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Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele (born 30 April 1939) is a Nigerian politician and a former deputy governor of Lagos State. She was the deputy governor to Bola Tinubu from 1999 to 2002.

Early life

Kofoworola Akerele was born on 30 April 1939, to Oni Akerele a prominent Nigerian activists and the first indigenous surgeon in Nigeria. She attended CMS Girls School Lagos before she travelled in 1949 to Surrey England for her Degree in Law.

Career

She got a diploma in Journalism in 1962, and worked as a freelance journalist for BBC and VON Magazine. She became the deputy governor of Lagos State when Bola Tinubu became governor on 29 May 1999.

References

1. "'The greatest lesson life has taught me at 70' -Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele". Encomium. 28 December 2015.
2. "PAST DEPUTY GOVERNORS OF LAGOS STATE". DEPUTY GOVERNOR, LAGOS STATE|DR KADRI OBAFEMI HAMZAT - Lagos State Government. Lagos State Government of Nigeria. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
3. S. J. Timothy-Asobele (2004). The Producer of Our Time. Upper Standard Publications. ISBN 978-978-36946-6-8.
4. "They labelled me military mole in NADECO for nothing Bucknor Akerele". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

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