The much anticipated Osun Gubernatorial election have finally come to pass and as usual, we have a winner in the person of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, who contested very keenly against Sen. Ademola Adeleke A. K. A Dancing Senator of the PDP and an uncle to popular Nigerian pop singer, Davido.

Today, 9jaHyper presents to you some top facts about the next Governor of Osun State billed to succeed Gov. Rauf Aregbesola.

Check Them Out Below!!!

1. Mr. Oyetola was born in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun on September 29, 1954. This simply puts that he will be 64years old barely 24 hours from now after emerging the next governor of Osun state.

2. He attended Ifeoluwa Grammar School in Osogbo for his secondary school education which he completed in 1972 and from where he proceeded to the prestigious University of Lagos where he bagged a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Insurance in 1978. Thereafter capped his illustrious education pedigree with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1990 at the same University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos.

3. Since NYSC is a very big deal now, it is very interesting to also know that he had his mandatory one year National Youth Service between 1978 and 1979, at Potiskum, in the present day Yobe State, where he lectured at the Staff Training Centre.

4. In 1980, he joined Leadway Assurance Company Limited as Area Manager and worked there till 1987. He took another step by taking his expertise to Crusader Insurance Company Limited as Underwriting Manager between 1987 and 1990 from where he moved again in 1990 to Alliance and General Insurance as Technical Controller and served in that capacity until 1991.
However, he took yet another giant step in 1991 by establishing his own Company, Silvertrust Insurance Brokers Limited.
He was the Managing Director since its founding days until his appointment as Chief of Staff in 2011 and today he is proudly a certified stoke broker.

5.His other forays in business include Executive Vice-Chairman, Paragon Group of Companies which has interest in Oil and Gas, Mining and Real Estate since 2005 until 2011.
He was also Chairman of Ebony Properties Limited. He had been a Director of Pyramid Securities Limited, until 2011, among other business interests, before his appointment as Chief of Staff.
Gboyega Oyetola is a pronounced Technocrat as well as a progressive politician.

6. He was a founding member of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the state of osun, and has been a chieftain of the party through its metamorphosis to Action Congress (AC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and now All Progressives Congress (APC) but in all this, he was barely popular since he was involved in underground politics until he became the APC's flagbearer for the Osun Governorship election.

7. For his public service and philanthropic acts, he has received an array of honours and awards. These include:
Distinguished Merit Award by his alma mater, Ifeoluwa Grammar School, Osogbo, February 2014;
a. The Guardian Award for Exceptional Chief of Staff in the Federation 2017;

b. Distinguished Award of Excellence in Public Administration by Nigeria Union of Journalists, Osun State Council, August 2015;

c. Leadership Award for Outstanding Performance by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Osogbo Branch, March 2016;

d. Award of Excellence by Osun State University, College of Law, Ifetedo, January 2016;

e. Award of Excellence as ICON of Good Governance by Network of Non-Governmental Organisation (NETNOS) State of Osun Branch. November, 2017;

f. Award for Exemplary and Exceptional Support and Fellow of Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, January 2017;

g. Grand Patron of the Local Government Chapel of Osun State NUJ, November 2016;

h. Leadership Award by International Association of Lions Club, District 404B2, Nigeria, February 2016;

i. NAOSS-NHQ Award of Excellence in Administration and Good Governance, May 2016;

j. Award of Excellence in Public Administration by Rotary Club of Osogbo, Rotary International, July 2016;

k. Meritorious Award by NAOSS, Obafemi Awolowo University Chapter, February 2017;

l. African Students Union Parliament (ASUP), Pan-African Distinguished Leadership Honour as Icon of Nation Building in Nigeria 2018.

8. Gboyega Oyetola is an Associate Member, Chartered Insurance Institute in London and Nigeria. He is also a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM).

9. It is worthy to note that this is the first time, Oyetola is officially contesting for an election/going to the polls and unfortunately for him, he won.

10. Oyetola is a Socialite, Philanthropist, a lover and promoter of Arts. He is a member of the prestigious Ikoyi Club and he is married with children.

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Cc. Lalasticlala Seun Mynd44 Dominique

Temporary Governor.

Very soon, the courts will do the right thing.

My amiable Governor .
Wailers will die

You mean the Acting governor..lol...If u know u know!