Olusegun Abraham (born ) is a Nigerian politician and businessman.

Early life and education

Olusegun was born and raised in

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-Akoko,

Ondo State Ondo () is a States of Nigeria, state in Points of the compass, southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State (Nigeria), Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast fo ...

, where he had his early formal education. He holds a master's degree in

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. He has also undertaken professional courses in notable institutions including

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, Canada and the

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, United Kingdom.

Career

In 1999, Segun Abraham delved into politics while managing his business ventures simultaneously. He was one of the pioneering members of the

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when it was still called Alliance for Democracy. Olusegun was also one of those who campaigned for former governor

Adebayo Adefarati Adebayo Adefarati (; 14 February 1931"Adefarati, AD Presidential candidate dies at 76", ''Vanguard'', 30 March 2007. – 29 March 2007) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 1999 to 2003. Life and career Adefa ...

. He went on to be appointed the chairman of Owena Hotels by Adebayo Farati until the hotel was bought by Oodua Investment. In 2012, he declared his intention to run for Governor of Ondo State under the platform of the

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but he however came short of

Rotimi Akeredolu Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (; 21 July 1956 – 27 December 2023) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 2017 until his death in 2023. His adopted prefix was "Arakunrin", while his nickname was "Ake ...

who went on to represent the party as its aspirant. He was one of the two aspirants under the platform of the

who ran for the office of governor at the 2016 Ondo State gubernatorial election, but lost out to Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at the primaries.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham, Segun Living people 1953 births Politicians from Ondo State All Progressives Congress politicians Nigerian businesspeople