Dimeji Bankole
Dimeji Bankole | |
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| 11th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria | |
| In office 1 November 2007 – 6 June 2011 | |
| Deputy | Usman Bayero Nafada |
| Preceded by | Patricia Etteh |
| Succeeded by | Aminu Waziri Tambuwal |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Ogun | |
| In office 3 June 2003 – 6 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Hon. Lasole Abraham Lanre |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Williams Olusegun |
| Constituency | Abeokuta South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1969 Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
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| Relatives | Adunni Bankole (stepmother) |
| Alma mater | University of Reading (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
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| Website | www |
Sabur Oladimeji "Dimeji" Bankole (ⓘ; born 14 November 1969) is a Nigerian politician who served as the 11th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. Elected at the age of 37, he is the youngest Speaker in the history of Nigeria, as at July 2024. He was the Action Democratic Party candidate in the 2019 Ogun State gubernatorial election but lost to the All Progressives Congress candidate, Dapo Abiodun.