Akin Osuntokun (born 24 November 1961) is a Nigerian political scientist, strategist, researcher, administrator, journalist and writer, with experience in media advocacy, policy research and implementation and political analysis. Akin Osuntokun was appointed as a Political Adviser to President
Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007. In 2011, Mr Akin Osuntokun became the Director of the Presidential Campaign of the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
* People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
*People's Democratic Party (Belize)
*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
*People's Democratic Party (Chile)
* People's Democratic Party (Dom ...
in the 2011 general elections. On 27 December 2022, he was announced by the Nigerian Labor Party as the Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, to lead the 2023 presidential election campaign of a former governor of
Anambra State, Mr
Peter Obi after the resignation of Doyin Okupe
Akin Osuntokun has served as chairman of Odua Printing and publishing corporation,
News Agency of Nigeria, sat on the board of several public corporations and also contributes to newspaper columns. Akin Osuntokun is the current Balogun of
Okemesi - which translates to the war commander of Okemesi Ekiti where he hails from. This title was once held by
Fabunmi of Okemesi, who led the
Kiriji War between 1877 and 1893. In July 2021, Balogun Akin Osuntokun was named by the
Ooni of Ife,
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi as the chairman of the Ooni caucus alongside 27 other members some of which include the Olugbon of Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao; Senator Biodun Olujimi, Toyin Saraki,
Segun Awolowo
Olusegun Awolowo Jr. (born 27 September 1963), is a Nigerian lawyer, he was the executive director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, from 2013 to 2021. He is the grandson of former Nigerian nationalist, socialist and statesman, Chief Obafemi ...
, Doyin Okupe, Otunba
Gbenga Daniel, Prince Oye Oyewumi, Muyiwa Ige, General Olu Okunnowo, DIG Taiwo Lakanu (retd), General Secretary,
Afenifere Afenifere was formed as a socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba people of Nigeria, with Chief Abraham Adesanya as its leader and Chief Bola Ige as deputy leader. Other founding members were Pa Onasanya, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Adegbonmire, Oku ...
, Mr Sola Ebiseni; Jimi Agbaje, Sola Lawal, Debola Oluwagbayi, Dupe Adelaja, Dele Momodu, Senator Tolu Odebiyi, Dr
Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Rahman Mimiko ( yo, Olúṣẹ́gun Mímikò ; born 3 October 1954), is a Nigerian doctor and politician, he was the senatorial candidate of the Zenith Labour Party for Ondo Central District in the 2019 Senate elections. He served as t ...
, Dr Seun Obasanjo, Makin Soyinka, Dele Adesina (SAN), AIG Tunji Alapinni (retd.), Dr
Reuben Abati
Reuben Adeleye Abati (born 7 November 1965) is a Nigerian Journalist, Politician, Television Anchor and Newspaper Columnist. He was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Deputy Governorship candidate in Ogun State for the 2019 Gubernatorial electio ...
, Eniola Bello, Bimbo Ashiru, Senator Tokunbo Ogunbanjo and Dapo Adelegan.
Osuntokun is a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, FNAL. He is equally a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, FNIIA. He was academic visiting fellow at the school of global and area studies, University of Oxford, 2019-2020
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Living people
Nigerian political scientists
Date of birth missing (living people)
1961 births