| 词条 | Sunday Afolabi |
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|name = Sunday Afolabi |image = |width = 150px |office1 = Deputy Governor of Oyo State |term_start1 = 1979 |term_end1 = 1983 |predecessor1 = |successor1 = |office2 = Minister of Education |term_start2 = October 1983 |term_end2 = December 1983 |predecessor2 = |successor2 = |office3 = Minister for Internal Affairs |term_start3 = June 1999 |term_end3 = . |predecessor3 = |successor3 = Mohammed Shata |birth_date = 1931 |birth_place = |death_date = May 10, 2004 |party = |Educational background = }} Chief Sunday Afolabi (born 1931)[1] is a Nigerian politician who served in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo as Minister of Internal Affairs. Later he stood trial for alleged bribery concerning contracts for the National ID card plan. BackgroundSunday Afolabi was born in Iree, Osun State, of Yoruba origin.[2] His traditional titles are Oloye Bada of Ile-Ife and Oloye Asiwaju Apesin of Oshogbo.,[3][4] Afolabi attended Offa Grammar School in Kwara State (1948–1950) and Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta (1951–1953). He became an Accounts Clerk at United African Company (1953–1954), then worked at Bank of British West Africa, later called Standard Bank and now First Bank of Nigeria (1954–1961). He was Chief Accountant at the University of Ibadan (1961–1978).[3] Early political careerAfolabi became a member and leader of the Action Group, Osun Division.[3] In the Nigerian Second Republic (1979–1983) Afolabi was a member of Chief Obafemi Awolowo's Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). He served as deputy governor of Oyo State when Bola Ige was governor. Later he moved over to the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), and became Minister of Education in the Shehu Shagari government.[5] Afolabi was a member of the defunct Social Democratic Party in the lead-up to the abortive Nigerian Third Republic (1989–1993). He became a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 1998 in the lead up to the Nigerian Fourth Republic.[3] Fourth RepublicAfolabi backed Olusegun Obasanjo's successful bid for presidency in 1999.[5] He was appointed Minister of the Interior in June 1999. He said he did not beg to serve in the government, but the president voluntarily asked "me to pick any ministry of my choice". However, his appointment may have been because he was one of the few Yoruba supporters of Obasanjo.[2] He worked with Bola Ige to create the pro-Obasanjo Yoruba Council of Elders to support Obasanjo's bid for reelection in 2003.[5] As Minister of Interior, Afolabi reported that the government allocated NGN2.4 billion for prison reforms in 2001.[6] He was strong proponent of the National Identity Card project, to be used for the 2003 Federal and State elections.[2] The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) arrested Afolabi on 5 December 2003 during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.[7] In December 2003 Afolabi stood trial along with his successor as Internal Affairs minister Mohammed Shata, former Labour Minister Hussain Akwanga and others on charges that they had sought bribes worth some $2m from the French firm, Sagem in connection with the $214m contract to produce identity cards.[8] He and the other accused were granted bail on 31 December 2003.[9] Afolabi died of a kidney related illness in London in May 2004 at the age of 73[1]. In June 2004, the court dropped all charges against him.[10] References1. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200405110430.html|title=Nigeria: Sunday Afolabi, Ex-Minister, Dies At 73|last=|first=|date=|work=Vanguard|access-date=}} {{Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo 1999-2003}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Afolabi, Sunday}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://1and1.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/01/19/20020119enc02.html |title=Sunday Afolabi: Between Politics and Principles |author=Ego Onwumelu |date=2002-01-19 |accessdate=2010-05-03}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/01/13/20020113cov01.html |title=Yoruba After Ige... Which Way Forward? |author1=Dokun Oloyede, Constance Ikokwu |author2=Pius Anakali |lastauthoramp=yes |work=ThisDay |date=2002-01-13 |accessdate=2010-05-03}} 4. ^AFRICA WHO'S WHO, Raph Uwechue and Various Others, second edition 1991, Africa Books ltd, {{ISBN|0-903274-17-5}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite book |pages=176–179 |title=Nigeria's diverse peoples: a reference sourcebook |author=April A. Gordon |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2003 |ISBN=1-57607-682-2}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/nigerias_citadel_of_injustice/ |author=Chinwuba Iyizoba |date=13 August 2009 |work=Mercator |title=Nigeria’s citadel of injustice |accessdate=2010-05-03}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://info.worldbank.org/etools/ANTIC/docs/Resources/Country%20Profiles/Nigeria/TransparencyInternational_NIS_Nigeria.pdf |publisher=Transparency International |title=Country Study Report: Nigeria 2004 |author1=Lilian Ekeanyanwu |author2=Shine Loremikan |author3=John Ikubaje |accessdate=2010-05-03}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3356807.stm |date=30 December 2003 |work=BBC News |title=Nigeria ministers on bribe charge |accessdate=2010-05-03}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200312310417.html |title=$214m Identity Card Scam: Court Grants Afolabi, Akwanga, Others Bail |work=Vanguard |author=Lemmy Ughegbe |date=31 December 2003 |accessdate=2010-05-03}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/jun/04/0007.html |work=Daily Independent Online |date=June 4, 2004 |title=Akwanga, Nwodo others re-arraigned, granted bail |author=Rotimi Fadeyi |accessdate=2010-05-03}} 10 : 2004 deaths|Yoruba politicians|People from Osun State|Unity Party of Nigeria politicians|National Party of Nigeria politicians|Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians|People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians|Education ministers of Nigeria|Federal ministers of Nigeria|Year of birth missing |
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