Clarence Olafemi is a

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politician who was appointed acting Governor of

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in February 2008, after the election of governor Ibrahim Idris was annulled. He handed back to Ibrahim Idris on 29 March 2008 after Idris had won a fresh election. Olafemi was born in the Mopa-Muro Local Government Area of Kogi State. He is a graduate of

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. He was a governorship candidate in the old

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. Olafemi was elected to the Kogi State house of assembly for the Mopamuro Constituency in April 2007 on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. In September 2007, the Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal in

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nullified his election. He appealed this decision, and in February 2008, the Court of Appeal in

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upturned the judgement. In July 2008, he was called before the

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(EFCC) to explain his role in the alleged misappropriation of N12 billion belonging to the state. In April 2010, he was an aspirant to become a candidate for the 2011 Kogi State governorship elections.

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Living people Yoruba politicians Governors of Kogi State Ahmadu Bello University alumni Peoples Democratic Party state governors of Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Kogi State House of Assembly {{Kogi-politician-stub