Funmilayo Olayinka

Olufunmilayo Aduni Olayinka, née Famuagun (20 June 1960 – 6 April 2013), was a Nigerian banker and politician who served as the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State.[1][2][3]

Olufunmilayo Aduni Olayinka
Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State
In office
15 October 2010 – 6 April 2013 (died in office)
GovernorKayode Fayemi
Preceded byDr. Sikiru Tae Lawal
Succeeded byProfessor Modupe Adelabu
Personal details
Born (1960-06-20) 20 June 1960
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Died6 April 2013
Lagos, Nigeria
Resting placeAdo-Ekiti
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAction Congress of Nigeria
Alma materCentral State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, United States

Early life and education

Olayinka was born in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.[4] She attended Holy Trinity Grammar School Ibadan where she obtained her first school leaving certificate with distinction. She subsequently proceeded to Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo State, Nigeria where she obtained her Higher School Certificate (HSC).[5] She held a master's degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration Marketing from Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio United States in 1981 and 1983 respectively.[6] She was three times winner of the Dean’s Honour roll.[5]

Career

Olayinka, a Marketing Analyst & Strategist started her career in Banking with First Bank of Nigeria Plc in 1986. She later worked as Relationship Manager for Corporate Accounts in Access Bank, the now defunct Merchant Banking Corporation [MBC] and United Bank for Africa Plc.

In August 2002, she started working in Corporate Communications and proceeded to head the Corporate Affairs Division, United Bank for Africa. She later became Head, Brand Management & Corporate Affairs, thereby leading the team responsible for delivering a compelling brand proposition and re-branding of the United Bank for Africa which helped to drive the bank’s business strategy & added value to the total image of the Brand.[7]

Olayinka was also the 2nd Vice President of the Association of Corporate Managers of Banks between 2002 and 2004.[8]

Olayinka played a strategic role during the merger process of the erstwhile United Bank for Africa & Standard Trust Bank where she co-chaired the Branding Sub-Committee. She also served as a key member of the Media Relations Sub-Committee.

Until her election as the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, she was Head of Corporate Services, Ecobank Transatlantic Inc where she was responsible for communicating the bank’s activities to the public, relationship management with the Public and providing feedback to management as it relates to the total image of the Bank. In addition, she also oversaw the General Internal Services Unit with responsibility for overall co-ordination of administrative services for the entire bank.[9]

Election

Following a disputed election process during the 2007 Gubernatorial elections,[10] the candidate of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party, Segun Oni was declared winner of that election. Whereupon Olayinka in conjunction with Kayode Fayemi headed to court to contest the veracity of the results. On 14 October 2010, after a three and a half year prolonged re-election process and court battle, an Elections Appeal Tribunal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria sacked former Governor Segun Oni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared Dr Kayode Fayemi of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the new governor of Ekiti State.[11] Mrs Olufunmilayo Olayinka was subsequently sworn in as the substantive Deputy Governor of Ekiti State by virtue of her existing role as the running mate of Dr Kayode Fayemi during the 2007 Governorship Elections.[12] She is only the Second woman in the history of Ekiti State to occupy the position of Deputy Governor of the State. She was a member of the Action Congress of Nigeria.


Death

Olayinka died in the evening of 6 April 2013 after a long battle with cancer[2] and she was laid to rest in Ado-Ekiti.[13]

Olayinka was a devout Christian, she was survived by her aged mother, husband and their three children.[3][14]

References
  1. Ekiti.com http://www.ekiti.com/ekitinews/display_search.php?news_id=102845
  2. Ariyibi, Gbenga (26 April 2013). "Body of Funmilayo Olayinka, Ekiti Deputy Gov laid to rest". Vanguard. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. "Deputy Governor of Ekiti State Mrs Funmilayo Olayinka Is dead". naij.com. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. "Biography of Mrs Funmi Olayinka". Government of Ekiti State. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. The Nation Newspapers 19/08/2010 http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/editorial/opinion/10149.html%5B%5D
  6. Admin. "Ekiti State Deputy Governor Bows To Cancer At 52". News of the people. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  7. Admin. "Ekiti Deputy Governor, Olufunmilayo Olayinka, dies at 52". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. Admin. "Ekiti Deputy Governor, Olufunmilayo Olayinka, dies at 52". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  9. The Sun Newspapers 5 April 2005 http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/womanofthesun/2005/April/05/womanofthesun-05-04-2005-002.htm Archived 19 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  10. The Nation 3 May 2009 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2010-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. 234NEXT Newspapers 15 October 2010 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. The Sun Newspapers Monday 18 October 2010. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. Gbenga Ariyibi (26 April 2013). "Body of Funmilayo Olayinka, Ekiti Deputy Gov laid to rest". The Vanguard.
  14. Femi Makinde (8 April 2013). "Where is your deputy, Olayinka's mother asks Fayemi". The Punch. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.
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