Alao Akala biography: Alao-picture Akal’s started making the rounds on social media after he got d*ad on Wednesday, December 12th.
In the early hours of Wednesday, he was reported dead in Ogbomoso, Oyo state. In a later post, more information on the cause of his death will be revealed.
Despite being a popular person, many people may still be wondering who Alao-Akala was and how influential he was in the country that his death is trending.
Olainfo has put together a brief biography of the late former governor, which will be given in this article.
Alao Akala biography
Alao-Akala was a former police officer as well as the governor of Oyo State from 2007 to 2011.
He served as a deputy governor to Rashidi Ladoja, the state’s previous governor from 2003 to 2006.
After his boss, Ladoja, was impeached before being officially elected in 2007, Alao-Akala became acting governor for eleven months.
Date of Birth: Alao-Akala
Alao-Akala was born in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State on June 3, 1950.
Alao Akala’s Academic Background
Alao Akala received his primary education at Osupa Baptist Day School in Ogbomoso and afterwards at Kamina Barracks Middle School in Tamale, Ghana, as part of the 5th Battalion of Infantry.
Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) Honoris Causa, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso (2006), Doctor of Science (Political Science) Honoris Causa, Lead City University, Ibadan (Psc) 1990, Diploma in Business Administration (1998), Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) Honoris Causa, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso (2006), Doctor of Science (Political Science) Honoris Causa, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso (2008).
In June 1974, he enlisted as a Cadet Inspector of Police at the Nigeria Police College in Ikeja. Get more details on Wikipedia
Political Career of Alao-Akala
As a member of New Dimension, Alao-Akala began his political career. He ran in the 1996 zero-party local government election and later co-founded the UNP, which merged with the UNC to become the UNCP.
In 1998, he ran for and won the chairmanship seat in Ogbomoso North under the APP platform. From 1999 until 2002, he was the monarch.
Alao-Akala established the Ogbomoso Unity Forum, a political party that ultimately merged with the PDP. From 1999 to 2002, he served as Chairman of the Ogbomoso North Local Government.
Between 2003 to 2006, Otunba Alao-Akala served as deputy governor to Rashidi Ladoja, the state’s former governor.
Personal Life of Alao Akala
Otunba Alao-Akala was a polyglot who was fluent in several languages, including Yoruba, English, Hausa, and Ghanaian (Twi, Fanti and Dagbani)
Family Alao Akala
Alao-Akala was married to Oluwakemi Alao Akala, a 60-year-old Kwara woman with whom she had seven children. Olamiju Alao-Akala (first son) and Olamiposi Alao-Akala (daughter), for example, are among them.
Alao Akala’s net worth
Because it is difficult to assess a politician’s wealth in Nigeria, there is no trustworthy source stating the late Christopher Adebayo Alao-net Akala’s worth at the time of writing.
