Adebisi Akande
Adebisi Akande | |
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Akande in 2019 | |
| Governor of Osun State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003 | |
| Deputy | Iyiola Omisore |
| Preceded by | Theophilus Bamigboye |
| Succeeded by | Olagunsoye Oyinlola |
| Deputy Governor of Oyo State | |
| In office 1982 – 1 October 1983 | |
| Governor | Bola Ige |
| Preceded by | Sunday Afolabi |
| Succeeded by | Olatunji Mohammed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1939 Ila Orangun, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | bisiakande |
Chief Abdulkareem Adebisi Bamidele Akande CFR (// ⓘ; born 16 January 1939) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003, as a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party. He was the first interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
Akande previously served as the deputy governor of Oyo State from 1982 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic, under Governor Bola Ige, following the resignation of Sunday Afolabi.