Adeolu Akande is a native of Otu in Itesuwaju Local Government of Oyo state and also a Nigerian political scientist and professor of Political Science at the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State.

Education

He obtained his university degree in 1987, his MSc in 1990, and a doctoral degree in political science in 1997, all from the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Initially founded as the University College Ibadan in 1948, it maintained its affiliation with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independe ...

Career

Akande started as a graduate assistant at the University of Ibadan upon receiving his master's degree. He then worked as a journalist for several news outlet in Nigeria, such as the ''

Nigerian Tribune The ''Nigerian Tribune'' is an English-language newspaper published in Ibadan, Nigeria. Established in 1949 by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, it is the oldest privately-owned Nigerian newspaper still in circulation. During the colonial period, the Nige ...

'' and ''

The Punch ''The Punch'' is a Nigerian daily newspaper founded on August 8, 1970. Punch Nigeria Limited is registered under the Companies Act of 1968 to publish newspapers, magazines and other periodicals. The newspaper's aim is said to be to "inform, edu ...

'' between 1991 and 1999. Following that, he returned to academia at his alma mater's political science department. Akande was appointed deputy chief press secretary of Vice President

Atiku Abubakar Atiku Abubakar (; born 25 November 1946) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. He ran for the office of governor of Adamawa State i ...

in 2001. In 2003, Akande became special assistant for research and communication strategies to President

Olusegun Obasanjo Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo (; ; born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian former army general, politician and statesman who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 200 ...

. In 2011, Akande was selected as the chief of staff of the

Oyo State Oyo is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the List of Nigerian cities by population, third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo ...

governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. Ajimobi relieved Akande and other members of the state cabinet of their duties in 2013. Akande was appointed Professor of

comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the '' comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relat ...

by Igbinedion University in July 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akande, Adeolu Nigerian political scientists University of Ibadan alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Igbinedion University alumni Academic staff of Igbinedion University