Chief David Olumide Aderinokun (born 18 August 1971) is a Nigerian businessman and politician. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria. Prior to his entrance into politics, he is a realtor who specialized in joint venture projects.

Early life

Born on August 18, 1971, in

Lagos Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...

, Chief David Olumide Aderinokun had his elementary school at Albalti Nursery and Primary School, Papa-Ajao, Lagos. He then proceeded to Mushin Boys High School Isolo, Lagos and finished his secondary school education at

Apata Memorial High School Apata Memorial High School is a military-style privately owned boarding school in Lagos, Nigeria. It was founded in 1980 by retired Nigerian Army Brigadier-General S. O. Apata. The school has about 1550 pupils and 150 teachers. The school accommod ...

, Isolo, Lagos where he obtained his Secondary School Certificate. He travelled abroad for tertiary education and attended the

University of East London University of East London (UEL) is a public university located in the London Borough of Newham, London, England, based at three campuses in Stratford, London, Stratford and London Docklands, Docklands, following the opening of University Squar ...

where he obtained a B.S.C (Hons), in Business Studies. Upon his return from the United Kingdom, Aderinokun attended the

University of Abuja The University of Abuja or Yakubu Gowon University is a federal university located in Abuja, Nigeria. It was established in January 1988 (under Decree No. 110 of 1992 as amended) as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run conventional and ...

for a second degree and he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree (Bsc. Hons) in Public Administration in 2010. In 2020, he was honoured with an Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration by the

University of Nicosia University of Nicosia (UNIC) is a private university in Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical o ...

as recognition for his achievements in business management and public administration.

Political life

Chief Aderinokun entered politics in 2011 when he lost his bid to represent his Party at the Nigerian House of Representative on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He tried again and won the Primaries to represent Abeokuta North Federal Constituency on October 3, 2018. He was the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate in Ogun Central Senatorial District for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.Supreme Court affirms Aderinokun as PDP Candidate for Ogun Central Senatorial election
Vanguard. January, 2023.

Personal life

Chief David Olumide Aderinokun is married to media personality

Stephanie Coker Stephanie Coker (born Stephanie Omowunmi Eniafe Coker; 28 November 1988), is a Nigerian on-air personality and a television presenter for MTV Base Africa and EbonyLife TV She also featured as 'Feke' in the popular Nigerian TV series ''Tinsel''. ...

. They married on August 12, 2017, on the Greek Island of Mykonos. They have a daughter who was born in November 2019. In June 2021, David Olumide Aderinokun was installed as a Chief of Owu Kingdom in Abeokuta. He is the Akinruyiwa of Owu Kingdom while his wife, Stephanie is the Yeye Akinruyiwa.Nigeria's former president Obasanjo installs new chiefs in Abeokuta
Daily Post Nigeria. June 6, 2021

References

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