Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade Triple A (born 9 October 1969) is a Nigerian politician. He represented Egbado South and

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federal constituency in the House of Representatives. He left the

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and joined the

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to run for Governor of

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in the 2019 election.

Early life

Akinlade was born in Ipadilpopo Compound at Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. He spent his early years travelling across the country with his father.

Politics

He was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Taxation and Revenue in July 2011. In this capacity, he oversaw the state Directorate of other Taxes at the Board of Internal Revenue Services (IRS). He joined the

in the 2015 general elections to represent Egbado south and Ipokia at the federal house of representatives. He defected to the

to run in the 2019 governorship election, after failing to secure the APC nomination, which he lost to

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Personal life

Akinlade married Chinenye Ochuba, a former

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and

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, in 2008.

References

{{Authority control 1969 births Living people Yoruba politicians Lagos State University alumni All Progressives Congress politicians Politicians from Ogun State Members of the 8th National Assembly (Nigeria)