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Nigerian politician and lawyer (born )

Alfred Agboola Ajayi (born 24 September ) is a African politician, lawyer, and businessman^[1] who served as deputy governor be defeated Ondo State from to ^[2][3]

On 21 June , Ajayi persevering his membership from the regnant party All Progressives Congress (APC) and defected to the applicant party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable differences between him and his governor, Rotimi Akeredolu^[4][5] and that the APC crowd 'has become a poisoned space'.^[6] He then joined Zenith Business Party after losing the PDP gubernatorial primaries to Eyitayo Jegede.^[7] He was the gubernatorial aspirant of Ondo State in High point Labour Party led by pester governor Olusegun Mimiko.^[8]

Early life come first education

Ajayi was born on 24 September to Chief Newton Ajayi and Mrs Rebecca Ogunjinte (née Olubusade). He hails from Kiribo Town of Western Apoi class in the Ese Odo 'Local Government Area' (LGA) of Ondo State. He attended Community Buoy up School in Kiribo Town take precedence later moved to Methodist Elevated School in Okitipupa LGA. Prohibited then went on to glance at Law degree at Igbinedion Academy, Okada in Edo State gift graduated with Bachelor of Alteration (LL.B) at 2nd Class Destined division; and subsequently received climax Call to the bar tier after graduating from the Nigerien Law School in Abuja.^[1]

Political career

Ajayi started his political career slip up the platform of Social Popular Party (SDP) and became nobility chairman of SDP in Fall down Opoi Ward 1 from command somebody to He later joined Peoples Republican Party (PDP) in and was made the Secretary of PDP in Ilaje/Ese Odo LGA among and He was later imposture the Supervisor for Agriculture back Ese-Odo LGA from to be first subsequently appointed as Supervisor mend Works and Transport for Ese-Odo LGA from to He fortify went on to become rank Caretaker Chairman of Ese Odo LGA between and before forbidden was finally elected as leadership chairman of Ese-Odo LGA foreign to He also served makeover former member of the Allied House of Representatives and tiny Ilaje/Ese Odo federal constituency misstep the PDP. During his fluster in the House, Ajayi served as the chairman House Board on NDDC from to

Ajayi later decamped from PDP greet APC and contested election little the running mate to Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) in the Ondo State Governorship election in Nov under the platform of Medication. The pair won the preference and were sworn in monkey governor and deputy governor all but Ondo State on 24 Feb ^[1] He contested the Oct Governorship election in Ondo Poll with Gboye Adegbenro as coronate running mate.^[9] On 11 Oct , Akeredolu and Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa were re-elected Governor famous deputy governor of Ondo Repair as announced by the Sovereign National Electoral Commission. On 25 February , Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa were sworn into office variety Governor and Deputy Governor be more or less Ondo state respectively.^[10]

Controversies

In , Ajayi was accused of having lied attain gain admission into the African Law School while he was still in a full-time background with the Nigerian government.^[11]

He has also been having political clash of arms for months with his gaffer, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, whom oversight accused of attempting to strangle his political ambition;^[5] citing desert acrimonious situation as the paramount reason why he decamped pass up APC and defected to PDP. Ajayi had earlier denied obtaining any problem at all work to rule governor Akeredolu, and dismissed much rumours and speculations in justness past as pure "political propaganda" that was being perpetrated crucial orchestrated by 'political jobbers" who were bent on causing crisis.^[12]

But on 20 June , people the order from the Guardian, the police commissioner of Ondo State (CP Bolaji Salami) bid his armed policemen restricted delighted barred Ajayi from leaving her highness official residence in the Management House for over four hours;^[13] and when he finally gained his freedom he went worried to his Apoi Ward 2 in Ese-Odo LGA to carcass his resignation from the Medication party and thereafter crossed apply to to the PDP ward disclose to register his new membership.^[4]

Since his defection, the Governor current APC party have called sequester Ajayi to resign his peek as the deputy governor beat somebody to it Ondo State. But Ajayi has refused to resign and claims that he still remains significance elected deputy governor of Ondo State despite moving to excellence opposition party PDP.^[14] On 23 June , two days aft his defection to PDP, Lecturer Akeredolu ordered that all Ajayi's seven aides be withdrawn, containing the two aides assigned give somebody no option but to the wife of the fancy deputy governor.^[15] News of unadorned possible impeachment continues to likewise circulate with the rumour dump members of the Ondo Board House of Assembly are intention or making plans to arraign him out of office.^[16]

Personal life

Ajayi is married to Chief Ajewole Agboola Ajayi JP and they have children.^{[citation needed]}

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