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Olufunmilayo Adunni Olayinka (; 20 June 1960 – 6 April 2013), was a
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and politician who served as the deputy governor of Ekiti State from 2010 until her death in 2013.


Early life and education

Olayinka was born in
Ado-Ekiti Ado Ekiti is the capital city of Ekiti State, Nigeria. It is the Headquarters, headquarter of the Ekiti central senatorial district, Points of the compass, southwest, Nigeria. History Ado Ekiti is an ancient city, founded by Ewi Awamaro the ...
, Ekiti State. She attended Holy Trinity Grammar School
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, where she obtained her first school leaving certificate with distinction. She subsequently proceeded to Olivet Baptist High School,
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, Nigeria, where she obtained her Higher School Certificate (HSC).The Nation Newspapers 19 August 2010 http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/editorial/opinion/10149.html She held a master's degree in public administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration marketing from
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,
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,
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, in 1981 and 1983 respectively. She was three times winner of the Dean's Honour roll.


Career

Olayinka, a marketing analyst and strategist, started her career in banking with
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Plc in 1986. She later worked as relationship manager for corporate accounts in Access Bank, the now defunct Merchant Banking Corporation BCand
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Plc. In August 2002, she started working in corporate communications and proceeded to head the Corporate Affairs Division,
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. She later became head of brand management and corporate affairs, thereby leading the team responsible for delivering a compelling brand proposition and re-branding of the
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which helped to drive the bank's business strategy and added value to the total image of the brand. Olayinka was also the second vice president of the Association of Corporate Managers of Banks between 2002 and 2004. Olayinka played a strategic role during the merger process of the erstwhile
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& Standard Trust Bank, where she co-chaired the Branding Sub-Committee. She also served as a key member of the Media Relations Sub-Committee. Until her election as the deputy governor of
Ekiti State Ekiti () is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the North by Kwara State for 61 km, to the Northeast by Kogi State for 92 km, to the South and Southeast by Ondo State, and to the West by Osun State for 84 km. Named for the Ekiti ...
, she was head of corporate services,
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Transatlantic Inc., where she was responsible for communicating the bank's activities to the public, relationship management with the public and providing feedback to management as it relates to the total image of the bank. In addition, she also oversaw the General Internal Services Unit with responsibility for overall co-ordination of administrative services for the entire bank.


Election

Following a disputed election process during the 2007 Gubernatorial elections, the candidate of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party, Segun Oni was declared winner of that election. Whereupon Olayinka in conjunction with Kayode Fayemi headed to court to contest the veracity of the results. On 14 October 2010, after a -year prolonged re-election process and court battle, an Elections Appeal Tribunal sitting in
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,
Kwara State Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...
,
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sacked former governor Segun Oni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared Dr Kayode Fayemi of the
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(ACN) as the new governor of
Ekiti State Ekiti () is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the North by Kwara State for 61 km, to the Northeast by Kogi State for 92 km, to the South and Southeast by Ondo State, and to the West by Osun State for 84 km. Named for the Ekiti ...
. Mrs Olufunmilayo Olayinka was subsequently sworn in as the substantive deputy governor of
Ekiti State Ekiti () is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the North by Kwara State for 61 km, to the Northeast by Kogi State for 92 km, to the South and Southeast by Ondo State, and to the West by Osun State for 84 km. Named for the Ekiti ...
by virtue of her existing role as the running mate of Dr Kayode Fayemi during the 2007 governorship elections. She is only the second woman in the history of
Ekiti State Ekiti () is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the North by Kwara State for 61 km, to the Northeast by Kogi State for 92 km, to the South and Southeast by Ondo State, and to the West by Osun State for 84 km. Named for the Ekiti ...
to occupy the position of deputy governor of the state. She was a member of the Action Congress of
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.


Death

Olayinka died in the evening of 6 April 2013 after a long battle with cancer and she was laid to rest in
Ado-Ekiti Ado Ekiti is the capital city of Ekiti State, Nigeria. It is the Headquarters, headquarter of the Ekiti central senatorial district, Points of the compass, southwest, Nigeria. History Ado Ekiti is an ancient city, founded by Ewi Awamaro the ...
. Olayinka was a devout
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; she was survived by her aged mother, husband and their three children.


References


External links


ekiti.com
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