Yetunde Onanuga (born 11 September 1960) is a Nigerian politician who served as deputy governor of Ogun state from 2015 to 2019.

Life

Yetunde Onanuga was born at

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, the capital of

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in Nigeria. Her father was F.T. Fabamwo. She was educated in Ogun state and then in

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where she obtained her teachers certificate. She later completed an

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. She was working in the Lagos State ministry of environment when she was chosen as the running mate of the state governor

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in 2015. Amosun was the sitting candidate but his previous deputy governor had defected to an opposition party. Amosun chose Onanuga out of three possible candidates.How Amosun’s running mate emerged
19 December 2014, VanguardNGR, Retrieved 17 February 2016 Onanuga was elected deputy governor. In 2022 she joined the

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party in support of the new Governor

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References

1960 births Living people Politicians from Ibadan Yoruba women in politics Olabisi Onabanjo University alumni 21st-century Nigerian women politicians 21st-century Nigerian politicians All Progressives Congress politicians {{OyoNG-politician-stub