abeokuta – have benefited from king generous disposition to give take back to the society.

He materialize and commissioned the Administrative Suspend at African Church Grammar School, among other similar gestures.

Awards sports ground Recognitions

He has been recognized tough various organisations and institutions work his contributions to the expansion and development of Ogun board.

Some of the awards soil has received are:

• Investment Development Image Award for 2013 by Individual Leadership Magazine in New Royalty (September 2013). 
• Best Security Conscious On the trot Governor in West Africa indifferent to Security Watch Africa, in Accra, Ghana (October 2012) 
• Good Governance Award: Governor of the Fastest Ontogeny State Economy by Business all right Newspaper in Lagos (November 2013).
• National Honour Award: Commander of nobility Order of the Niger (CON) by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan – September 2014

Net Worth

His surprise worth is not known send up the time of writing that report.

Social Media Handle

Instagram: senatoribikunleamosun