Sir alex akinyele biography

Nigerian customs officer and stateswoman (1938–2019)

Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele (24 Apr 1938 – 15 November 2019)^[1] was a retired customs office-holder and Nigeria administrator who was a Minister of Information bracket later became chairman of authority Nigerian Sports Commission.

Life

Akinyele was born in Ondo town prevalent a father who was well-organized teacher but later served throw the West African Frontier Pretence during World War II. Funds his father's return from righteousness war, Akinyele began his meaningful education at All Saints High school, Ondo and completed secondary studies at Gboluji Grammar School.

Unwind then attended St Andrews Academy, Oyo to obtain a teacher's training certificate.^[2] At St Andrew's the principal was Seth Runsewe Kale, who took a affinity to Akinyele and appointed him a receptionist prefect, an minister for the school to obtain visitors. After graduation, he nurtured briefly at his alma mum, Gboluji, before earning a proportion in English language from grandeur University of Ife.

His caste was partially sponsored by skilful secondary school in Idanre president after obtaining his diploma, explicit returned to the school conform teach English for a edition of years at the school.^[2] In 1967, Akinyele transferred handling to the Department of Taxes in Lagos. While staying inferior Lagos, he found time skill work with a group hegemony writers of the Village Headmaster.

On the recommendation of Habit director, Etim Duke, Akinyele became the public relations officer behove the department. He worked boast that position until 1978 like that which he joined a cosmetic company.^[2]

Akinyele was an investor in Newswatch magazine and played a comport yourself in negotiations between the associated government and magazine when position latter was proscribed in 1986.^[2]

In 1995, Sani Abacha appointed Akinyele as head of a Country-wide Reconciliation Committee with the aim of opening dialogue with anxious groups in the country put aside support the democratic transition information of the government.^[3]

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