Kayode Alabi

Kayode Alabi (born 1 August 1963) is a Nigerian politician, who is deputy governor of Kwara State.[1][2][3] He was born in Oro-Ago, Kwara State, Nigeria into the family of late Yahaya Samuel Alabi (1925–2007) Oro-Ago in Kwara State, he is the third child of his Parents. He has two elder brothers and a younger sister. Alabi has a 93-year-old mother.[4] He ran on the same ticket with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 General elections.[4] Few months after he swore into office, he was appointed by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State as the head of COVID-19 Technical Committee in Kwara State.[5][6]

Kayode Alabi
Deputy governor of Kwara State
Assumed office
29 May 2019
GovernorAbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
Personal details
Born
Kayode Alabi

(1963-08-01) 1 August 1963
Oro-Ago, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kwara State, Nigeria)
Political partyAll Progressive Congress
OccupationEntrepreneur, education consultant, and politician
WebsiteKayode Alabi

Background

Alabi was born on 1 August 1963 in Oro-Ago, Kwara State, Nigeria.[4] into the family of late Mr Yahaya Samuel Alabi (1925–2007) Oro-Ago in Kwara State, he is the third child of his parents. He has two elder brothers – Femi and Dele – and a younger sister, Modupe. Mr Alabi has a 93-year-old mother, Mrs. Ena Alabi.[4]

Career
  • Between 1988 and 1989, Alabi started his career as a part-time lecturer in the Marketing Department of Kaduna Polytechnic.[4]
  • From 1987 to 1989, he worked with Beba Consult (Marketing Consultants) in Kaduna State, Nigeria.[4]
  • From 1991 to 1996, he worked as a sales representative for Bastone and Firminger, a British trading company in chemicals.[4] Alabi later embarked on integrated marketing consulting services for various organisations and business concerns with his company, the Marketing Concept Limited.[4]
  • In the year, 1996, Alabi started private business from.[4] He started a water bottling company in Lagos.[4] He serves as the Chairman of Vantage Heights Nursery and Primary School and Chairman of Little Tots School, both in Lagos.[4] Besides, he also served as the chief executive officer of Bayview Oil and Gas Limited and the chief executive officer of Hot Wings Foods and Investment Limited.[4]

Personal

Alabi is a Christian, married to Abieyuwa Tokunbo Alabi, they have two children.[7][4][8]

See also

References
  1. "Kwara State Deputy Governor tests negative for COVID-19". BusinessDay.NG. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "Kayode Alabi". Today.NG. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "Can Kwara APC still substitute candidate?". thenationonlineng.net. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. "Deputy Governor KAYODE ALABI". KwaraState.Gov. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "COVID-19: Kwara gov directs civil servants to work from home- Deputy gov chairs technical committee". SunNewsOnline.com. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. "EducationEngineers in Politics COVID19: POLYTECHNIC DONATES HANDWASHING MACHINE TO STATE GOVERNMENT (Deputy Governor)". Myengineers.com.ng. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. "2019 election: Drama as Kwara APC deputy governorship candidate reads 'ó tó gee' from scripture". Legit.ng. 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. "Promote love, peace, new deputy governor urges Kwarans". pmnewsnigeria.com. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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