Edeson Online News: Former Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, Celebrates His 48th Birthday

Tuesday 14 November 2017

Former Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, Celebrates His 48th Birthday

Sabu Oladimeji "Dimeji" Bankole (born 14 November 1969) is a Nigerian politician and 9th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria . Elected at the age of 37,Bankole is the youngest Speaker in the history of the House. He was a businessman before being elected to the House.

Under him, the House of Representatives accepted 328 motions, approved 282 resolutions and passed 136 bills. These bills include the Freedom of Information(FOI) Act and Fiscal Responsibility Act which ensured that all revenue-generating agencies of government present their budgets for scrutiny every year. The agencies, which include the CBN, NNPC and Customs spent trillions of naira yearly without appropriation by the National Assembly.

In 2011, Bankole was tried by Nigeria's anti-corruption agency and was cleared of all charges.
The trail involved an allegation that Mr Bankole secured a 10bn naira ($65m; £40m) loan, which was then shared out among senior figures in parliament as a pay rise.
Bankole is a polo player, and is a member of the Lagos Polo Club, where his position is defence. He also enjoys football . Bankole obtained a Master of Public Administration degree from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , USA in 2005.
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Happy birthday to him.
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